Ever just get in a mood where you can't seem to get motivated to do what you normally do? A family member is house shopping, and I love looking at homes and imagining what life in that space might be like. To me, it is fun, whether I'm imagining for myself or someone else. Then I got the bright idea to look at what homes we would be looking at if we were to sell our home and try to buy within the profit margin to get rid of debt. Mind you, I have absolutely no interest in moving again and I love my home. I felt a nudge to ignore that idea, but I looked anyway out of sheer curiosity.
Home prices are simply ridiculous. For the price we paid for our current home, we couldn't even find anything like our first tiny little starter home. It is simply crazy. We'd have to move into a run-down home that needed complete remodeling and a lot of care to be workable, I've been spoiled with how God has blessed us in our current home. I was shocked at how much the housing market has changed in just a few years.
After following random bunny trails I found myself in a funk. I didn't feel like doing anything, it was disappointing. And just like that, Satan stole my contentment. It took me a while to figure out what it was that was effecting my mood and motivation. Once I did, I prayed for a better perspective and that God would bring me back to finding joy in them mundane and contentment with my life.
The next day, I woke up in a better frame of mind and decided to delete my home-finding apps from my phone and focus on where God has placed me and the tasks He has set before me. My husband, my children, educating our children, keeping our home, meal planning, garden prep, etc.
I got another bright idea to change up our garden from a large 15x15 square to more narrow beds 3 feet wide. My hubby was skeptical, but gave me permission, so I spent $35 this past weekend and I moved pea gravel, bought cement blocks and created a garden bed 3x8.5 feet. (That's what fit between the sprinkler system hoses so that I don't have to call someone in to move those around.)
I plan to move dirt from our current garden by the fence to that new garden bed and put the pea gravel by the fence. It will give me more space to work with the plants without having to squeeze in along the fence or walk on the garden itself, which compacts the dirt making it more difficult for plants to grow. So far, I am pleased with the progress I have made and the minimal work/cost involved.
The real test will be continuing to make the necessary changes in the current garden bed. I'd like to make it into 2 beds instead of one large one. We'll see how the next couple months progress. If I don't get to it this year, I can still use the large space we have and our new garden bed. I will at least have made gardening a little bit easier on myself.
And just like that, God has helped me to find joy in the mundane. :)
