Where do I begin.....

One of my best friends has become such an inspiration to me.  She works just as many hours as I do (if not more) in a week, has a husband with a wacky schedule (like mine), is raising 3 kids (like me - I am starting to see a pattern here) and finds time to fit in her workouts and hobbies (like .....me!).  She recently started grad-school on top of all that.....I am amazed!  I often wonder to myself how I could possibly do anymore.  Then I realized anything is possible.  My decision to start a blog actually came as a snap decision.  In my teens and early 20's I would write to express myself.  Mostly poetry but sometimes I kept a journal.  As I got older my "me time" became less and less but the stories that were worth writing about became better and better!  I do not claim to be a great writer, witty or philosophical but what I will claim is my life.  My stories, the good and bad.  I have been through a lot, heard a lot, seen a lot and still thrive for a lot.  I spend a lot of my motherhood searching for validation and approval from other moms on things that I do, when it comes to how I handle my children.  I hope this blog helps others obtain that same feeling.  I also hope that my crazy life stories and experinces will make others laugh and if anything, just smile.  I tend to forget that things could be worse or that this stage will pass but sometimes, it's just too hard to see the light. 

As you can see from my "blog handle", I am circus mom.....this just means that I bought a one-way ticket on the crazy train to the circus shit show, that is now my life.  Over the last 15 years I have made wrong turns, bad choices, good decisions, etc. - I have done them all.  In that journey, my choices have led me here.  I have a beautiful life and a beautiful family but I would be lying if I didn't admit to myself or all of you that it does have its ups and downs and it is a wild and crazy ride and more often than not I feel like it is spiraling out of control.  That is when my amazing support system will slap me with perspective!  Did I mention I have an amazing support system?  Yeah, I do!  Of all the things I have done right in my life, I have managed to surround myself with amazing people.  I have some of the best family and friends a girl could ever ask for :)  I also have my faith and beliefs.  Without faith, I have nothing.

My plan is to share my stories and insight: A life of a woman who has a full-time career, a husband with a full-time career serving and protecting and 3 young (ages 7 months, 2 1/2 & 4/12) boys.  Believe me when I say, you can not make this stuff up!!!