It is coming up on the one year anniversary of moving out to the farm. A whole year. Milestones like this make me look at the passing of time and what all has happened. This time last year I was still frantically packing my house and I had started to move the kitchen myself. This time two years ago I wasn’t sure I was ready to build yet. This time 9 years ago, I wanted to buy property in the country but hadn’t found anything yet.
I have to remind myself often, that the dreams I have don’t come to fruition over night. They have to be tended and worked, sometimes for years, before the big payoff. This has always been difficult for me. I need to see results right away or I get discouraged easily. It is a mark to how big a dream this was, that I stuck with anything for 9 years to the point where things actually happened.
This house and tiny farm is so much more than just a house. This is visible proof to me that I can accomplish things. That even when it seems like nothing is happening, the dream is still viable. That I need to have patience as I go about things in my life.
Last year when I moved in, the back yard was just a vast mud pit. It is not much better this year because I had to regrade the east side of the house so they took a lot of dirt from the back yard, so mud pit yet again. I have had a plan for a back patio since I moved in and I’m finally starting on it. This house is going to be a work in progress for a while I think, I can’t do everything all at once. That’s another good lesson in life, sometimes we can’t do it all at once; have to plan it out and tackle one piece at a time.
August 16, will be a year to the day since I moved. I have a front flower garden, and the yard in the front is mostly green stuff. Not all grass but that’s fine, if it’s green, I mow it anyway. Next year the back yard will be more sorted out and I’ll be on to the next project. Have some ideas for some stuff in the house too. You know, because I don’t have enough to do.
Just keep reminding myself that Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither are my dreams.
