Where do you fall in line?

Being the eighth daughter of my father I was automatically given an identity of "the baby".  But how do you move past that? How do you become more or be seen differently than as a baby your whole life? I continually struggle with being heard and seen for who I am and not who I was. As the youngest I was given the easiest chores and never allowed in the kitchen growing up. Which at the time was great but as an adult I found that I didn't know how to do anything. I didn't have younger siblings to take care of, I wasn't given much to be responsible for and I didn't know how to cook or clean.  I have over the years learned, and continue to learn, how to move past this. Gaining my own style and mode of figuring things out. I have learned from friends, popular TV shows, church meetings, and online search engines. I was motivated by need. When I moved away I had to wash my clothes, feed myself and pay bills. When I got married the needs increased. I was now taking care of two. Then I started having children and I was overwhelmed with the skills and information I lacked. Slowly but surely I have started to accumulate skills, tools, and strategies to keep my house some what clean, my 5 children alive and us all fed. This blog is for me to share what I have learned and my journey forward. Please come join me. Share your stories and suggest away with things that have helped you.