Hello! Thanks for dropping in! I am Maria Rasche. I am 32 years old and I was born, raised, and currently reside in central Illinois. I married my high school sweetheart in 2011, after dating since we were 14 and 15 years old. We have four children, Beau (8), Brinley (6), Bexley (4), and Brock (1.5). We have a chocolate lab named Moose and two cats, Chief and Sugar Snowflake.
I graduated from University of Illinois with my bachelor’s degree and Eastern Illinois University with my master’s. After college, life quickly kicked off into making babies and creating businesses. My husband and I are currently holding at four businesses. I know we should probably stop there, but we like adventure and a challenge, so there is likely more in store for us. We of course have a few brewing ideas, but truly after a wild 2020 we are wanting to just LIVE in 2021.
In our free time we chase Beau to travel hockey and travel baseball and shuttle the girls to and from competition dance. Brock is too little to join sports so he is just along for the ride right now. Give him another year and a half and we will be sure to have him on ice skates!
In this blog I hope to share with you the ins/outs and ups/downs of our daily lives. I hope to connect with you and share our story of trial and triumph. I want to share my optimism and love for life and people and hope to motivate you to see the good in people and to love yourself fully.
To throw in extra fun you will be able to see my favorite styles, home decor, recipes, and more! Below I have compiled 20 of the most random facts about me. I would love to hear if you can relate to any of them! I hope you enjoy it!
Random Facts About Me:
- I am part of the Sleepless Elite… If you have never heard of it.. google the term and read the article— its me in a nutshell.
- I have hypoglycemia and because of it I have a peanut butter and jelly on me at all times….haha
- I secretly aspire to live on a homestead— raise chickens, bees, have a large farm… oh! well, I guess the secret is out!
- On that note, I just signed up for 6 online bee keeper courses because I am starting my bee farm in the Spring.
- I have a chemistry minor and truly love organic chemistry… nerd alert.
- I play ice hockey with my husband recreationally.
- I really disliked cats my entire life until my girls begged for a cat for Christmas 2019, and I can’t get over the love I have for our two cats Chief and Sugar (but especially Chief haha).. I love him so much!!
- I am a Registered Dietitian by degree…. I loved the degree, but didn’t love the profession.
- I always wanted to grow up and have 4 kids, but was absolutely terrified to push past number 2 because neither of our parents had more than 2 kids so we couldn’t get advice on being outnumbered from our own immediate families and that was so scary!! … Best choice we ever made.
- I can easily see 3-D and therefore have great vision when given projects. I can see the potential in any rough structure. I thrive at the idea of bringing something back to life or reinventing a space.
- Nerts is my favorite game ever. Its fast and chaotic— just how I like it, haha.
- I have been dating my husband since I was 14 years old— and we have never broken up. Man of my dreams 🙂
- I’m a natural slob, but love for things to be clean, tidy, and organized. Its confusing I know.
- I’m terrified of praying mantis…. Their creepy little heads turning on their bodies…omg.
- I love cleaning out ears— my kids, the animals, you, strangers…anyone lol. If you sit next time I am 100% taking a sneak peek in your ears. Fair warning.
- In college, my life long best friend and I studied abroad back to back years… our first time was to Jamaica and our second time was to Paris, France. Such awesome life experiences that I will cherish forever.
- I eat stove popped popcorn and sharp cheddar cheese slices as a bedtime snack with my family almost every night of the week. If you haven’t tried it— you need too! Yum!
- I have an extreme sixth sense. I predict things often before they happen. I can easily sense others feelings even if they’re trying to mask their true feelings. I can feel people’s energy easily, but not influenced or affected by it. This is a gift and truly helps me to be a master communicator!
- I don’t drink anything with caffeine, ever. It makes my heart palpitate —and circle back to #1, I already don’t sleep much— add caffeine and I would never sleep.
- I genuinely really love people. I am fascinated by the many different ways in which people live. I enjoy learning and listening about the ordinary day to day things in someones life, and really enjoy seeing and hearing about what they cook or eat.