So I went to bed at 9:30 with my husband. He hates to go to bed alone however after lying there for an hour I was back up (he now soundly asleep).
Even as I sit here now I am pondering the Proverbs Woman and the virtuous life she lead I wonder if I will ever be like her. It is my hope. I will start with my home and my husband and then move on. 8 months married and we still are struggling to adjust. We love and yet we do not trust. Him me to follow and me for him to protect.
This country is said to be the land of opportunity and I feel as if I have been shackled and deathrow. Well to bed with me now and to start again anon.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Hoping I'm prepared
I am taking my Series 63 exam today (The Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination). I have 2 hours until I leave, the snowy winter roads mean making sure I have 3 hours to get a distance which usually takes 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 hours.
What is this all in aid of you ask, how can you use that on the farm? Well I can't, farming on a small family farm does not pay, in order to have kids and anything but a second hand life I need to work. Preparing for the big bad world when I have my Greencard though maybe I'll just end up working at the local supermarket.
The price of milk did not fluctuate very much in the stores last year but here on the farm they were paying us a pittance. You may think oh the price of fuel etc but the truth is far worse. Even after fuel had returned to semi-reasonable levels the price we were being paid kept going down. Fertilizer was still inflated although a little better.
We are one of the 'lucky'??? ones. We don't carry any debt, but then we don't have any credit either. Not an ideal situation, as the prices we were being paid were so horrible we were forced to buy on account where some companies charge 18-22% interest.
So here I am now trying to figure out what type of job I can get which pays a good salary without having to completely re-educate myself/ See we live just too far out of Chicago where I would find it easier to get a job in the finance field. I mean who wants to commute 4 hours a day??? Whilst I have done it in the past (my younger years) I do not want to live my life like that now.
I better get back to my final review I do NOT want to fail.
What is this all in aid of you ask, how can you use that on the farm? Well I can't, farming on a small family farm does not pay, in order to have kids and anything but a second hand life I need to work. Preparing for the big bad world when I have my Greencard though maybe I'll just end up working at the local supermarket.
The price of milk did not fluctuate very much in the stores last year but here on the farm they were paying us a pittance. You may think oh the price of fuel etc but the truth is far worse. Even after fuel had returned to semi-reasonable levels the price we were being paid kept going down. Fertilizer was still inflated although a little better.
We are one of the 'lucky'??? ones. We don't carry any debt, but then we don't have any credit either. Not an ideal situation, as the prices we were being paid were so horrible we were forced to buy on account where some companies charge 18-22% interest.
So here I am now trying to figure out what type of job I can get which pays a good salary without having to completely re-educate myself/ See we live just too far out of Chicago where I would find it easier to get a job in the finance field. I mean who wants to commute 4 hours a day??? Whilst I have done it in the past (my younger years) I do not want to live my life like that now.
I better get back to my final review I do NOT want to fail.
Monday, January 4, 2010
The problem with procrastination
Well simply you don't seem to get done what you need to. For some of us that means other things get completed instead, ie laundry, cleaning, bills etc.
I once heard an analogy where a boy was told to clean his room. He didn't really want to do it, he had some other chores around the house and one of them was to mow the lawn so he decided to that instead. When he had finished he came in the house and announced "I have mowed the lawn" expecting to be praised, instead his mother was cross and disappointed because he had not cleaned his room. He felt slighted and unappreciated but the fault lay with him. He had decided not to do as asked, so it didn't matter what else he did. How many of us in our daily lives do the same thing at work, school or at home?
Well I am right now so I had better go back to the books and study for my exam on Thursday.
I once heard an analogy where a boy was told to clean his room. He didn't really want to do it, he had some other chores around the house and one of them was to mow the lawn so he decided to that instead. When he had finished he came in the house and announced "I have mowed the lawn" expecting to be praised, instead his mother was cross and disappointed because he had not cleaned his room. He felt slighted and unappreciated but the fault lay with him. He had decided not to do as asked, so it didn't matter what else he did. How many of us in our daily lives do the same thing at work, school or at home?
Well I am right now so I had better go back to the books and study for my exam on Thursday.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
And the snow keeps falling while the New Year comes in.
The snow is now up to my knees, mind you I am only 5 foot 2 so its not as deep to some. Everywhere around looks very Ansel Adams-esque. The snow is light and stacks almost a foot high on the fence posts.
Today we were invited to a hog roast by some friends from church. They only live 5 minutes away normally, but in the snow and unploughed roads it took about 15 minutes. Friends had gone on a Boar hunt done south and brought it home. Tasted pretty good, not gamy at all. The traditions rang strong the Midwest meal was Pork and Beans and as in the cultural I grew up with in Australia then men hung around the Barbie (BBQ / Braai) and the women were inside. In fact I was dismissed as such and so retired inside, where it was a good deal warmer.
I think I should start taking some photos to enhance the blog so you are truly able to appreciate the experience.
Anyways chores took over 2 hours did MIL's as well. So time to moisturize. Had a way too hot but thoroughly enjoyable shower. Going to relax and watch the Part 2 to Dr Who. Got to love BBC if only it was the reall BBC and not BBC America, oh well, signing off.
Bye
Today we were invited to a hog roast by some friends from church. They only live 5 minutes away normally, but in the snow and unploughed roads it took about 15 minutes. Friends had gone on a Boar hunt done south and brought it home. Tasted pretty good, not gamy at all. The traditions rang strong the Midwest meal was Pork and Beans and as in the cultural I grew up with in Australia then men hung around the Barbie (BBQ / Braai) and the women were inside. In fact I was dismissed as such and so retired inside, where it was a good deal warmer.
I think I should start taking some photos to enhance the blog so you are truly able to appreciate the experience.
Anyways chores took over 2 hours did MIL's as well. So time to moisturize. Had a way too hot but thoroughly enjoyable shower. Going to relax and watch the Part 2 to Dr Who. Got to love BBC if only it was the reall BBC and not BBC America, oh well, signing off.
Bye
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