FINALLY. I was able to successfully contact Instagram and verify that my account was run by a real person not trying to make scams. I had to send a picture of myself holding a written code and other information. I also had to send a whole bunch of screenshots of my account to verify I own the blog. It was kind of funny, but also kind of annoying. Whatever. I’m just glad it’s finally up and I can use it! I’m really looking forward to building up my insta in addition to my blog. I’m also really excited to see where all of this takes me! I have a feeling Instagram will be the most successful in attracting traffic. How amazing is it that we live in a time when social media can be such a lucrative tool for entrepreneurship! I really am so grateful to have such an opportunity to cultivate my creativity from the comfort of my own home. This is so important to me as a stay at home mom living in a time when daycare is so expensive, any money I could make from a typical out of the home job would almost completely go towards covering the cost of daycare. Not only would I not be really making any money to go towards our family, but I would miss out on raising my own children. The thought of someone else (either daycare workers, babysitter, or even a relative) spending more time with my children than me… Well, it just makes me really sad. So anything I can find to do from home makes me so happy. If I could only manage my time better, I could get into even more lucrative at home projects. Like crafting, for example. I keep telling myself I will craft and put my creations for sale on Etsy, but it is honestly so hard to find the time to craft! And don’t even get me started on my energy level. That is often nonexistent. But if I want to make money, I need to buckle down and make it work. Money doesn’t make itself! And the amount of money I make will depend on how much work I am willing to put into my projects. So bring on the challenges!

Even if I don’t make much money from these adventures, I’m still grateful to have a creative outlet where I can vent and share my struggles. Life can really start to feel cloistered as a stay at home mom. Being introverted doesn’t help, but it is what it is. The few friends I do have a good ones, so I’m fortunate in that regard. Life is going to get a lot more lonely in the next couple of months, so I’m hoping that focusing on trying to move will keep me busy. There will be a lot of planning that needs to go into moving, not to mention I need to start making some serious moolah before moving can even happen. Fingers crossed I can make this happen!