What’s the haps on non-RV life? Wondering how my mental state is? Are we adjusting?
It’s been a little over three weeks since we parked the RV in our driveway and, to be honest, we all miss it. The girls miss living in the RV more than they thought they would and Shaun and I are feeling a little empty space outside of it. Not to say that we aren’t finding happiness in our life in our house, but it’s just a huge seismic shift in life all together.
Trying to explain what we are missing about our full-time life seems to give others the impression that we are unhappy in our life without wheels but that’s not the case at all. We are enjoying reconnecting with people, making new friends, lazy summer days, cooking in the big kitchen, the girls with their playroom/basement space, all of the farms, etc… However, the joy of just uninterrupted time together, way less stressors, people’s expectations of our time, exploring new places, and basically just going at our perfect pace is what we all miss most.
Look how happy we were on the road…
As I said last time I am focusing on being unbusy and practicing it at home is harder then in the RV but it is also creating a more family focused me than I have ever been in our sticks and bricks. Ok, let me rewind, anyone who knows me knows my family is who I am. What I mean is that I now let things I wouldn’t before go to the wayside and create more time centered and focused on my family. Having a perfectly clean house, all of the laundry done, no dishes in the sink, blah, blah, blah is so unimportant when I could be spending the days with my loves. I know in other parts of the country/world, it’s normal for people to just pop over other people’s houses but in NJ it’s just not what we do…thank God…and so I don’t have to worry about my house being perfect and it alleviates that issue. This house is a NO judgement zone anyway!
One of my current stressors is school starting. I loved having my babies with me all of the time. I know that’s not everyone’s cup of tea but it’s totally mine. 24/7 I want them with me and I had that for six and a half months and it was spectacular! We were done with school in 2 hours when we were roadschooling because there wasn’t anything/anyone in the way. Regular school is soooooo long and then homework UGH! It’s all so new too and I’m sending my babies into the unknown. Their old school was like a second home for us and I knew and trusted it there. I’m sure everything will be amazing and I’m praying for them so much but momma bear worries. On the fun side of school, Friday the girls got their teachers and they each have at least one person they know and get along with nicely in their classes! They also have people they know on their bus!
A few days ago, God popped by for a visit, not really but he made a little light in my day. We realized friends of ours that we lost touch with, but who we really like and also have a fifth grade girl, live about 1 block away! Shaun, who forgets everyone (don’t ever be offended, it’s just who he is), remembered them and liked them a lot too…mind blown. It was such a breath of fresh air! We’ve been connecting with some great people in town, our neighborhood, and locally.
While life isn’t all sunshine these days and we are dealing with A LOT of hard stuff also, we are trying to trust in God and find the rainbows after the rain. (Actually we almost need an arc with all of the rain we’ve been having in NJ). But I continue to ask you for prayers for my family as we live through a hard time, which I am still not ready to talk about, for a great school year for the girls, a smoother readjustment, unbusiness, and just life surrounded by love and genuine people.
So I leave you with this picture after I got the best haircut I’ve ever had on Saturday! Also had a mom morning (which usually is not allowed without the girls lol). Hair salon and Trader Joes with my momma…who could ask for a better Saturday morning?
(The one on the left is the before)
You look awesomeeeee!! Love the cut!!!