Avalon1984
Lovin' The Homestead
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So after some thinking back and forth I decided to start my own journal. I believe that with all of our various backgrounds, we have a great group here and we can all learn from each other. My husband and I own a small horse breeding operation in West Michigan where we own a 14acre farm that used to be an old dairy. We try and keep everything in its original form as much as possible. The old milk house currently serves as chicken house and the troughs for the cows are my storage areas for tack. The property has seen much livestock over the years and I am exited to maximize the land as best as possible. During the week I am on my own, husband travels for a living. I have had many moments of frustration and had to rely on myself to make things work. It is hard but it can be very rewarding. I try to be as efficient as possible with my chores because whatever time I save on chores, I can utilize to do something else. When thinking about what I do/make myself or what I would buy/contract out, I stick with my economic principles of opportunity cost. What is my time worth? Could I do something that would create more value in the same time it would take me to dig a trench? I always try to evaluate where time is best spent on. People think I am OCD but I have to do this to avoid 16-18hr days on the farm. Plus, my horses love the consistency of my work.