Friday, 30 May 2014

Reflecting...

It's been feeling like time for a blogpost for a while, a good reflective blogpost that talks about where we are right now. This weeks' post at the owlet blog finally gave me the 'go' needed.....

Making: in the lead up to belly dance camp my crochet hooks flew, using up leftovers to make a mandala which I turned into a cushion for a dear friend (Neika, if you're reading this, can you send me a photo?  I forgot to take one)
Cooking: sourdough English muffins have made a welcome, wintertime addition to our breakfast menu. 
Drinking: many many pots of rooibos tea. 
Reading: the last three books of a long teen vampyre saga and loving the easy escapism. 
Wanting: my goat to be pregnant. 
Looking: for caterpillars, slugs and snails on my cabbages each day (where do they all come from?)
Playing: 'with friends' tournaments with my family and being amazed by my kids' brain power (again!)
Deciding: that right here is where our family belongs. 
Wishing: that people that I love wouldn't talk about leaving - even though I know their life needs to take them away, I just want to hold onto them here. 
Enjoying: teaching and learning with my kids. 
Waiting: for our wood heater to be installed. 
Liking: autumn sunshine coming through my kitchen window right now. 
Pondering: how I'm developing as a dance teacher but still have no idea how I'm going to teach the choreography that is in my head to the students in my classes. 
Considering: the new electric SUV car that is on the market that Stu really thinks we should buy. 
Watching: the new season of Offspring - love that show!
Hoping: for a quieter month in June. 
Marvelling: at the fact that my baby brother is turning 18 this week but it seems like only a minute ago that I watched him make his entry into the world. 
Needing: more sleep!  It's been a crazy week. 
Wearing:  right now, pjs, but I've been loving wearing my new hooded tunic dress to parties and concerts this week. 
Noticing: that our homeschooling style is actually really relaxed and it suits us. 
Knowing: that I'm good at all of my jobs (except housekeeping!) and that feels good. 
Thinking: that I should really work on being better at the housekeeping part of my job. 
Feeling: lots of love for my family and the collections of beautiful friends we have. 
Admiring: my husband for managing to get on with his day to day work while being a passenger on the roller coaster ride that is our family life. 
Sorting: nothing.... But knowing that we really need to sort out all of our craft materials (again!)
Buying: in bulk. Homeschooled kids who hate the supermarket are a great excuse for monthly shopping to happen. 
Getting: used to the new routine of taking the kids to their different sporting activities.
Bookmarking: homeschooling ideas, recipes and homemade gift ideas. 
Disliking: the government's decisions on just about everything. 
Opening: my new edition of earth garden magazine. 
Giggling: till very late with Sharon at our third very successful belly dance camp (yay!)
Snacking: on the last of the Easter eggs. 
Coveting: the wood heaters in other people's homes (one more week till we have one too!)
Wishing: there were more hours in the week to fill with awesomeness. 
Helping: my kids to find joy in learning and relax into homeschooling (though they don't need much help - they're feast at this!)
Hearing: The Waifs on my iPod (and memories of their concert in my head) and my kids singing musical style as they play invented games. 

1 comment:

  1. What a great snapshot! It sounds like home schooling is working really well for all of you. You sound happy!

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