Someone asked me what I do during my days. She wasn't being rude or nosiy, she really wanted to know so she could help out. All I could do at the time was answer chores, take care of all the animals. So I thought I'd write down what I do. Every day is different though. Today the horse dentist is due and I need to pick up produce, and have riding lessons at 4.
6-7 am coffee, email, facebook, blog, photos, devotions
7-8 dogs out, dogs meds, breakfast for some
8-9 house work, laundry, kitchen, floors, scoop dog pens, human breakfast
9-10 clean dog crates, put food in crates, help feed horses or feed horses if no help
10-11 continue above if I have gotten side tracked. scoop horse poop, collect palm fronds, property maintence
11-12 continue above is I have gotten side tracked, walk dogs
12-1 dog lunches, kitchen again, human lunch
1-2 break time
2-3 dog grooming, continue what I missed, watch weather to bring dogs in
3-7 riding lessons, move and feed horses, dogs in, wash dog pens
7-8 cook and eat dinner
8-8:30 meds, feed house dogs, put house dogs out for potty breaks before bed
8:30-10 me time
10 bed
There is always more to this schedule, but this is the ideal world with no pauses. I often have to take short breaks during the day. Sometimes I have lessons in the late morning or early afternoon, Saturdays lessons start at 10. I don't usually have to take care of the goats or clean stalls. If I do, that adds time to my day (2 hours for goats, 2 1/2 hours for horses breakfast) There are lots of details attached to each chore block, which I need to write down again. Last time it was 8 pages.
Days on a farm are busy. I run a Tack shop so my days are pretty busy as well, but while my daughter still has a horse, I don't anymore. Allergies to hay and everything else keeps me inside these days. Instead of riding I paint them. :-)
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