I’m usually not one for resolutions, but this year I think I might be. I look back on the last couple of years and I’m amazed at how far Mike and I have come and how far we’re talking about going.
Somewhere in there though I lost track of two things that are very important to me. So my two resolutions this year are really decisions to be more conscious of my everyday joys and challenges and to pay more attention to what I’m doing with my physical self.
Why do you care? Well, they’ll affect a bit what I’m posting here and where I’m spending my free time.
First, I’m going to refocus on more than just gardening, food and cooking around here. Hence the 365 photo project. It’s likely that my photo and the story behind it will often be my post for the day. With the challenge of finding something new to shoot everyday I’m guessing that topics will be wide and varied and hopefully a bit more interesting than I feel like I’ve been in the last 6 months.
This feels a bit like the rebirth of this blog which, after 28 months and almost 500 posts was beginning to feel a bit stale. If you come only for the food, hopefully you’ll bear with me on the chickens, fence building, skiing and everything else. If you come for the chickens, well yipee! you’re likely to see a lot more of them as they usually make really good photo subjects.
The second one, I’m not sure I’m quite ready to share yet. But suffice it to say that it’s all about taking care of my body beyond worrying about the food I eat. Stay tuned, I’ll likely let you in on the secret in a month or two.
What resolutions are you making this year? Are the concrete goals or more general philosophies?
I am not a resolution person as such either, I must admit. I think its the pressure that turns me off the goal somehow. But I do have things I’d like to focus on in the coming year: getting better with my gardening (and trying Matriarchy’s suggestion about planting fewer crops and getting a larger planting/yield out of the ones I do get) as well as canning. I’d like to improve my efficiency at work: when there are long briefs to write and client interviews, and time is limited, the pressure to be efficient and avoid write-offs is strong for a young attorney like me.
And your 365 photo project sounds good to me, so much of our lives comes through our eyes, and seeing more about it will enhance your blog I am sure.
I can’t wait to read more about the chickens – that’s something I have no practical or even “reading” knowledge of, and I love to learn new things
A secret? Well, I’ll stick around for that no matter what else you write about. Although I do enjoy chicken photos, as well.
Of course I will keep reading your blog, but from my end it feels farm from stale. Thanks for being so open with all of us. You do a great job of reaching across the technology divide and inviting us into your life in a very personal way.
I’d like to reiterate what Amy’s said: whilst I’m excitedly looking forward to reading the varied blog you’re planning to write this year, I was happy and interested reading the farm-and-food one. However you chose to present it, I’ll keep coming back to read!
I, for one, will never get tired of chicken and farm-life posts. I mean, your food is lovely, but there are a lot of people writing about that… you’ve got a unique lifestyle and that’s always what’s made your blog interesting to me.
And I’m excited to find out the secret. I like happy surprises.
I kept my resolutions light this year. One of them is to make pasta (I always talk myself out of it, and I’m going to do it even though no one bought me a pasta machine for giftmas.) My other resolution is the sufficiently vague, “to do better.” It pretty much covers all of life. I thought about resolving to eat less bacon/cook less things in bacon fat, but I don’t want to go too crazy!
And I for one love your farm posts – I grew up working on a farm and dream of moving to a small one some day.