Take 6 at Blogging, or is it 7.....

I have wanted to start a blog so many times, and I have a few times with little success. Mostly because I forgot to post or got too busy to post or lack of follow through. But as I sit here 21 weeks pregnant, I am thinking I want to try again! (for two reasons). 1. I have the memory of a gold fish, and I really want to remember this super special time. And 2, I really enjoy blogging and have the occasional clever idea that I want to share with my friends/family. So I think now is the perfect time to give it a go.

Coming up with a name is always challenging, but I think Messy but Charming just about sums up my life! I never imagined when I was back in school that this would be my life at 26, but perhaps my generation in general has pretty grandiose ideas about how our lives will turn out. I have a degree in design, but work full time as the office manager at my husbands dental practice. It has truly been and labor of love and test of patience, stamina, and fortitude all at once. Most days though, I can say I love my job! Other times, I would like to hide in my office and would really, really like it if my husband wasn't my boss! In a lot of ways it has brought us closer together as a couple. Its nice that we get to make our own rules about how things should be done, something I am particularly passionate about after having some bad experiences with the Dentist as a child.

The major problem with focusing on insurance claims, treatment plans, and numbers all day is that my little creative mind likes to wander. I am always thinking of ideas but have very little outlet for my creativity. I really hope to work on fostering that a bit more in my daily life. I also suck at housework. I mean really just can't get a handle on it. Stains vs. Me = stains winning every time. Definitely going to work on my domestic capabilities as well.

Mostly I am sure, come August, this blog will be shameless bragging and promotion of my daughter. Its weird to say that. Daughter. I think it shows how much our lives are going to change. I am sure it will be a struggle at first, but I am so so  ready to be a parent! I can hardly contain my excitement  when I think of her nursery and all her little clothes. Steve says he isn't going to be one of those Dads that is wrapped around her little finger, but let me just tell you, in the 10+ years we have been together, I have never once had name brand furniture delivered to my door. Yet in her sweet little room stands a beautifully modern white dresser and adorable pink rug from West Elm. No heavy lifting, no assembly! This little peach is going to be so spoiled!

It is so exciting to be starting this new chapter in our lives, and if the present is any indication, it is likely to be Messy but Charming!

xoxo,
Brooke