It is amazing how your life will take twists and turn. One day you think you will be doing something and then later on it completely changes. I remember being younger and envisioning how my life would be. I was definitely influenced by my teachers and what I felt everyone expected of me. I wanted to live in the city and have a career that I loved and basically do that scene. But it is amazing to me that if I just did my gut instinct I would have ended up happier sooner. What I mean is, I have always been a bit hippy. I don’t usually wear makeup, I have always been into making things from scratch and one of the big things I always dreamed of being is a farmer. I know that being a farmer is not economically possible and so I think that part of me I just ignored. But recently I have come to realize that you don’t need acreage to be more farm like.

As I am getting older I am realizing what is more important to me. I look at old women who have canned, tended gardens and other things like that and feel like they had a fulfilling life providing for there family. I want to be that sort of grandma one day. So lately I have been talking to my husband about making some changes in our lifestyle. I would like to be more self sufficient so one, we will be healthier, and two, save money. I want my son to have the opportunity to go to college and not have to worry about how he is going to pay for it and that requires saving money. I have always been self sufficient in the crafty area. I make a lot of my own things and have learned how to sew, knit, spin, and many other crafty things. I have recently took on the once a month cooking which is leading into freezing things to preserve it for later use. I am starting a garden this year, albeit a small one to test the waters but plan on expanding so I can start canning. We will be saving some money up to buy half of a grass fed cow. My in-laws raise chickens and have a huge coop already and we discussed raising a flock of chickens to slaughter and put in the freezer. We will also get some chickens for eggs. Fresh eggs are the best and after having them it is hard buying them from the store. My husband has agreed to do the slaughtering because there is no way I could do it. So those are the new changes in my life and am pretty sure you will hear more about it as we go along.

What twists and turns has your life taken?