I wrote an article for Progressive Dairy that's going to be published in January 2022, and it really sums up our year on the farm. I'll share that when it comes out!
When I started this blog in 2010, Max was two months old, and Ty and Cole were three years old. I've always been a writer, and I wanted to share with everyone about our farm life. On the side, I wrote books, freelanced, and worked on contract. I also started sharing about the farm much more frequently on Facebook and Instagram, because those are much easier to do quickly and while I'm outside.
This year I took a full time job as a writer for an agricultural lender. It seemed the time was right, because my kids are older and it's remote. It makes me really happy that I've been able to make my entire career doing what I want to do. (Take heart, English majors!)
I love running into people who have read the blog over the years, and they are always so kind. So as I enter the 13th year of writing this, I just want to say - thank you for reading over all these years. I'll continue sharing about dairy and our life on the farm as long as people are reading it!
As with most years, this year has had some positives and negatives, but as an optimistic person, I always focus on the best parts! The biggest changes this year to our operation - custom harvesting, manure management, and adding free stalls. The biggest change in our lives - me working full time, and our kids starting middle school and high school.
Our team came over for our Christmas party last night, and I just want to reflect on how incredibly fortunate we are to have such great people here with us. My parents came too, and I'm grateful to them for bringing in the families that worked with them long before we came along! We couldn't do this without such great, hardworking, and nice people.
Merry Christmas, happy new year, and may your 2022 be the best yet!
