Allow Me to Introduce Myself.....

Welcome to my blog! First I'd like to introduce myself, my name is Chelsea and I'm a mother, an ex-wife, a military girlfriend, a full time paralegal for a solo practitioner, and I currently trying to reopen my charming little Esty shop.  I was born and raised in southern California.  While California offers great weather year round, I always wanted to see new places and meet new people.  Twenty years in the same place can make you feel a little boxed in.  After a short adventure in Florida, I made my way to Virginia where I currently live with my amazing boyfriend and adorable daughter.  As a first time mom, I have found that trying to be the "everything mom" is exhausting and things tend to fall through the cracks before I even realized it.  Life is stressful and if you didn't have anxiety before, you probably do now. Amongst the organizing, the work load, the added stress of the deployments (yes two in the first two years of my daughter's life), divorce and a country away from family, I found myself slipping into a routine funk.  I had no hobbies, no social life and no real goals.  I was a working mommy drone.  One day I decided enough was enough and I wanted more out of life, but not at the expense of my responsibilities of course.  So I found a hobby to make a little extra on the side, I found a great baby sitter, and I got organized.  I would like to share a little of my life with you, including the lessons I've learned, some great crafts, and to show you that it's not just you, we all want to pull our hair out from life's challenges.   This is just how I am Keeping up with Life.