Last week, monkey and I headed south to spend some time with my parents and our Havasuvian friends. The last few weeks have been pretty stressful on the homestead. I really do need to blog more so that I don't have these long updates! The bunnies are all well. I can't believe how cute those little ones are! The horses are well, but that's been a big part of the stress.
We have been struggling with what we should do with our filly. I have been spending a lot of time researching different training methods. I have found 2 that I think fit not only my personality, but also what I'm expecting from my relationship with the horses. That being said, I'm still learning and will undoubtedly find new ways. I know that I could have trained her. I know that I could have brought her out of her fear and mistrust of humans to a place where she'd be a fantastic horse. She's already so sweet. But, I also knew that riding a horse for the first time could be dangerous, especially since I am so inexperienced. I have needed another back surgery for about 7 years now and was never happy with my doctors in the Army. Now we don't have health insurance, so a bad fall could be pretty bad for us. Not to mention the extra money another horse costs. We found a few people that we were happy with, but things would fall through at the last minute and I'd go back to thinking we should keep her.
We did find her a home and I'm very happy with the place we chose. I'm looking forward to going to visit her next week to see how she's doing. I'm pretty confident that we're going to see a very different horse!
Anyway, I've needed this break. I've been missing my own socialization! I've needed some time to sit and think about where we are and where we're going. We seemed to have a lot of motivation those first few months in the forest, but lately, most of that has gone to the horses. They will still need lots and lots of time and attention, but I do need to bring some of that back to devote back to our home and family.
So, the goal is to return back to doing homeschool at least 3 times a week. I need to call the local 4-H chapter on Monday and hopefully get monkey started into that soon. I need to get into a very strict schedule with housecleaning. I don't need my house to be pristine, but I really hate having to do things in a last-minute situation. I hate hearing, "I don't have socks" or "monkey doesn't have a shirt". I need to get back to doing laundry every morning. My house stays fairly clean, but my biggest cleaning pet peeve is the kitchen. If my kitchen gets messy, it's like my world falls apart LOL So, that needs to be a priority.
Well, we've had a week back in the city life and it has been wonderful! But, I'm ready to get back to the homestead. The only way to make it better would be if I could pick the Moon up (our metaphysical-ey store) and all our friends/family and bring them back with us!! Now THAT would make life perfect!
Tomorrow night we are celebrating the full moon ritual. I will have to share how that is along with a few other things that we've done while here before the weekend is up. :)
Happy Homesteading!
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