let there be feathers
last night we ordered the first stage of chicken farming - a basic little coop and run that mister will expand and upgrade (and secure - we're incorporating technology!) a bit before we even get the little dinosaurs. i'm so excited! we have dreams of making a wild west town for our chickens and goats and while that may be too much to realistically do, it's fun to think about. =D
we also got the first stage of garden ordered (seeds and plants) and we spent toooooo much for this to really be what i'd consider a cost effective way to grow our own food. right now, we're at $439 and that's without beds. actually it's more, because i got a compost spinner thing. it's START UP costs, though. *nod* we still need to get the materials for the beds, canning jars and a pressure canner, and and and.
it may take a few years to recoup the costs lol. :(
but it's cheaper than smoking or doing drugs, right?
i really wish we could have lived this life about ten years ago, but dwelling on the past won't do any good and just sort of hurts my heart....so i'm not going to even go there. living in the past is just....no. it's just NO.
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once things get better weather for reals (and who knows? the weather may be what it's going to be with no crazy blizzards coming), days are going to be busy and full and 100% on my terms. sometimes - and it's usually in the winter or right before fall - i miss being in the classroom. i miss the unpredictability and the surprises of everyday life as a teacher.
i was very good at what i did. teaching is as much performance art as anything else and every day - and sometimes every hour - i got to slip into a different me and entertain and guide and prompt. it was often lovely. the only things i really DON'T miss about being in the classroom is what happens OUTSIDE of the classroom.
anyway, i am still thinking about getting my WI/MN credential, but i'm not sure. i just want to spend some time making my dreams come true - and i would begrudge any hour away from my little acres in the woods.
so, for now, i continue my edwardian lady of leisure slash little house on the prairie homesteader plans and am warmed by the vast amounts of POSSIBILITY i'm blessed to be afforded.
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mister got me a walking pad to help me get steps in (while i'm ok to go walking around here, it's still effing cold) and i just tried it out. not too shabby, but i was trying to watch a television not directly in front of me and just veered off course and walked right off the walking pad. lol
everyone is gone (mister to take old man onslow to the vet for his special k shot and kid is with her grandpa and doing some in-town thrifting), so no one got to hear me say dirty words at myself. =D
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ok. time to get some bread going. kid requested i make a loaf of white bread for her, so that's what i'm going to do.