Welcome!

Here is a little bit of information about me and why I'm blogging.

I have decided that I am going to bite the bullet and dive into a home business venture.....again.  I have tried many things in the past.  I hesitate to say they failed....I like to think of it more as practice.  I am going to be producing and selling home and health products as well as some crafted items.  All of this while raising a family, fixing up a fixer-upper, starting an "urban" farm, and working outside the home.  Crazy? Yep.  Surprising? No.  Crazy is how I do things around here.

My Dearest and I recently purchased a house in a tiny community in rural Central Pennsylvania.  The Hartleton House needs work.  Lucky for me, Dearest is quite handy.  We are both "country" folks, not accustomed to this city livin'.  It has definitely been a challenge.  And it's only just begun.  My desire to start a home based business venture lies in my children.  Raising my kiddos is my most important job.  Throw a special need  in there and the situation becomes even more important.  In order to do and provide what my kids need, I need to expand the paycheck.  But how?  How do I help the family financially yet maintain the availability that is needed for a mom of young children?  Hopefully I've stumbled onto the answer.

Please know that I will not always be posting about my products.  There will be plenty of stories about living life at The Hartelton House.  Most days it feels more like the Big Top than the Family Home!  Every mom knows what I'm talking about.  

Thanks for stopping in and please check back soon for the first of the offered products!