Well.... the short answer is no. No it isn't. Not even a little bit. In fact it's not anything like I imagined it would be. It's stressful, It's frustrating, there is always a new project to be done, and sadly it isn't a seasonal thing where you only have to work when it's nice outside. But, It's also pretty great.
So what does our little farm consist of, you might ask? Well we have our ducks, our chickens (who think they are ducks), our goats who are always making some kind of noise or getting into trouble, and our nosy bottomless hay pits running laps around the field ( in other words, horses). Now, don't get me wrong, I love our animals. Especially mine in particular (2 of the ducks, Flynn the horse, Layla the boxer, and Luna the Mini-Lamancha goat.) but boy, are they a handful! Especially when you already have a bit of a busy schedule.
My day starts at different times depending on what day it is, on certain days my day starts at 8, and others at 10. I know, it's not healthy to have such drastically different sleeping schedules day by day, but sometimes that is just how it works out. Either way, my day starts with getting dressed and ready for whatever I'm doing that day. Say it's a day I don't have to go anywhere; in this case my day starts just as anyone else does. Next, my brothers and I feed all the animals that need to be fed (dogs, goats, chickens, and ducks) which isn't as easy as you might imagine. The ducks and chickens won't be quiet until you feed them, and the goats won't even let the food reach the bowl before they try to eat it. I go back inside for coffee and sometimes breakfast depending on if I'm hungry or not, which usually is a protein shake or whatever we have left in our ever-changing landscape of a fridge.
After all of this, I usually sit on my bed for at least 5 minuets dreading having to do schoolwork. I make sure to sulk, possibly groan. Then I get it over with. About 2 hours later, I'm done. Homeschooling benefits, my friends. Thank goodness. This is usually about time for my boots to go on, and I head into the field to spend some bonding/training time with Flynn for an hour or two, which is a great time of day and I usually thoroughly enjoy it. Sometimes there is a bit of a fight to get him to listen, sometimes he's an angel, and then the extremely rare occasion I fear I may leave with a bite mark or a black and blue bruise from a powerful kick (Which I know deep down he probably wouldn't do, But you know horses do horse things).
Afterwards I usually check on the animals and make sure they all have water, look to see if their are eggs to collect, and other odd chores here and there, usually watching the goats fight each other for the highest spot to stand or knock over their own water bucket. Then it's usually time to take Layla for a little walk down to the creek where she happily plays in the water or searches for who knows what and barks at squirrels scampering up trees. This is my version of taking her for a walk, sense we don't have a sidewalk on our little country street. It's usually evening by this time, so I'll go back up and if it's nice outside, enjoy the sunset with our horses and Layla. This is the one thing that is anything like I imagined and one of the best parts of my day.
This is an overview of a very calm day, other days of the week are busier with places to go and things to get done. Sometimes there is a hurt animal to attend to, or a goat escape route to block, or even a runaway dog (Which did happen once, needless to say Layla's 'alone time at the creek' privileges were revoked.) and sometimes you have awful days. It's messy, and it takes work. But, in the end it's really fun. You get to spend most of your day in nature and with your animals, and there are few better things to do that are so therapeutic in this crazy stressful world we live in. I hope you enjoyed this little peek into what a chill day is like on the farm!
Until next time,
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