January 1, 2020

Happy New Year

Happy New Year!

Bright side of the Barn has been online a YEAR now! Be sure to refresh your page to see the New Look for 2020..

Yes, I'm up working on the blog. The power keeps going out with the boom booms, then back on a few minutes later.. I have to make sure things are turned off or on..
No point going to sleep around here until the booms quiet down anyway. 

Remember to put your words into action and make things happen this year. Show who you are and shine bright!  What you can accomplish is unstoppable.

It's going to be a great year! I've felt like God has had His hand in the plan more now than ever. The accident like everything else, happened for a reason. Not my place to question the why, just pray for the how to get through and what is the right thing to do. So far all is going well, at least as well as can be. 

Fractured sternum, and broken ribs are not comfortable, to sneeze is the worst! Coughing next and everything else next. My shoulder is doing pretty good. We are starting to get a little movement and sometimes I can almost forget .... and then I move it just a little too much in the wrong direction and remember everything including the pain.

I've had some weird pains in the sternum, all the way to my left shoulder... I am being careful and taking it easy compared to what I would normally be doing. This hurts in ways I've never experienced pain before. I'm worn out by night fall. It feels good to sleep and not feel it.

Physical therapy for me, is getting back to my normal routine. Going to a therapist is a waste of my time and the insurance companies money. My doctor agrees my chores and all I do, is the perfect physical therapy.
There is a plan in the works I just have a lot of work to do to get back to my normal. 

2020 


This year I hope to increase my chicken 'cluck' adding 20 new chicks, and start producing about 2 dozen eggs a day, by next fall. I'm just not sure where we are going to be as the year carries on. It's not so easy to find a place to rent for my little farm. And buying land, went out the window with the truck accident ~ for now.

Resolutions......

Get a lot of things wrapped up and done with ..... Old bills that are so small it's embarrassing that I owe them. Time to sit down and get things paid. Car insurance, ya, 'can't afford it...' sorry, but I can't afford NOT TO HAVE IT. The truck payment , vs, the little car payment will have a big effect on my finances. A positive one, once the accident bills are paid.

My goal is to get bills paid off and get settled down 'at home'. I'm financially stable now, with the prospect of it looking better in 7 years. So the future looks a little brighter. 

The trailer has a lot of work to be done, carpet to rip out, tile to lay, and new leaks to fix. Not really a surprize with the rain we've been having.  and of course The furnace died this fall, I was hoping to get the propane fireplace this winter, but it looks like next fall is more realistic. 

Weighing out the options... Moving to An RV park would exchange the Honey bucket service for Electricity and I think the power bill would be less expensive and less stress. I just wish I could find one that would let me have my chickens lol. I'm finally 55, so there are some things I can benefit from now so I've been looking at the parks.

My goats mean the world to me, finding a place to board them with the horse has been another uphill adventure. Since I'm down to the one horse, she and the twins {Goats} have started to connect and bond. I don't want nothing to separate them. 

So whether I stay here or move, depends on if the planets can line up and be noticed at just the right moment.

I feel good about this year, things should be getting better. My grandson and I were talking about me 'getting old' and 'how much longer are you gonna live Grama'.... He told me he needed me to be here in a couple years and then he decided he wanted me here a few more years after that, cause he wants me to meet his wife... at the end of the conversation it was decided that he wants me to make it to 75 at least.

What a great goal to start the year off with. 

I hope everyone had a safe and Happy Holiday season..
May the new year bring you more joy than the last.! 

Blessed by God
Life's good @ the Bright side of the Barn,
Thanks for stopping by,
Until next time, Stay safe and Happy Trails.

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