Hello dear readers! It has been awhile
since I have written anything for this blog - too long - and
returning to it has been on my mind lately, prodding me and nagging at me
to continue writing. It isn't that I don't have things to share,
it's just that lately life has been really busy. I believe in the
power of habit, and am seeing it at work in my life. I might have so
much going on any given week that my daily writing time is eliminated,
and before I know it, I am out of the habit of sitting down with a
theme/problem/a-ha moment/observation and seeing it through to the
end. But it works both ways, and I am reassured that all it takes to get back
to it is to build it in to my schedule, pressing myself to keep it
up for a few days, and with some perseverance, my writing muscles are
back in shape.
Right now, I am writing to you from the
middle of a blizzard. This is the second time in a week that we have
been in the middle of a bad winter storm, but we are doing fine, and
even enjoying it a little! Horse chores are a challenge during
weather like this, but we have plenty of hay and shavings for the
stalls, and all of our horses are doing fine, including our 35 yr old
gelding and our pregnant mare. Being stuck inside for most of the
day gives me some opportunity to write (though having the kids home
from school makes for a noisy house), and the perfect time for
building writing time back into my day.
This is the time of year when I am
doing a lot of planning for the breeding season, choosing stallions,
working on embryo sales, and preparing for foals. When my plans are
finalized, I hope to share my stallion choices with you here. I have
been very conservative the past five years and have not had any foals
born here at our farm in that time, so the anticipation of the one we
are expecting is very exciting! I look forwards to sharing baby
pictures with you! We have a new mare too, whose job will be in the
broodmare and child-toting career fields. She is a sweet beauty, and
we are just over-the-moon in love with her. And there is always
something to talk about in the horse industry, isn't there? It's a
source of endless enjoyment, inspiration, frustration and agitation!
Well, I am off to spend some time with
my sweet kiddos, making hot chocolate and watching a movie. But soon
you will be hearing more from me, as I begin my writing workouts and
flex my literary muscles. I am looking forward to sharing what comes out of it with you! Until then,
take care and enjoy life!
