Comfort in the Mundane
Mundane.
That is how I feel my life is. I am okay with it, it just doesn’t make for great blog fodder.
When I first started blogging it was to keep in contact with family. I was sharing our homeschool journey. Then I blogged through moms illnesses.
Since I started I have 2 kids that have flown the coop and now have an 8th and a 10th grader who unschool. A far cry from 4 kids doing Charlotte Mason and cute to photograph at that.
So my life today is much different than my life 5 years ago.
We have chores every morning that consist of gathering eggs from our 2 hens. Making sure they have fresh water. Feeding our 2 pigs, Wilbur and Mabel. Milking Claire, the La Mancha goat
We spend our day doing life. Learning from doing.
I will say math and spelling/grammar are done everyday because, well, good grammar is attractive and everybody needs math to build sound chicken coops and animal pens.
Boy child #3 plays more Minecraft than he probably should. He is learning about servers and ip addresses as well as building friendships with kids he met at last year’s homeschool conference. He is a homebody like his mama. He wants to be a game designer when he grows up.
Girl child recently co-directed a play for kids, ages 6-12, at our local theater.
She is also involved in a leadership building group through our hometown church and also attends a girls bible study lead by her friends mom. Then there’s youth group and rehearsals (if there is a play coming up)
I fill my days with garden planning, coupon cutting, and learning about our animals. Maybe just watching them, because I tell you, chickens are quite entertaining!
So. While I feel this is the simple life, I am afraid to bore you, my readers, with the mundane.
The day to day country life that isn’t exciting, but relaxing. Unless you get to help a friend with her goats in labor.
I think you would have many interesting stories from this type of life! I want chickens and goats and pigs (and I love that you have a pig named Wilbur). I do know how you feel though. Sometimes I feel like my life is too normal to be interesting. Just keep writing anyway!
There’s something to be said for the quiet life – watching the chickens or whatever else there is to see.
We came from the city 10 yrs ago. It is stressful when we go visit. Thanks for stopping by!
I adore our chickens and they have made for greate blogger fodder!
I may have to watch them more to write about them haha thank you for stopping by
I would like to hear stories about taking care of the animals too. It may seem mundane to you, but it’s so out of the realm of my suburban existence.
Thank you for stopping by, and for the encouragement.
Chickens and goats and pigs and kids all make for good stories Katey. 🙂 Like Marcy said, remember that most people don’t have farm animals so we DO find that interesting. And even though we have chickens, I love hearing about chickens. Mundane isn’t bad and it isn’t mundane to everyone. Write!
Thanks for the encouragement, Dawn.
I can watch our chickens for hours, too, especially if the bees are buzzing overhead in the apple trees…
That would be fun. Thanks for stopping by
There is nothing wrong with a simple life. The alternative isn’t necessarily exciting-it’s just complicated.
Bleh for complicated. Thank you for stopping by.
Goats in labor, that could be an interesting party theme.
I have to include a link that a friend sent me on FB the other day. Your words made it leap to mind. http://youtu.be/olSyCLJU3O0
THANK YO that was neat!
I want your life. Mundane? Sheesh. Bring it on! 🙂
When it warms up consistently in morning, I plan to buy some biddies and guinea hens. I am looking forward to a little mundane entertainment. http://annbennett2.blogspot.com
all I can think is mmmm fresh eggs!
Ooo! You totally need to write about the goat in labor story!! I’m kinda jealous of your farm life. 🙂