Living A Farmer's Life: It still hurts....

About Me

If you love horses, dogs, photography, art, writing, gardening, outdoor activities and/or reading, we will probably get along. Who am I kidding? I get along with just about everyone!

I'm in my thirties. I live in a house we built from the foundation up on the same ten acres as my parents and grandparents. My family is important to me. Although I love to travel and explore, at heart I'm a homebody.

On my blog you will get to read about my many, diverse passions, hobbies and obsessions. I love learning and experiencing new things. I love making lists, goals and having big dreams. I love to photograph and write about my experiences to share them with you, so I hope you'll join me on my adventures and subscribe to my blog.

My interests are as ever changing as my mood, so expect something different all the time, but a few things remain constant in my life. My passion for horses, dogs, learning and always striving for more!

Here are a few links that might interest you.

My about me page where you can see examples of my art and read more about my hobbies.

My other blog Equestrian Journey where you can read all about my Friesian sporthorse Chrome and my other animals.

My 2015 Reading Challenge

My 2016 Reading Challenge

My 30 Before 30 Posts

My 40 Before 40 Posts

More info in the sidebar below or on the pages above.

40 Before 40

1. Visit the Grand Canyon COMPLETED 10-11-19

2. Ride on a sailboat

3. Visit Canada

4. See, pet or swim with dolphins

5. Ride a train on a multi day, multi state trip

6. Ride/drive a jet ski

7. Try Paintball

8. Become confident driving a standard on the road

9. Go kayaking on a river instead of a lake

10. Visit Painted Desert COMPLETED 10-10-19

11. Ride in or drive a convertible

12. Get a massage

13. Do a color run 5k

14. Drive a horse in harness

15. Try something new that hubby has never done, but always wanted to try even if I've done it before so we can do it together

16. Learn 1000 ASL signs

17. Own and learn to use a DSLR camera

18. Relearn how to play piano (especially Fur Elise and Disney songs) and play grand/baby grand piano

19. Complete 2015 Reading Challenge COMPLETED 12-20-15

20. Take my art to a show of some sort, like a fair

21. Paint pictures of Chrome, Jackal and Storm

22. Learn to draw humans! COMPLETED 2020

23. Learn more about illustration and possibly do the illustrations for one of my own stories

24. Complete a whole sketchbook and participate in challenges

25. Have someone other than family read/review one of my completed novels

26. Take Chrome or Jackal camping (together or separate)

27. Reach Jackal's goal weight (50-55lbs) COMPLETED 2018

28. Haul Chrome in a trailer to someplace other than the vet (separate from the camping trip)

29. Teach Chrome to neck rein

30. Take lessons on Chrome or go to a clinic

31. Teach Chrome to bow

32. Gallop Chrome

33. Photo shoot on Chrome in a dress

34. Compete Chrome in something

35. Teach Chrome and Jackal 5 or more new tricks and get a video of them all

36. Finish our house COMPLETED

37. Have a new (to me) horse trailer COMPLETED June 2019

38. Build a horse barn!

39. Buy/adopt or rescue a Papillon

40. Have my own miniature horse!

To see all 40 Before 40 posts click HERE.