canesisters
Herd Master
I have neglected my farm.
There. I said it.
In front of other farmers.
I've let messy become Oppressive.
I mean hoarder kind of "messy". It's embarrassing & is sucking any pleasure and joy out of doing the things that the farm is FOR.
I can try to blame it on the dire straits that I found myself in after my husband passed & the mindset of save EVERYTHING because I can't afford to replace ANYTHING.... but that was many, many years ago and life has changed quite a bit.
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I saw where someone else did a list/index on a journal that they added-to throughout the year and I thought it was a great idea
January: The Big Barn Cleanout!/wheelbarrow feeder for Eva/door on feed room/fridge into feed bin/work bench gone/new generator/rubber mats EVERYWHERE
February: saddle sold/work drama/GRAVEL!!/rain collection-diversion set up
March: new perimeter fence in the chicken coop
April: installed picket fence along the front of the chicken coop & started the new planting bed there/Jury duty/new washer/Disney trip/Jim fired - Extreme work drama!!!!
May: drama, drama, drama/Jane's car load of plants/bulb garden re-done/tiller arrives/created bed for the glads/started tilling in The Piney Woods to make beds for all the rest of Jane's gifted plants
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That being said... it's TIME TO FIX THIS!
Starting earlier this month I enlisted the help of a friend who is RUTHLESS about purging & cleaning & organizing
to come help me dig my way out.
First up is THE BARN - specifically the Feed Room, to start off with.
I've started bagging up the trash and the 'what the heck IS this & why do I have it?' stuff. I'm filling buckets and boxes and carts with stuff that needs to be somewhere else in the barn. She will be here this Sunday & I expect there will be a HUGE amount of progress (... and probably a good bit of whining, and maybe even a few tears)
To my shame - here are the before pictures.
... does anyone have any advice about turning an OLD fridge into a feed bin?
There. I said it.
In front of other farmers.

I've let messy become Oppressive.
I mean hoarder kind of "messy". It's embarrassing & is sucking any pleasure and joy out of doing the things that the farm is FOR.
I can try to blame it on the dire straits that I found myself in after my husband passed & the mindset of save EVERYTHING because I can't afford to replace ANYTHING.... but that was many, many years ago and life has changed quite a bit.
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EDITED TO ADD THIS SECTION
I saw where someone else did a list/index on a journal that they added-to throughout the year and I thought it was a great idea
January: The Big Barn Cleanout!/wheelbarrow feeder for Eva/door on feed room/fridge into feed bin/work bench gone/new generator/rubber mats EVERYWHERE
February: saddle sold/work drama/GRAVEL!!/rain collection-diversion set up
March: new perimeter fence in the chicken coop
April: installed picket fence along the front of the chicken coop & started the new planting bed there/Jury duty/new washer/Disney trip/Jim fired - Extreme work drama!!!!
May: drama, drama, drama/Jane's car load of plants/bulb garden re-done/tiller arrives/created bed for the glads/started tilling in The Piney Woods to make beds for all the rest of Jane's gifted plants
*****************************************************************************************************
That being said... it's TIME TO FIX THIS!
Starting earlier this month I enlisted the help of a friend who is RUTHLESS about purging & cleaning & organizing
First up is THE BARN - specifically the Feed Room, to start off with.
I've started bagging up the trash and the 'what the heck IS this & why do I have it?' stuff. I'm filling buckets and boxes and carts with stuff that needs to be somewhere else in the barn. She will be here this Sunday & I expect there will be a HUGE amount of progress (... and probably a good bit of whining, and maybe even a few tears)
To my shame - here are the before pictures.
... does anyone have any advice about turning an OLD fridge into a feed bin?
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