Heading into 2018

My Office

     I didn’t write an exit for the last year because I felt that it had been one of many pains. Many plans were made and very few were ever accomplished. That being said I want to start out this year in a whole new way of doing things. This year I want to try and be spontaneous, without plans, then I can say that things great were accomplished when they do happen. Plans for me seemed to have eaten away much of my happiness. I drove myself crazy planning the plans for our house and who knows what will ever come of that. I am not going to open that plan again to make changes they are set in stone and it is what it is. Family plans also have been futile.

     This year I want to work on more important things such as the fruitages of the spirit; love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, mildness, and yes self-control. There is much I am lacking in all of these things and I need to improve on all of them. Putting my mind on more spiritual things can only make my life better as I grow closer to my heavenly Father Jehovah. I know I have tried to do things on my own and have failed to leave my anxieties in His hands and it have added to many stresses in my life. I have to believe and have faith that all things will work out.

     As far as the farm goes it has been funny kind of things that have come about. For instance on the coldest of days my chickens have been laying eggs like it is no bodies business. I even have broody chickens, not just one but a few. They are sitting on eggs. Mind you it is 30 degrees out there too. I guess they have plans of their own. Our pigs are all growing fat and no more escapes can be reported at this time, which is good for those of us who have to chase them when they do. The goats were wormed the other day and boy are they woolly, fat and sassy.  We had fire wood delivered to hopefully last the rest of the winter. There isn’t much left of the old tree that came down during the hurricane. The man that came with the wood said he would cut down that big old oak (that has been plaguing me for all these years) for $500 and he would take it in payments. Now that is the best news of last year!

     Since I have been back at it with my annual asthmatic bronchitis bout and the flu and cold weather had wrecked any of the plans for the house, I have put my energy into crocheting. This is my favorite pass time during the winter months. I have made blankets, hats, several different scarfs, and shawls since I have been on my school break. This to me is a mindless way to keep from going crazy. I have even learned some new stitches. I have also painted a few things. I do have a set of art pencils coming in the mail and will get back to drawing too. I can say too I love my new office space.

     All in all I guess nothing ready bad has come about in the past year, yet nothing good has got me too excited either. No weddings, no births, no deaths, just a year. One to say I have aged one more and I am still alive. I hope whatever things are in the future are good and not too much bad may come. Thankful for all I have and cleaning out all the useless things that clutter both my home and my brain. Looking forward and not back, moving in the right direction even if it is narrow. I guess I do have a plan after all... Life.