SpiceRak Designs

Hello, and Welcome to SpiceRak Designs! Here you will follow the daily challenges and successes of a modern housewife. I am happily married, and a proud mama of a twelve year old son.

Our son does remote learning, which is another term for online schooling, which is a fancy way of saying that he does home schooling with school district supervision. I love it, but it can be a real challenge...for all of us. It's amazing how much has changed since I was in school! So, we learn it all together, which has it's cool moments.

My husband's parents recently moved in with us from out of state. I love them both very much, so this is not a typical "in-laws" situation. However, as with any change, there are growing pains. Since this was something of a "growth spurt"...well, we're all working together to adjust.

While I'm happy that our son is getting the education every child deserves, it posed a problem when I was ready to go back to work. I found that I wasn't willing to send him back to the schools we have to choose from, just so I could get a job.

But I really needed something. Not just to help provide income, but also for my own sense of self-worth. After battling with some serious health problems for the past couple years, and coming out the victor, I realized I wanted to live. Not just breathe and exist, but really live life. So...I decided to start a little business. Nothing monstrous, nothing to make millions. Just a little something to give me back that feeling of personal accomplishment.

Now, don't get me wrong. I do accomplish a great number of things in a day, much like any modern housewife. I teach our son, and keep the house tidy, cook meals, run errands, and all the other things in between. But what I was missing was a sense of personal accomplishment. Not as a wife, or mom, or daughter. Just for me. And I've found it.

I started my little business by designing and sewing a few retro style aprons. Very June Cleaver. I love vintage, especially from the 1940s and 1950s, so I took my inspiration from that time period, and put a modern and practical twist on it. I started a shop on Etsy, a handmade marketplace of sorts, and off it went! I am excited to say that so far, it's been good.

So, here I will chronicle the ups and downs of life, as a wife, a mom, and an indie business owner. But also, as a woman who got another chance at living...and decided to take it! I hope you find something to laugh about, or encouragement that you, too, can grab life by the horns!