Resting is not in my skill set.

As I have learned lately, being down is not for me. With my back getting hurt in April it has set off a series of issues and down times. If you know me, then you know that I am always on the go with things that have to get done so laying still is something that I am not to good at. I have been in pysical therapy for 3 months and it seems that as soon as one thing gets taken care of and is manageable, something else gets pulled or hurt.

With all of these things happening and with the thought of getting a bit older and wanting to retire in one piece, has made me start looking at life a little differently. An MRI showed that I have arthritis in my back and I am so worried that if I keep working hard and non stop that I will wear out earlier than I should. I have had to start thinking of ways to minimize my work load and heavy lifting, I would ask my husband to help but he also has back issues and that complicates things a bit.

I don’t want to stop farming because I have a real love for it and I love my animals. I have currently pulled something in between my shoulders and it is giving me spasms that are dibilitating and knock the wind from me. It makes doing anything almost impossible at the moment and I am despising the fact that I have to sit on the couch and rest. I know I need to but it is not easy for me. All I can think of is all the things that I need to get done.

We have a rabbit show coming up at the end of the month and I need to weigh, groom, and prepare for that. (My angoras got a little attention yesterday evening so I am hoping that there wont be much more for them to be ready).

4H season is approaching for my son and I am trying to get him interested in showing larger animals this year such as the dwarf goats or one of our sheep. I also offered an animal to one of our friends’ daughter so that they could be more involved in other animals this year.

Fall is coming and I am trying to make sure that everything is ready such as do we have enough hay, which animals will be cut from the herd, are we ready for lambing season, and these types of things. Even being down doesn’t stop the working mind. I am so hardheaded ( so I have been told lol) and I try to push myself even when I know that I shouldn’t so I never really get a chance to allow my body heal. I am trying to listen to my doctors and my body so that I can hang around and not cripple myself for a bit.

Just a bit of chatter for today. Hopefully I will have more farm shenanigans as soon as I am well enough to cause them ha ha.

Many blessings and happy homesteading.