Stepping Back and Reevaluating

Things came to a head yesterday.

Homeschool - With everything, DH and I decided to stop, guilt free, and evaluate exactly where we are going with it.  A break for us since we have been homeschooling for almost 3 years straight with funky breaks and stressful times.  We all need a stress free break.  In looking at what we have accomplished, we are not behind at all.  So, I ordered some summer fun things - like math games, nature journals, drawing pencils, Boogle, etc.   Dad set out a plan for them and HE will follow through with them, not me.  I get a time to enjoy them as my children, not my pupils for a while.

Home - I went to wash clothes and the tub was full of water.  Sigh.  Hopefully DH got it fixed last night - I have not been in there to check this morning. 

Son#2 - Is moving in with his girlfriend - Double Sigh.  AND I just found out that they lost their apartment for next year due to a clerical error (apartment person told me that), so at this point, they do not have a place to live.  They may be dorming it.  Which would be great for them NOT living together.  As much as I want to stress about this, I just don't have it in me.

Business:  I am gearing up for fall.  At this point, I will be 3 large shows - possibly 4, so business may be booming by this time next year - or not. We are giving it 3 full years.  We will see.

I am still a little frozen - meaning, I am having a difficult time getting much done.  Yeah, I know I need to pull up my boot straps and I will.  I need to give myself a little time to decompress from the past 2 years. 

Plus, it is cloudy and dark and perfect for curling up with a book on the easy chair and be drowsy.  I will get my energy back - I just a few nights of really good sleep...

So, the next 3 months are for deciding

1.  Will I homeschool?  If not, where will they go?
2.  Business - what direction to take it?  How will it look with homeschool?
3.  If I decide to continue to homeschool - what curriculum, what extra curriculars?  balance with business?





These are difficult questions as the 2 don't mix really, but need to.  I am as curious as you are about what will happen, but I am going to let it go for this next month.  No more talk about homeschool for at least 30 days!  Focus is home and business.  Period!