Top 5 Bloggy Tips I've Learned

There are so many things I could write about learning over the past year or so since we started this journey. To be perfectly honest, I had no idea that blogging world really existed before I joined Today's Housewife. I had a blog, but I thought it was just this thing that people had to share pictures and stories with friends and family. I didn't have a clue that there is a blog about almost everything or that you might want to read something written by someone you don't actually "know" in "real" life. And I certainly didn't know the wealth of information and encouragement that existed on so many blogs out there!

But that's not all I've learned since starting this project. Here are my top 5 life-changing (okay, that might be a bit strong) things I've learned from Today's Housewife.

1. How To Coupon - Seriously. I didn't do it at all before Kama's post. I didn't even have a clue ECB's existed. But now I do. I actually spent 2 hours catching up on clipping yesterday and matching up with the ads. I'm still no where as good as some people, but it is fun - and frugal!

2. How to Decorate a Little Girl's Bedroom - KLee's post about the room they created for Lil'E made me want to have one for my own little girl one day. Who knows what God has in store for our family, but it's been such a blessing to read about her life with a little girl.

3. Homeschooling Ideas - I will admit that I'm not sure I want to homeschool my boys. But I do see a lot of merits in it and love that I'm already getting some great ideas on setting up an area and a foundation for learning in our home.

4. Growing a Garden - I also have to admit that my garden was not a success this year. Sandra's post about planting a garden with her boys inspired me to try it though. And I'm glad I did. I just plan on being out of town for 5 out of 8 weeks in June and July. That made it a bit difficult to water and weed and harvest our veggies. But it was a great effort and I'll definitely try again.

5. Ideas for Loving my Husband - Whenever we choose a topic for our week it brings it to the forefront of our minds. I loved the topics for February because it helped me to love my husband better. Not only did they remind me to make a conscious effort to do it, but I got tons of great ideas for practical ways I could love Tim.

I really could go on and on with all the great things this blog has taught me. Mostly it's taught me that I don't have much figured out at all. There are so many areas that I struggle in and so many ways I could be a better wife, mother and friend. Thanks for joining us in the this journey as we all encourage each other along the way.