Day 1 of 61 Day Blog Challenge

Day 1: Introduction and recent photo

My name is Mandy, I'm a sweet and sassy 36 year old stay at home mom to 4 kids. I am very outgoing, loud, but I can be shy and quiet too. I enjoy spending time with my family & close friends, reading, and bringing my readers some amazing topics and products to read about. I have been happily married to my Navy Veteran for 10.5 years now (11 years in June). We lived in California for almost a year, which was honestly a huge change for me, since I have lived my whole life here in the Pacific Northwest.

I used to work outside of the home at a mental health clinic in the medical records department. Unfortunately I lost my job due to missing too much work due to health problems, I have fibromyalgia. But since becoming a stay at home mom, we have one more child, our daughter (who is also our last child), and I have been given the opportunity to be here with all 4 of our children. I enjoy staying home with all of the kids. I am here if they need help on their homework, I can get dinner started at a decent time so that they are able to do their nighttime routine

I enjoy blogging. I got into blogging a few years ago and it was mainly focused on just product reviews. But I wanted to change things up, I wanted to bring something new to the table for myself. I plan on talking about parenting, kids (toddlers, tweens, and teens), pets, DIY, arts & crafts, and so much more, as well as bring product reviews to the table as well. I love showing my readers products that they would love and even use or get for their child(ren).

Spending time at the Oregon Coast is my FAVORITE past time. If we could live at the beach, we would be living there right now! The beach is such a calming place to be and so relaxing.