My Life In Ruins

I’m in the country. I. live. in. the. country. Not the urban city, not romantic Paris, not the kid-friendly suburbs but the chicken-smellin’ country. Youthful ambition matched with available property and at the age of 25 I was the proud owner of a...well, I’ll glorify it by calling it a ranch (although plantation has a much nicer ring to it).

Being a single woman on the farm I’ve had to learn to take care of a few things myself. Try priming the well in 20-degree weather. Or my favorite; crawling under the cross boards to place a heater on frozen pipes. I can handle these chores pretty well, just don’t make me deal with a spider! The vacuum is my tool of choice when dealing with these spawn of the devil. Just aim and suck. No more spider.

So here I am. Life on the farm. It’s a good life, my house has tons of character (haha…needs improvement). But what I love best is gathering friends around the campfire, deep conversations over coffee, and looking out my window in the mornings with the sun rising over the lake behind my house.

This year I want to...

My new years resolution is all about no. That's right, practicing the art of saying no. I'm already going through withdrawals. NO!!!!!!! I'm a total junkie for pleasing people. Are there no means by which to measure how you're doing on this resolution? Oh well, I think I would fail any test just yet. I'm new to this. I'm gonna go now, I've got to go do something for somebody else...oh crap, I just failed again, didn't I? Better luck next year. By the way, is there anything I can do for you? Just let me know.

What is this blog about???

For many many months I've been trying to get a handle on this blog. Should it be about music? How about websites? Travel? And don't forget about the little things in life that keep coming up...pipes freezing, rugby, or crafty hobbies. Well, that's just it. I can't compartmentalize my life enough to only write about one topic. So I believe I've found my blog. It's me, life in general. Anything from traveling adventures to church graphics. If you don't like what I've got to say just come back another time and I'm sure the topic might be of more interest.