I have to admit, I am a "list" gal.
Making a list each day and crossing each item off
makes me happy.
I like to set goals and accomplish them.
It gives me a sense of purpose.
Since moving to the farm, I have had to change the way I look
at my lists.
I have had to divide my life into a short list (things I can accomplish on any given day)
and a long list ( a list that just gets longer each day).
Every day when I make my short list,
I take items from my long list....
like things that need to get done immediately,
or things that are just driving me crazy right now,
or things that are perfect to do in a particular weather situation.
Yesterday was a day for working on the long list...
accomplishing a bit of horse grooming.
As time and weather permits, I have been planting the garden,
washing windows,
trimming goat hooves and horses hooves,
cleaning chicken and turkey coops.
Very soon I will empty out the barn and give it a good
Spring housecleaning.
Then there is pruning to be done in the orchard,
pruning in the blackberry patch,
and uncovering the strawberry patch and weeding it.
In a couple of weeks I will open the bee hives and get them ready
for another season of honey gathering.
All of the outdoor wooden furniture around the farm
will soon be uncovered and water-sealed.
And after that you would think that my list
will be down to a manageable size...
but, no....
that old list just keeps growing.
It has taken me quite a while to adjust to this way of living...
never getting to the bottom of the list.
Making a list each day and crossing each item off
makes me happy.
I like to set goals and accomplish them.
It gives me a sense of purpose.
Since moving to the farm, I have had to change the way I look
at my lists.
I have had to divide my life into a short list (things I can accomplish on any given day)
and a long list ( a list that just gets longer each day).
Every day when I make my short list,
I take items from my long list....
like things that need to get done immediately,
or things that are just driving me crazy right now,
or things that are perfect to do in a particular weather situation.
Yesterday was a day for working on the long list...
accomplishing a bit of horse grooming.
As time and weather permits, I have been planting the garden,
washing windows,
trimming goat hooves and horses hooves,
cleaning chicken and turkey coops.
Very soon I will empty out the barn and give it a good
Spring housecleaning.
Then there is pruning to be done in the orchard,
pruning in the blackberry patch,
and uncovering the strawberry patch and weeding it.
In a couple of weeks I will open the bee hives and get them ready
for another season of honey gathering.
All of the outdoor wooden furniture around the farm
will soon be uncovered and water-sealed.
And after that you would think that my list
will be down to a manageable size...
but, no....
that old list just keeps growing.
It has taken me quite a while to adjust to this way of living...
never getting to the bottom of the list.
I suppose I should just consider it "job security".
I will never ever have an idle day,
or wonder what I am going to do with myself.
There's comfort in that.
Not to mention that I sleep better than I ever have in my life.
I have also come to understand that I have to put the list away
and make time in each day to stop and just enjoy life on the farm.
Like.....baby goats.
And here is your baby goat "fix" for the day....
Comments
And what type of draft is your horse...Belgian? Haflinger?.. I'm having trouble guesstimating size... beautiful. Do you ride or drive?
Recently I have developed a third list on my computer of regularly purchased farm supplies like feed, bedding, supplements, treats, cleaners etc with a blank box next to each item. I group the list by each animal species and print extra copies-that I keep on a clipboard in the barn. Then I just check off the items I need and take the list with me on errand days. I am currently developing one for our household items and food. Sometimes it seems like I have lists of lists!-Especially around holidays and vacation time.
He is just the sweetest guy, very gentle and easy to manage.
Love the baby videos.
Michle
I love that little Bert, he seems to have the same markings as his mom will he go dark too?
Maura :)