So, why blog?

Motivation?  A really good friend told me once we suffer from two different afflictions: CHAOS-Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome, and But(t) First-I am going to put away the laundry, BUT FIRST I need to take this pair of shoes to my closet...any stay at home mother can tell you about But First.

Some of my friends think that I am so organized and my house seems to always be clean.  Just because I have labels on everything, and there is a basket or box for everything we own, doesn't meant that everything is in the box.  And...by all means, it does not mean that I have vacuumed, swept, or mopped recently.  I feel just as out of control as everyone else.  I long for simplicity.  I long for a quick and easy way to get everything done, too.  That being said, I will plan these things and post solutions.  By posting these solutions, perhaps I can improve your lives as well, and we will all live happily ever after. 
I am a stay at home wife and mother, but that's not to say I don't have a job.  I never worked this hard when I was a project engineer designer, with deadlines, working sixty hours a week.  The projects are occasionally messier, sometimes take much longer to accomplish, and I work longer than ten hours a day, but I wouldn't trade this job for any other.

I have a wonderful husband that loves his family, but most importantly loves his job.  I love being instrumental in making sure that those two things don't change.  I need him to know that loving his job is just as important to me, and that means I handle most things in our lives so he can work.  Once that is accomplished, he can enjoy the time with his family more when he is home.  We have been married twelve years, and he is my very best friend.

We have three daughters.  The oldest daugher is 20 years old and finishing her third year of college.  She lives at home, works practically full time, and attends school full time.  She is a strong, confident woman, and I am very proud of her.  She is working so hard at make something of her life.  The other two daughters are our 11 year old twins. They are in the sixth grade.  I take the girls to and from school, help operate the PTA, take them to soccer, dance, and piano lessons, and many, many other things. 

Where do I begin my effort to simplify my life?