About Jolene

(This page will probably change a lot as I add to it and take stuff off that I don't like :) )

I'm a 36 year old Canadian mother to 2 boys, Jman is almost 14 and Bear is 11 1/2. I'm also wife to my High School sweetheart Alex, we have been together for 20 years, married for 14 of them. I have been out for the work force since 2004 and have been staying at home homeschooling my boys and trying to be the perfect housewife for my husband :)....ok, I said trying, I didn't say I was! LOL! Money is tight living off a single income in an expensive city, but we've struggled off far less with both of us working in the past and are a much happier family with Mom home to take care of everyone.

I have a variety of interests and have blogged about some of them in the past. It became a little overwhelming trying to be the type of blogger everyone says you have to be and that a blog has to be about a specific topic. I wanted to blog about so much but it was too hard to manage more than one blog. I took some time off from blogging and decided to come back to the blogging world and ignore those "rules". I love reading blogs that are about a little bit of everything, they're my favorite types of blogs to read. So I've decided if others can do it and make it so enjoyable, why can't I? So here I am! Blogging about whatever I want!

I'm a plus sized girl and have been ever since I had my first child almost 14 years ago. I was very skinny growing up but pregnancy seemed to flick a switch and my body hasn't been the same since. I spent years battling depression on my own, taking pills with more possible side-effects than the problem I'm trying to fix just isn't for me. I hated my body and myself for a long time. About a year ago something happened in my life that made me take a different look at myself. After years of hating myself and my body and a lifetime of feeling taken advantage of and treated like crap by most of the people in my life I found a strength inside myself that I am now holding onto for dear life. I have learned to love my body regardless of it's size, that doesn't mean there are things I wouldn't love to change, but it means that I've accepted that I'm beautiful and sexy no matter what my size.

I have a variety of interests and I want my blog to reflect that. Some of my main interests are my family first and foremost, plus sized fashion, cooking and crafting/sewing. I will post about my interest in plus sized clothing, what I wear, where I shop and what I wish I could add to my wardrobe. While I'm far from a professional cook I love to cook for my family and anyone else who might be around, I don't make it fancy, I make it good and I like to share with others what I make to show how easy it is to cook for your family, friends or just yourself. I've always had an interest in crafting and sewing but just recently started taking the time to explore this interest more, as I get better and do projects I'm proud of I will share :).

Thank you for taking the time to read my blog! I LOVE comments! Please visit often!

Jolene