Thursday, January 3, 2008
Re-evaluating some things.....
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Been awhile since I've been here. It was time to re-focus and re-adjust many things in our life. Being out here in the 'sticks' as a friend at church so aptly put it this weekend, has given much time to pause and reflect on what is truly important. Some of my re-evaluations are thus: I've decided to create a new schedule for our daily life. Liquid enough to be moved around when necessary, and I'm sure that will be often. I told small son and hubby yesterday the new schedule. Basically, since we still home school, I will be getting up even EARLIER to accommodate getting some things done that are NOT associated with school. I thought I would have to get up by an alarm clock until my body clock 'reset' itself (or had reset the dogs bladder), but since I'm in this lovely time of life where sleep seems to be a thing of the past anyway, had absolutely NO problem getting up this morning right at 5:30!!! I'm sure confiding in God about my need to get up earlier had something to do with it. I have much I want and NEED to accomplish between 5:30 and 8:00. I've decided to pull out an old "Read thru the Bible in a Year" schedule I've used in the past and have begun anew.....currently, I am 'caught up'  . I've tried other plans and they just didn't work for me. I have read thru the Bible 8 times in my lifetime and this will be the 9th!!! It's been a few years, and I felt I was getting 'rusty', plus felt pretty convicted about those "study to show thyself approved" verses.I will also be embarking on a new cottage industry/work from home project. We've done the 'research' and now it is time to 'test market' the product. Be watching for a picture and announcement soon of a website which will be carrying these fine, feminine, necessary items! Lately, I have been SO convicted and intrigued by that Proverbs 31 woman!!! I pray God will give me the strength to "let my candle not go out by night" AND to "arise early in the morning"..... I also have innumerable projects to complete for presents. Sigh. Another new leaf to 'turn over' so to speak. COMPLETING what I begin!! Another goal I have set for myself is to be true to my blogging friends and blogs. I have decided to change up the content a little bit. Since I have blogs both here and at homeschoolblogger.....I think I need to keep the content appropriate. The home school blog will become more of a journal of our school with some musing and thoughts thrown in, while the one here will be more of a contemplative, reflective, sort of soul searching blog. I'm thinking of changing some of my 'theme day's and switching them to here. You know, Frugal Friday, Monday Moanin'......Still praying that thru. So, early in the morning will be my 'computer time'. I plan on keeping better track of all my commenting friends.....and adding some new, I hope. I also have a few manuscripts on the table, have been invited to read not one but TWO books thru with 2 different friends online AND correspond with family and friends via email....all to be kept in line between 5:30 and 8. I'm thinkin' I may need to get up earlier!! I guess I could also use the time AFTER 8 at night......have to see how things 'shake out'. AND small son will be getting up at 8. EVERY morning, except Sat and Sun of course. Sundays will be even earlier for all of us, since we live so far from church now. School starts at 9, break when Daddy gets home, school resumes when Daddy goes to bed and continues until 3 or 4....probably making for a 4-5 hour school day, which is just about normal for us. Could be shorter if small son would not whine, but that's for another blog entry somewhere else now!!! Then of course, there's dinner to get, a few hours with hubby and then the evening 'things'. Small son and I usually sit and read or play a game. Fun stuff. Not sure I want to take this time away from him by adding things of my own. There's always after 10, the time we've established a FIRM bedtime for my little night owl!!! With this move we are also much closer to a home school group we have only been able to participate with marginally in past.....now, we will be able to schedule in many more activities with them!! I've already received their monthly schedules and have written OUR schedule accordingly. Amazingly, it all works out with the way we do school. Sort of a God thing, I'm sure. SOOOOO, I plan on sharing more often, commenting back in a more timely fashion and using this blog as more or less my 'main' blog now. I am SURE we will have LOTS of questions about all types of homestead issues. Hubby wants to 'compost' and has taken out a few books from our little local library on that topic. We have all these bins and containers in and about our garage for recycling.....sort of reminds me of how we took care of our trash when I was a little girl......what goes around comes around, eh? I also got BOTH my seed catalogs in the mail over the holidays. How fun to look thru them as the snow swirls thru the fields. We'll be making a plan soon. Hubby wants to start most plants from seed, so we really need to get our act together soon. Then there's that chicken coop that needs to get started out in the large garage/workshop. The "men's" domain. And I'm sure I'll be asking many questions regarding that from you experts out there. AND about the garden. AND some other small animals we'd like to add over time. So, all in all it looks like some things will be changing. I'll be getting up earlier. Hopefully we will accomplish more schooling. AND I'll be able to "keep up" on these blogs. I pray everyone else that needs to finds the courage, strength and fortitude to re-align their priorities when God tugs at that chain in their heart. It is refreshing and scary all at the same time. Until the next time I remain, Denise, The Domestic Angel |
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