It’s hard to believe that I’m writing about the holiday season in past tense already, where did 2012 go?
Both
kids are back in school, the holiday dust has settled, and life on the mountain
has returned to our version of normal (complete with getting snowed in and
school closures). Now is the time to reflect
and hopefully get back into a routine of some sorts.
Some
are thinking about New Year’s resolutions, others may be happy with their life
and decide to continue living their own status quo, but right now I’m spending
time thinking about the past. I feel
that remembering where we’ve been is important to making sure we are moving
forward on the path we want to be on.
Have decisions and actions we’ve chosen over the past year helped us to
live the life we want? Have they moved
us closer to goals we’ve set for ourselves?
Three very significant events and changes that happened at our off-grid home sweet home on the mountain this past year, things that most people take for granted, were huge milestones for us...
1 – We
got an inverter! This was the first (and
very expensive) piece of our off-grid power system {click here}.
2 – We
got water!! No more having to haul water
from town, this was a very happy moment {click here}.
3 – We
got a working in-door toilet!!! This was
by far the most exciting (and appreciated) thing that happened up here on the mountain
this past year {click here}.
“The
tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.” ~ Benjamin E Mays
