I Am Just Not a Morning Person I have been a night owl since I was a kid. If I could, I would still love to stay up until 3 AM and roll out of bed around noon or later. This schedule was my life for over 10 years when I was working second shift. […]
January’s Journey to Happier
Bring it on 2018! Yay!! 2018 is here and it is going to be a kick ass, monumental, joy and adventure filled year! Every month of my year is mapped out through my Happiness Project and my 18 Goals for 2018 (more on this soon). If you are unfamiliar with The Happiness Project by […]
Journey to Happier – Happiness Project 2018
Happy New Year! I am so excited for the year ahead and to finally begin my third Happiness Project! As many of you know from recent posts, 2017 was a really rough year. The good news is the hard times are behind us and after a lot of hard work I am really starting […]
Hearty Slow Cooker Beef and Veggie Stew
One of the benefits of living in a state that has ridiculously snowy and cold winters is that comfort foods, like my Hearty Slow Cooker Beef and Veggie Stew, just seem to taste better when the elements force us to hunker down indoors. There is nothing like enjoying a beautiful thick stew, just brimming with […]
10 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me to Expect After Having a Baby
I am an enthusiastic reader. I am a research-a-topic-until-exhaustion-and-take-extensive-notes, type of girl. I was researching pregnancy and parenting two days after we had decided to try to have a baby. 🙂 Even after all of my research, there were many things that I was completely unprepared for. Because I also try to be a helpful […]
7 Steps to Real Self-Care
7 Steps to Real Self-Care Over the past 6 months, through lots of stress and therapy, I have finally come to really understand the importance of self-care. I’m not talking bubble bath and painting your toes kind of self care. I am talking about really digging down deep, getting your figurative hands dirty, and figuring […]
Easy Mason Jar Candle and Flower Holders
At the request of readers who enjoyed my Burlap Banner Tutorial, this post will cover how to make my Easy Mason Jar Candle and Flower Holders. This is a really simple craft that takes only a few minutes and can really add a nice touch of color and personality to any celebration or room décor. […]
19 Crucial Tips for the New Stay at Home Parent
19 Crucial Tips for the New Stay at Home Parent Some people dream of nothing but getting married and having a houseful of beautiful bouncing babies to stay at home with all day, every day. Not this mama. I never thought about marriage too much except that if I did it, it was going to […]
Liebster Award
Way back in mid-June, I was surprised and honored to learn that I had been nominated for the Liebster Award from Dawn over at Twenty63! Twenty63 is a fabulous blog about cooking and baking, home and parenting, product reviews, giveaways, printables, and more! Dawn is a talented writer with lots of great ideas and insight. […]
Business of Living
Lost How did this happen? How have I allowed the business of life, the weight of extreme stress and sometimes overwhelming responsibility to take over my life? Like many parents / caregivers, I have unwittingly let myself become the least important person in my life. Not just the least important person in the house but […]
Life is Full of Changes
Life is Full of Changes When I started this blogging adventure, I had it in my mind that it would be a place for fun, learning, exchanging ideas, and connecting with other parents. I did not plan for A Hesitant Housewife to be about my personal life but alas, Life is Full of Changes. There […]
Menu Plan Sunday and Grandma’s Meatloaf Recipe!
I shouldn’t have jinxed it by mentioning the great weather we were having last week. The rest of the week has been cold, rainy, and pretty miserable. It doesn’t help matters that my whole family has been down with a pretty nasty cold for the last few days. We’ve been eating a lot of soup, […]
How to Make Your Own Gorgeous Burlap Banner
I recently had the honor of co-hosting a baby “Sprinkle” (think, mini baby shower) for a good friend of mine, Nicole, and her third little bundle of joy, Westley. Nicole refurbishes antique furniture for a living and thus, loves all things rustic, antique, Victorian etc…so we based all the decorations around her passion. There wasn’t […]
Super Easy Pineapple Chicken
I am just loving this gorgeous spring weather we’re having here in Minnesota. Beautiful days bring mid-sixties to low seventies and cool breezy fifties at night – perfection! During the week, Wyatt and I practically live outdoors, usually at one of the many parks our city offers. Although this red-haired, practically transparent-skinned mama has a […]
Menu Planning Sunday
Wow, another week has flown by! Life just seems to get busier and busier every day so, for the sake of my sanity, I have been into really into simple recipes. Here’s what will be on our table this week. What will be on yours? Monday: Summer Vegetable Tian Tuesday: Shrimp and Asparagus Sheet Bake […]
Mom’s Chicken Noodle Soup
Mom’s Chicken Noodle Soup was a comforting staple all throughout my childhood. There was nothing like it to warm us up during our crisp Minnesota autumns and frigid winters. My mom, who passed away suddenly when I was just 20 years old, made this wonderfully hearty chicken noodle soup just about every week during the […]
Sunday Menu Planning
Menu for May 1st – 7th This week is a busy one so I’ve got lots of quick recipes on the menu: Monday: Crispy Black Bean and Quinoa Burritos Tuesday: Honey Garlic Salmon (recipe to come) Wednesday: Leftovers Thursday: Chicken and Veggie Sheet Bake (recipe to come) Friday: Roasted Garlic and Butter Shrimp with Asparagus […]
4 Reasons Why You Should Be Menu Planning
4 Reasons Why You Should Be Menu Planning Sunday is generally a restful, relaxing, do-nothing kind of day around our house. We lounge on the couch, watch a little TV in the morning, maybe play some video games (Little Big Planet and Lego Super Hero Marvel – Thrilling 😉 ), and just hang together as […]
Easy Oven Hard “Boiled” Eggs
The Big Fluffy Dude with the Cute Tail is on His Way For all of you perpetually busy (or perpetually procrastinating, whatev’s, no judgment here) parents like me – today is the day to color Easter eggs before the big bunny makes his visit. Did you know that you can make hard-boiled eggs in the […]
Healthier Baked Chimichangas
These Healthier Baked Chimichangas are one of my family’s all time favorites and are perfect for a busy weeknight. Originally from The Girl Who Ate Everything blog and tweaked a little for my family’s personal tastes and dietary needs. These Baked Chimichangas are a simple, quick, and much healthier version of the traditional deep fried […]
Welcome to A Hesitant Housewife
Welcome to A Hesitant Housewife Thank you so much for stopping by! In this blog you will find parenting and homemaking tips and tricks, cooking and meal planning, product reviews, DIY projects and crafts, 30 day challenges designed to better ourselves in various ways, organizing, how-to series, and bits of my life here in beautiful […]
