Farm Girl Studio

Wearing nothing new on TED talk I found this link on one of the blogs I read , While Tangerine Dreams , I seriously can not wait to read her posts. In my mind Kathy and I are sisters, even though she has no clue who I am lol. In this post she talks about not buying anything new, now this is something close to my heart. I love to thrift store, recycling and refashioning bring me great joy. Check out both links be sure to listen to the life lessons Jessie Arrington has and give second hand a try. I am making beads today, I know twice in one month lol. Have a great day everyone!

One of our main goal for moving to the country was to simplify our life. To a lot of people it probably doesn't seem like we have made our life more "simply" with the animals and the garden. Though we spend a lot of time and energy doing those kind of activities we feel they are more meaningful to us and our quality of life. One of my favorite things to do when the weather is good is hang my laundry out to dry. I try to add this to my morning ritual and even think of it as exercise :D Hanging your clothes not only extended the life of your garments it save energy. Windy days are wonderful here on the farm, looking over and seeing the windmill turn and watching my laundry blow in the wind is very satisfying.

I have found some really YUMMY things and I must share them with you. Being Gluten free puts a bit of a damper on the foods I can eat so when I find something that is good and gluten free it's a good day :D. Here are my newest finds, Let start out with the Chocolate. Ghirardelli Squares and Lindt Lindor Truffles I am never going back to cheap chocolate again. I also love Boursin with Wild Rice Works sea salt and black sesame I think this may be my new go to meal.

I have been asked by a couple of people, what is a balanced life? That is going to differ from person to person and even change for a someone with what may be going on in their life at the time. For me right now a balenced life is trying not to multi task, I know I can :) if I must but on a daily basis I am going to try to give each task it's own time. Limit my time on the computer to 2 hours a day, give real life more time :) make time for fun with as much dedication as I do for work. finish things that are important in the same note don't spend time on things that are not enjoyable. remember what is important in my life, all else is filler. Hope you are enjoying the weather were you are, we are having snow again :) I am off to make beads.