Loving the Relaxed Life

Oh how we love the unschooling life.  Now that we have had the taste of freedom that comes from living without school for 18 months, I can't imagine how we could ever go back.  Being able to go at our own pace in the morning without having to rush is a gift I am completely grateful for.  "Mom, will you read me a book?"  "Mom, can we play a game?"  "Mom, I want to be a geologist when I grow up, can you help me learn all about geology right now?!"  Yes, yes and yes!  To have the time and space to be able to say yes is luscious.

I used to treasure my evenings after the kids went to bed as my "alone" time and my time to get things done that I wanted to do.  But these days, the kids are staying up as late as or later than us, so I wake before them and have my coffee, check emails and make a list of ideas I have for the day.  No matter how relaxed I get, I will always be a list person.  It isn't a curriculum or an agenda, just ideas that have popped into my head and maybe a few things I must get done.

Today I bought a mini fridge, on craigslist of course!  I am stumbling into making cheese.  Last week I made mozzarella (look for a posting on this soon).  This week I want to make some soft cheeses.  Maybe next week, cheddar.  Although I still need to figure out a way to press the cheddar.  So the fridge?  I need to let many of the cheeses age for many months at a constant 55 degrees.  Since our basement is occupied and therefore heated, that is out.  Some of my neighbors have a ground fridge (aka deep hole in the ground).  Buying a used mini fridge was much simpler that that!  Maybe someday we will dig.