Now What?

Now that I finished my 5 Pillar Certification list (see my last post), I don't know what to do with myself! I typically spend a lot of time during the summer:

• looking for curriculum (our curriculum is already decided)
  
• deciding what to teach the kids next year (already decided)
  
• updating my own web skills (I'm stuck and can't progress)
  
• designing blogs or websites (not interesting anymore)
  
• reading (can still do that)
  
• learning a new skill - like sewing or something (don't have money to start new projects)
  

But, this summer I'm having a hard time finding peace and joy in my typical summer pursuits. I think it is because of our new environment. When we lived in the scorching valley in Queen Creek, the outdoors was not something we ventured out into often during the summer. If we did, it was to swim and then run back home to air conditioning.

Now that we live in the beautiful pines. I want to find things to do outdoors. After all, we will be stuck inside during the winter. Also, we do not have an established circle of friends yet to do things with. We are making friends, but, it has only been 3 months so I can't expect to be invited to everything or for the kids to have best friends yet.

So, I feel that an adjustment in our yearly schedule is coming...the ebb and flow of life is changing for us because we actually have SEASONS now.