End of Year Reflections

It’s coming to the end of the year and of course I wish to reflect on the past year. This has been a great year for me related to my career. I’ve finally found a position that I feel I can grow with and a company, Novozymes, with which I feel I could stay long term. Been a while since I felt I was in a good place career wise. That’s part of why we moved to NC! I’m pretty content and excited for what the future hold!

This year has been busy with our work around the property and finally getting around to putting a shower back into our master bath. We have been in the guest bathroom for a year now. Time just gets away and I’ve spent very little of it riding or being with the horses. I feel terrible not having done much pony stuff but sometimes the part of taking care of them…aka the land that sustains them takes over my life. Our other projects have taken a front seat but I’m tired of that and I miss my horses.

I don’t need to ride much but I want to ride regularly. I have pie in the sky dreams of trail riding and going to clinics but we need to take some baby steps. Dani hasn't been on a trailer in years and my trailer may need some work after sitting in the NC moisture. The paint job is coming undone and I am concerned the rust is coming up again. The frame may still be good but I have a conversation started with a trailer repair person that can perhaps come out and see the trailer to make a final determination. None the less, Steve and I could ride nearby off our property and that is where we should start.

We should be finishing the bathroom here soon and then we can commit to riding some each weekend. We must! I know it's not a bother to my horses, not being ridden, but I know it causes them to lapse in their manners for sure!

Steve and I have been active with our bee club and helped with getting the county fair booth organized and set up. I entered a cute miniature honey bee farm stand in the fair with Steve. He made the hive and the stand and I did all the tiny wares on the stand (actual honey jars and mini wax candles) and the display for it. We didn't win anything with the entry but I think "Decorative Item" may not have been the best category. There were some nice things entered too like a bee related stained glass lamp!

Other news around the barn is that I am determined to start working on some of the muddy areas in the wormhole (aka sacrifice paddock). It's way too wet in areas and I end up not feeding my horses in their hanging slow feeder bags because of it. That shouldn't be too hard of a task and only take a little time, I'm going to just do one section at a time and not try to take on a huge project that overwhelms.

I hope the new year finds everyone doing well!