Six… is the number of alarms I have set in the morning. I get up every weekday morning by 4:30 but my goal is 3… let’s just say that is why I have six alarms.
The morning hours are my time. Time that allows me to reset my mental space and charge my inner “You Got This” button. I am being pretty vulnerable here but I often times struggle with my mental health especially when I get stressed or start to feel over overwhelmed. You know that saying check on your strong friends.,, It’s true.. I tend to put way too much on myself doing for everyone else and do not leave much for myself. It has gotten better for me since this farm came into my life. Definitely a beautiful distraction and gives me the courage to say no. What do I mean by that? I am a yes person… I will say yes even when I know it means I don’t have time but I squeeze it in often chipping away from the very little time I had dedicated for myself. The stress this puts on me is insane. The farm has given me the courage to say no without feeling guilty.
My role here at the farm essentially is a full time farmhand. I work two jobs and by far my favorite is my farm job. I never really signed up for this gig it just kind of happened. I remember telling my husband that I didn’t want a major part in the decisions that go on with the farm, I am a leader in my corporate career and make decisions all day long.. I need an escape after hours.
So.. what does a farmhand role look like here? I am basically the go getter or the plan do’er. Do you know how unbelievably hard it is to take instructions from your spouse and then… be able to take feedback without throat punching them!?
My husband is fantastic at compartmentalizing his feelings. We could of just had a random blow up argument 5 minutes ago and then he can walk up to me whistling the tune of Don’t Worry Be Happy and ask me where his new expensive garden tool is that I can’t use because I break all of his cool tools.., I will admit sometimes, ok.. most times my inner child comes out and I will flip him the bird as I go grab his precious tool that he thinks he hid from me.
In the summer time when we are not working our day jobs we are outside working on the farm. My husband is the type of person who has a list for everything. I will often get texts at random times of the day with things we need to get done and I am the reminder button. Every morning after chores are taken care of I start the list. The thing that I have realized is that the list continues to grow before I can cross off the previous task. I also realized that my husband changes his mind frequently and is a bigger dreamer than I ever really knew. This guy right here has a plan to conquer the world and then after he is done doing that he will jump right on to making a list of what’s next to text to me.
This farmhand gig is the hardest job I have ever had mentally and physically but it is one of my favorites hands down. So if you ask me what I do here at the farm I will say a little bit of everything because I am the farmhand and pretty darn good at it too if you ask me!
Moral of the story.. Find a job you would be willing to do for free. Then figure out a plan on how to make that your career. ♥️✌🏼- Jamie
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