Dicipline

My mind has been racing lately...way too much to think about. Our Christmas was very pleasant. It was wonderful to have so much room to celebrate. Even better was the fact we didn't have to pack up  right after to head home. We are home. New Years eve was also very nice. The hubby and I went out to dinner and a movie. Simple. Relaxing. I don't have the energy to party too hard anymore, even if we had wanted to, where would we go? On our drive home we saw an entire house in flames right next to the freeway. Luckily, firefighters had arrived, because out here that's half the battle. It was amazing and so scary. I have never seen anything like it. New Year's Day was spent in much discussion and contemplation. How can we make it better here? I don't worry I've made the wrong decision. I stand by this move. It may be a bit boring here now but in the long term this is exactly where I want to raise my family. I have no faith in society. I dread what the world will look like in 20 years. The best thing I can do for my children is give them a safe place. No matter what happens in the outside world, here we will have food, shelter, protection, and a sustainable way of life. I have had an interesting revelation. Structure and discipline are forced on us in suburban society. School is scheduled. Work is scheduled. Out here, time is rather abstract. Homeschooling can be done when we feel like it. Chores and errands too. Aside from a few scheduled activities, we can pretty much do what we want when we want. It is a blessing and a curse. When you don't "have to" get up everyday at a certain time...it's harder to make yourself.  When no deadline exsists, its hard to push to get things accomplished. Now, on one hand I lavish the lack of stress. On the other,  we are going to have to dig deep for some self discipline. That's the new plan. We need to create more structure. We need to be disciplined enough to carry out daily accomplishments without much outside pressure. Look out 2015...here we come!!!!