A belated first anniversary

I just realised that it's just been over a year since I started blogging and I missed it!

It's been an amazing journey...one that has really helped my dreams come to fruition, I've found new online friends to support me through the journey and gleaned fabulous ideas and inspiration from their own blogs and lives.

Lately I had been feeling like I'd lost a bit of momentum, but have recently realised that it's not that - it's more that I've become so immersed and familiar with this way of life that I don't really think of what I'm doing on a day to day. It's all so normal for me now. I have hit a bit of a plateau as far as extending beyond where we're at - but I think that really I'm just happy with where we're at for now and when I start to get tetchy with the status quo is when I'll pick up pace again. Perhaps it's linked to seasonal changes - we've had the most fabulous summer I've experienced for a long time. I had a successful spring and summer vegetable garden which was everything I had imagined despite never having had a garden before. It has been enjoyable for all the family, it's given us exercise, it's helped us connect with the outdoors, it's been relaxing and it's given us food!

But I think it goes beyond that too - having decided to home educate the kids has also allowed me accept and embrace being at home (who would have thought before becoming a mother that this was not a simple decision in itself!), simplifying our lives, living in the moment and (for the most part) loving it!