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Hey guys, this group is pretty self explanatory. It's for discussing homemaking as we write. The daily challenges, tips, tricks, or recipes that make your house run.
Recipes- share what you like to make or ask for ideas
Productivity Hacks- share things that help you get done faster
Advice Wanted- ask the hive mind for ideas when you're stuck
High Low Buffalo- Share a win, a struggle, and a funny/random thing that stuck with you about your day.
...a very tired mama 😅
I know some of us have had little additions to our families recently. Very curious as to what everyone's plans are for balancing parenthood, and homemaking, with writing this year.
Thankfully, I have a family member who can watch my baby any day 9-1. I'm breastfeeding right now and don't have a great freezer stash, but by November my baby should be partway into eating solids and I hope to have cemented a good pumping routine by then.
That being said, I think I'll aim for 1-2 days per week devoted to writing. It's not much, but it's more than I've been doing!
My plan is to sneak words in whenever I have a free moment, lol. I worked that way to finish up a short editing project I had on a deadline and it actually mostly worked (if not for vacation and a major flu day getting in the way at the very end, I think I would have managed on time). And since my daily word count goal isn't too high and I'm not planning to write every day, I think the method should work for me. Lately I've really been wanting to get together with some other local writers periodically to change the scenery and add some accountability, but that has felt like too much of a hassle to try to set up with one of mine still needing to be with me all the time. (But I also could just be making excuses to remain a homebody because that's easy. :P)
I don't mean this in a bad way because one day I do want to be a stay-at-home mother, but, Y'ALL ARE ALREADY MARRIED AND HOME-MAKERS???
I identify with Ariel's comment 100%. I had never dated and had no intention of dating let alone marrying. I had re-devoted myself to God and formed a bond with Him I never had before, and I didn't want anything interfering with that (or, I will admit, the plans I had for my own life).
But immediately after that, God began (very quickly) sewing seeds, putting a spotlight on my now husband who had only been a kind client at work until that season of life. I had no feelings or attraction at the time, but God kept pointing to him in a number of ways and next thing I knew, that kind client turned out to be an incredible man and a coffee date turned into a wedding.
God's timing and blessings are a mysterious thing. Again I had no real desire for a relationship, and I figured God would save those blessings for a young woman who did desire it. But He knows me better than I do, and His timing, plan, and understanding is beyond my comprehension.
Another thing I will say - society preaches waiting well into adulthood for marriage and families. That is an unnecessary generalization. I began dating my husband on the cusp of twenty, and we married when I was twenty one. Now I am twenty two, and we're ready to have children.
The key is to surrender all to God, to trust His guidance, and to use tact and intention when dating. That's all. That may happen when you're 19, it may happen when you're 50, but regardless so long as you pursue God above all else, it will occur in His perfect timing. We overcomplicate things too much.
Last point - homemaking doesn't require a husband. Whether you still live with your parents or you live by yourself or with roommates, you still have a place you live in and you can participate in making it a home.
@GeataRionnag, is the cover photo one you took? And if so, do you have the recipe for the pictured meal? 👀
I did make it but I don't remember exactly how. Here's my best guess though.
1 bag medium deveined tail off shrimp
3/4lb fettuccine noodles
Two small zucchini
6 small colorful snack peppers
Small sweet onion or two medium-large shallots
A bunch of fresh grated parmesan
Black pepper
Garlic (minced, jarred, lots)
Some heavy whipping cream
Boil the pasta according to directions.
In a separate pan, cook the onions and garlic till fragrant, then add zucchini and peppers cut in small pieces. Once the zucchini is starting to soften, add the shrimp. Once the zucchini is fully cooked, add the cheese, heavy cream, and pepper until it's a saucy consistency. Serve over noodles.
I love this!