Have you ever done a job for 5 or 10 years and found that no matter how good you are at your job, it just doesn’t provide fulfillment? I know that feeling all to well, that is where I was four months ago. Hi, my name is Ashley and four months ago (May, 2019), I quit my job to homestead. Now, I know that sounds crazy. It felt pretty crazy at the time, and if we are honest most days I still feel like I am living in some kind of dream. A good dream though, not like a nightmare.
So, you are most likely thinking “what do I do all day”, right? I work. I work harder than I ever did in my “corporate” styled job. Why? Because for once in my life no one is telling me what to do and how to do it. I am having to figure it out all on my own. It has been an abrupt welcoming. Each day I wake up to work with my hands. Some days I find myself working in the garden, while others I may be helping fix fences. What I do know though is that no matter what chore is set before, I have the opportunity to learn everyday. Learning, that is what has made the biggest difference in my life thus far.
Where I live, in rural NC, there are so many farms still. Even as I write this post, I can watch tractors go down the road that I live on. The difference for my family though, is we are not farmers. Neither my husband nor I, grew up on a farm. We are both several generations removed from farming. So, the decision for me to quit my job and homestead, was a huge shift for us. I would love to tell you that it has been an easy transition, but then the welcome would have not have been abrupt and this would not be an adventure. Therefore, it is my hope that you will continue to come back to our little blog. That you will find joy in our journey, just as we have, and more than that, that our adventure will provide some positivity in a world where many people live feeling unfulfilled.