Latest Issue

The latest issue of Hobby Farm Home came in the mail last week, yay!

I spent some time over Memorial Weekend sitting outside perusing the magazine.

This is the only magazine subscription I have.

There are always good articles and lots of useful information for the hobby farm enthusiast.

Being away from home, the chickens, the garden... I thought maybe the desire to have a hobby farm would dissipate.

It hasn't.

Now, more than ever, both CountryBoy and I dream of having a small farm one day.

Meanwhile, we're working towards that goal and when the time is right it will happen.

We just have to hang in there!

Till next time,

All.Over.The.Place.

Do you ever feel like you're all over the place?

You know, like you've got too many irons in the fire and you're not sure which one to pull out or leave in?

Or you feel like there's not enough time in the day to do all the things you want to do?

I recently felt that way about what I like to do in my spare time.

For example, I have several hobbies that I really enjoy...

reading

cross-stitching

crocheting

photography

,

scrapbooking

stamping

sewing

gardening

refinishing/repurposing 'stuff'

And then there are the hobbies I would like to learn...

knitting,
playing the violin
becoming a more advanced seamstress

I think you get the idea.  I enjoy being crafty and creative.

While there is nothing wrong with any of those hobbies, it's the sheer number of hobbies and the amount of supplies needed for each that began to overwhelm me and was taking up too much room in the house.  Room we didn't have.

When it looked as though we would be living in a 5th wheel for a while I decided it was time for me to get focused.

Focused on hobbies that would serve a double duty purpose... enjoyment for me while making it and is a usable/functional end product.

I decided that although scrapbooking and stamping were both hobbies I enjoyed doing they consumed a lot of time and space needed to store all the necessary supplies.  I packed up three large boxes of paper, stamps, ink, etc. and sent them with my sister up to New York where three beautiful little girls are having a blast making cards for other people.

I will not be refinishing or repurposing anything while on the road nor will I be doing any gardening.

With limited storage space, I will be focusing mainly on crocheting, photography and sewing with a bit of reading in the evenings.

Even though I still have quite a few hobbies I feel like I'm less all.over.the.place and I now have a purpose to my hobbies and crafts.

It feels good.

Do you have any hobbies?

Are you like me and enjoy too many hobbies but don't have the time nor space for them?

Till next time,

Simply Saturday

Today,

I am simply going to relax.

I am going to sit on my front porch

and absorb this beautiful weather we're having today.

This post-Thanksgiving day,

I am going to continue counting the blessings in my life.

I am going to do some cross-stitching.

I'm going to read.

And I'm simply going to enjoy the day!

What are you going to do today?

Till next time,