A lot has changed since I last updated this blog. It may seem like I've fallen off the face of the earth. In a way, I think I have. There's been so much chaos, so many changes that it seems hard to keep track of everything all at once. I'm lost in the flow of things.
The biggest change is a huge step back from sustainability. We're no longer living in the country, but in suburbia. We're still dealing with Texas's strange and complicated weather system, but hopefully it will mean for a good growing season when we're in a better position to have our own garden. However, it's definitely limited our potential for sustainable gardening. It's still possible, but we'll have to talk to our new house-mates about what the possibilities are.
However, this step back from sustainability is proving to be a step forward in another sustainable living aspect. Though it's not allowing ourselves to become a little freer from the negative impact on our environment, it is allowing us to become more financially sustainable. By living in our current home, we've got a wonderful opportunity to pull ourselves out of debt and start working towards a debt-free life! We're even looking forward to the idea of eventually purchasing our own home some day, possibly in this same neighborhood. We love it here, and it could very well be a good move for our future.
Another direction that has been positively impacted is the homeschooling front. I've busted my daughter back to kindergarten work, so she's back to things that are much too easy for her. However, we're going to be working through to find out where she's more challenged and where she's more adept. This way I can start off the year more tailored to her own needs. I know she's still got some problems with reading, but hopefully I can figure out if that's her only challenge, and we should be able to get her back on track. Living with other children on a more regular schedule has made homeschooling so much less of a challenge. I'm actually finding it fits in the schedule and our system is starting to work out quite well. We still need to work out a lot of the kinks, but we're getting there.
It's so nice to live with someone who wants to work towards a clean home as well. The past couple weeks have been pretty chaotic, but we're finally starting to settle in to what needs to happen. I'm looking forward to a cleaner home, somewhere I can feel proud to have company over!
This whole thing has been a wonderful experience, even if it comes with it's sad steps back and unhappy moments. We're now one big, mostly happy family and I'm finding I quite like it. We're moving from one small community to a larger one. It's always hard moving on from a situation, but I think in this case, even with the set backs, we're moving ahead.
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