Just a little note from Lizzle

This might be a very random blog but that's ok, I'm random anyway! I guess it's been a while since my last post so I guess I'll update everyone on things! We're finally married! We just had our two month last Thursday! I really can't believe it's been only two months, lol. Since we got married we have started a small business from home. Our business is called DCLADesigns. Please see the ad on your right! Lots of new items! David makes chainmaille items (like bracelets, necklaces, etc) and I (Liz) make earrings. I have done a lot with glass beads and just made a pair with swarovski crystals last night, which are posted on our site: dcladesigns.etsy.com. Other than making jewelry, I don't do much else (compared to some people). I am a stay at home wife and LOVE IT! I can't imagine not being one, I love the fact that I can keep our place clean and not have a mess for David to come home to. I'm not running around crazy trying to make dinner on a busy night because we both work and don't get home until 4. Everyday I have a different set of cleaning to do, today I have to clean the kitchen and get the trash together. I love that the center of my concentration is at my home. I'm focused on "home" rather than anywhere else. I can't imagine doing anything else! There's a chance I might be baby sitting a little 5 month old baby this fall but, we'll see how that goes. I have to call the lady today to see if she needs me.  So I've been thinking a lot about living "green." I would consider myself to be a "green" christian. I say green christian as opposed to just green because I'm not trying to save the earth, I am kinda but not in the same kind of way some people might be. The Earth is not my home so therefore I need to take care of it the best that I can. These are the things I've been doing: Instead of using sponges I use dish cloths, cheaper and washable! I don't use plastic bags when we go shopping, I have reusable bags. I hate plastic bags period! Cleaners? I go the frugal route: Vinegar! There's a recipe for cleaning wipes online, I think you use equal parts mr clean and water.  Baby wipes? (even though we don't have a baby yet, they're good anyway) We use baby shampoo and baby oil soaking into paper towels. We are using purple paper napkins from our wedding cake right now but once those run out, I'm going to buy some thin wash cloths from the dollar store and use those. I think I do laundry enough to be able to stay caught up on having enough napkins. I don't think it's being frugal necessarily, I just think it's being smart! Another thing we're saving on is food! I think we spend like $40-50 on food every week. Thing is we go to the cheapest grocery store in town. We shop on a budget and I make a grocery list so we don't buy on impulse. It's not very often that David allows me to buy off the list either! I usually get fish, chicken, lunch meat, cheese, bread, cereal, side dishes, frozen vegetables, and canned fruit. We don't buy all of that every week, it kinda varies. We haven't had to buy beef because we have part of a cow from the Snyder's and we get our milk there every week too! I love living frugally! It just makes life easier because we gear our time and energy to more important things! 

Living with Grace

I love my life! That is not a sarcastic remark. I got kicked out of my house a few days ago and I had to move everything out, I mean everything. I was given three days and then my parents were going to change the locks. The reason I got kicked out is irrelevant and confusing. It's confusing because my mom has a hard time with the fact that once I become David's wife, he is the head of our household and he will not take the junk that my Mom had given me for so long. Anyway, at first this was really hard for me because they practically disowned me. But after I realized that Lighthouse is an amazing church and would do anything for anyone without asking anything in return.I also realized that God's love is all mine and it's all free! How amazing! I'm staying at my friend's Kim and Lenny until Friday. They have 9 kids! Three of them do not live at home, the oldest is in Florida at school, then the second oldest is in Montreal for a little bit and then the third oldest lives with his Grandmother but is here often. So, only 6 kids really live in the house with Kim and Lenny. They offered the third oldest's bed for me to sleep in and I was so joyful! I sleep in this little room with a drum set. There's a sheet on the doorway so that I can have some privacy and after the lights are all turned out I keep my bedside light on so that I can read before I go to sleep. Last night I used my cell phone light in order to read. It was quite humbling. I'm using one of the kids' bed sheets which consist of ABC's all over them. I went to sleep around 11pm and woke up around 7:30am. I haven't gotten up that early in a very long time! I wish I had for so long! Oh well. I'm going to be learning things that I would never learn at my parents, like how to be a good wife and mother. I observed Kim this morning while we were cleaning up. We first collected the laundry from upstairs and put in two loads. We vacuumed and did the dishes. Then we went for a walk around the block. That was refreshing! We came back and ate some lunch, and I did the dishes. I noticed little things that Kim does that makes things a lot easier at the next meal. Washing the silverware by hand at lunchtime makes more available at dinner time. So day one is done and I'm looking forward to tomorrow! I might go to Basic tomorrow night though, just as a little break. I still love my life! God is soooo good!

Woman of God

I love my life! Most people wouldn't believe me when I say that but I really do. I'm so blessed. I use to be a student at Alfred University but I stopped going to school after the Fall of 2007 semester ended. All I want to do is be a stay at home wife and serve my future husband after we get married. I attempted to get a job, or at least go to an interview yesterday but, my car had some trouble and I couldn't drive it. I think that was God letting me know that I didn't need to go. I do have a job on Friday mornings for an hour and half. I babysit for a Bible study group down the road from my house. I only get paid $2.00/per child per hour. They were really good kids too so I can't complain! This is what I want to be practicing for, to be a mom. Although, can you really practice to be a mom? Probably not, but I'm going to try putting myself in places where I can interact with young children. I thought that it may have been the best idea to get a job, you know weekdays, some weekends here and there but, I just don't think it's going to work. I pray that the girl that is going to look at the Gardner's room is going to take it because then I think I'll be getting $900 back. I just have to give all of this to God because I know that's what he wants. So many people think that I should be getting a 9-5 job at least until I get married, but it may be that that's not what God wants. I pray that I can babysit for my cousin this fall when she starts going back to work. That would be the best! So until then, I will just be babysitting a few hours and doing housework for my parents. :)