Finding simple, organized & healthy living solutions for modern homemaking.
Hello, I’m Charity!
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Modern Homemaking 101 is for all the women out there who want to be successful homemakers but don’t know where to start. My name is Charity, I love God, have been married 10 years, and have 3 amazing sons. I grew up in sunny California and now live in even sunnier Florida. To me, my homemaking journey really began when I had my first child and quit my full-time job to be a stay-at-home mom. I quickly realized however, that I didn’t actually know how to be that wonderful homemaker I envisioned myself to be when I was growing up. I thought because I had a Bachelor’s degree in business management from one of the top business schools in country and had been an executive assistant for various CEOs of multimillion dollar companies, surely taking care of a baby would be a snap… It didn’t take long however, to realize that this was indeed the hardest job I had ever had.
For some people, it may have come a little easier, but for me, becoming a homemaker in a peaceful, cozy and loving home took a lot more work than I had imagined. My whole life became new, I had a wonderful husband and new baby, but I felt confused and sensed a loss of control. I didn’t understand the basic principals and practical application of how to really love my husband through ups and downs, although I had good intentions. I also wanted to give my new baby 110% of all my time and energy, but couldn’t keep up the pace without getting worn down. In addition to that, I was the youngest child in my family growing up and never had much experience babysitting. Adding to the confusion, I grew up in the 80’s boom when women were desperately trying to enter the work force and trying to get away from the stereotype of being a homemaker. And now, to top it all off, I was trying to become this foreign thing called a homemaker in the 21st century, when the “normal” thing for women was to take a 6-week maternity leave from work to have a baby, then place their baby in a day-care or with a grandparent while they returned to the workforce full-time.
I was quitting to raise my baby at home, income with no immediate family available to help babysit.