As I sit here typing, my little girl is sitting in my lap, sucking her thumb and watching one of her favorite cartoons. This is my favorite part of the day. These are the moments I will cherish in my later years. One day, my daughter will leave the nest as a hopefully happy and confident grown-up. She will call me once a week and roll her eyes when I ask if she's getting enough sleep, food, down time, and so on. She will not need me like she does now as a toddler.
This is why I am so grateful to be home with her. I know that time is fleeting. Wasn't it just an eye blink ago that she was my feisty newborn baby girl, who loved late nights and slept through mornings? Now I'm about to register her for music classes and pre-school. She is no longer my baby girl, she is my little girl. We have conversations. She remembers people and places. She pretends to do the boring everyday things that she sees in her world. She is guaranteed to "vacuum" with her corn popper whenever I clean the carpets. Just the other night, she played "waitress". She took my order (with a pen and pad) and served me a meal of invisible iced tea and plastic bananas. Maybe this tells you, the reader, that our family eats out way too much, but to me, I see my little girl growing up.
Stay tuned for the point to my ramblings...
My hubby is the breadwinner, the bringer of bacon, the sole provider in our home. I stay home with our daughter. Before my kid was born, I was a counselor. I earned a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology. Not exactly a "work from home" kinda job. I wanted to be able to bring a little extra cash into our home. Not "pay the car payments" kind of money, but maybe a "pay the CABLE bill" income. Every little bit helps, right?
I recently opened an Etsy Shop named Doodlebug's Jewelry Box. Basically, I'm making grown-up jewelry inspired by my daughter's dress-up jewelry. She has so much fun twirling around dressed as a fairy princess that I wanted to bottle that magical moment of happiness. I'm hoping I have done it with my Crystal Beaded Bracelet line!
So here is my shameless plug: Check out my Etsy shop. Maybe buy a bracelet? I'll be sending incredible offers to my customers with their first purchases. Plus I just ordered a bunch of supplies to start making fun flower rings and pendants made of tiles from one of my favorite boardgames, Scrabble!
My goal is to make enough money to buy my daughter this for the warmer weather:
Her boundless energy and love of throwing bouncy balls will make this so much fun for her this spring!
