Should I Stay, or Should I Go?

My husband thinks I'm cut out to be a teacher. I don't disagree; I'm just completely undecided. It's hard to believe I'm going to be 36 this year! (Shhh, don't tell anyone!) Serving in the military and then becoming a full time mom has decided the last decade or so, but what's in my future?

I'm one of those people who would just assume work from home than anything else. We've moved with the military three times in the last two years, so I'm just getting a handle on the house again. We have been working on a budget for several months. We just need to fine tune it a bit, and we'll be doing okay. A few friends have mentioned something called Financial Peace University that we want to check out. Some of its ideas sound a bit different than what we're used to, but we might give them a try. I've recently started diving into the world of coupon printing as well as clipping. I'm no expert, as I am a mere beginner, but I want to get better and start saving us some $$. I've never been one to pay attention to which stores are offering what bargains, what rewards come with credit cards, etc. Hmmm, pay for gas with the Discover and receive 5% cash back. Pay it off right away (as I always do) and that's a 5% coupon right there! I know, so many people have been taking advantage of these benefits for some time now...I'm a late bloomer.

Since our move to Michigan is our final move (fingers crossed), I've started a container garden with a few fruits and herbs. I'm loving "reaping what I sow". We are cutting down tremendously on convenience (throw away) items and replacing them with reusable ones. I'm a beginner sewer, and I'd love to do more. I'm branching out in the kitchen and trying to do more things homemade to avoid "meals in a box" and more processed items. My first big "out on a limb" attempt was making homemade pesto. What fun! It was yummy....

Next on the agenda is looking into a rain barrel and a composting system.

Did I mention that I'm also a newbie blogger?

Everything I have mentioned takes research, reading, Googling, planning, researching, and did I mention researching? It's hard to do when I have two very active and busy, busy children to keep up with. Using coupons and comparison shopping in a single store is almost impossible with them as it is! They've been gone for three days, and I've gotten so much done! How in the world do I tackle all of this and have a full time job? My husband is concerned about how I'll take care of our family if something should ever happen to him (says the 29 year old--well for 4 more days, anyway!). I don't know. So here I am back to my original question. Should I stay or should I go?