Oh my sweet sweet Lord. If you follow this you now know I’m am going to be in and out, I’m not going to be share on a schedule. (It’s why I could never actually be a blogger) But today as I got choked up in the shower I though… “Lady write it down” So I’m back for today.

All above images are screen shots from the listing on zillow.com. :) I am terrible at before photos. After photos to come.

Life on social is so beautiful, even mine. I mean look at it, every post I am showered, have full make up on, my kids are fully clothed (Most of the time) and there is always joy happening. Y’all I still have that! and life right now is MAJOR hard.

My husband took a promotion 9 hours away… Yep Team Allis has moved to the Philadelphia PA area. We sold our stunning home and uprooted from amazing… everything to fight for a better job for my man. 100% the right thing to do and 100% I am hanging in there but I’ve hit a few cracks, bumps, and sobs along the way.

It took us WAY TOO LONG to find our house. If you know anything about me you know a home is where I do my work. I decorate for joy. I am a stay at home mom so I’m there a ton! We had amazing family come around us and give us their homes- We have lived with my Sister and her family, my Aunt and Uncle, and now my parents (then back to my Aunts and Uncles). We also did 2 weeks at a cute farm, a week vacation in Lewes DE, and a night at a much needed hotel with a pool. Guys the adventure had some really really sweet parts and… I AM SO GLAD TO BE DONE!

We bought a house… She isn’t perfect but I worked my prego fanny off to make her ours and I am becoming proud of a house that used to make me crazy! It’s amazing what a little paint and wallpaper can do! Here’s what I didn’t do right. I didn’t enjoy any of it!! I look back on the season as one of the hardest I have ever gone through. I painted EVERY room in the house because it had to be done! Not out of decorating but out of obligation.

Obligation, yep! To who? Well sadly to me! I have seen families on instagram that are called adventure families. They travel all the time and have a blast. Guys the difference between them and me… They chose to find joy in the moment! UGH I hate that I didn’t. Adventure is hard it isn’t glamorous but man oh man it will grow you and if you let it, it can be fun! I want to learn from my past year. I never want to choose to pout like I did again. Not to say that I will never have a bad season again but I want to commit to choosing the joy more than the pout! Why pout when you can have fun :).