The Simple Life: Blogs are like Garage Sales

I love Garage Sales! I could spend hours poring thru someone else's junk, but I absolutely HATE to have a garage sale of my own. I also love to read other people's blogs! I've come to realize I don't really like doing any of my own posts. My life is so boring - surely if I am not enthused enough to write about it, no one else wants to read about it...

I've learned that I am a Project Person. I like big projects - I like to break down a big project into its various steps and figure out the best way to complete each step, then work each step. Then put it away and move to the next Project. I don't like the "same old same old". That works great if you're a Project Manager, but if you have those everyday tasks that must be completed, well, everyday, it's not such a good thing. As I read on someone else's blog . . . I'm a good Starter. Not such a good Finisher. At this stage of my life I don't think I am going to change that. Oh well.

I got an IPhone which has contributed to my blogging delinquency. I can't blog on the phone (I need a keyboard) and opening up the laptop is just too much work (remember when a laptop was a convenient luxury??).

All of that to say that perhaps regular blogging isn't my cup of tea. My sister Kathy pointed out that I had "dreadfully neglected" my blog. So I have set a goal to do 2-4 posts a month. Surely I can keep up with that.
We decided to move - again. We have come to the conclusion that we don't like suburban living. This house is nice enough and it was certainly easy to have a builder complete all the work for us. We only had to pick colors and finishes. But that's really boring. Remember I like projects, so I like having a not-so-perfect house that needs an update here and there. So the house is up for sale and we've made an offer on a farm in Arkansas, in the Ozarks.

Why the Ozarks? A lot of reasons, not the least of which is the cost of living - we can get a whole lot more for our money there in terms of real estate and housing. Also, the climate. We would like to experience something other HEAT. I'd like to see leaves turn colors in the fall, snow, a chance to wear sweaters and coats, a summer that isn't so brutal that we could actually go outside during the day.

The Ozark farm consists of 32 acres, about half of which is pasture and half wooded. There are two large gardens, barns, sheds, etc., in place already. A young Mennonite family lives there now and they raise all their own food in those gardens. I am dreaming of the wood cook stove I've always wanted, and milk goats.

Surely moving to the Ozarks will provide a lot of fodder for future blog posts.

We went to Branson on a vacation earlier this month, which I will do a short post on, as well as two trips to Arkansas since Christmas.

I have completed a lot of sewing projects since I last posted. I've been making clothes for myself, various children's clothing, and purses. Pinterest has provided a wealth of ideas. I find that I don't get good pics of the projects I complete, which makes no sense. I have umpteen professional photo backdrops and all the necessary gear and editing software... but all that stuff has to be taken out and set up before I can use it. It's just so much work! I see that I need to add "photo studio" to my wish list. Marc says I need a building in which to put all my crafty stuff, and I think I must agree. If it was big enough I could have everything out, set up and ready to use.

I've done some photography for a few people/groups (family and paying clients), which I really enjoy doing. I upgraded my Photoshop before Christmas which has made editing SOOOOOO much easier. I had Version TWO - yes I did say TWO. The newest update is ELEVEN. The newer software has so many more user friendly features. It's like a different program.
I will end this post with a few pics from Easter.