Jake and I decided a few weeks ago that we are going to put our mini farm up for sale. The decision was a long one, we've been considering it from every angle but it's time. The one thing all topics like this boil down to is money. We can afford to live here, but we can't afford to live here and retire early. Myself being a full time domestic engineer (house/farm girl) I'm, I guess what you'd call retired. I don't bring in any income unless you count food and meat as income. Jake is the full time 9-5 er that keeps the bills paid and the roof over our head.
But our goals changed, because we've been given a heads up about layoffs that most people never receive. Jake's company has growing in size over the last 3 years by acquiring 2 other companies. With such growth come the inevitable lay offs. Jake was almost picked last spring but the current Boss fought to keep his position. We found all this out after the fact and it's been weighing on us, do we wait for the inevitable or take action?
Over the winter I'll be getting the house ready for sale. Doing things like cleaning, selling things on eBay, and dealing with different livestock issues that arise. I am sure this will be the first of many posts about the farm for sale.
OI ! Very sad to hear. Appreciate so much that you did what you did, and especially that you shared your experience and wisdom here in this blog.
ReplyDeleteAm still working on the dehydrator (was away all summer). Nearly done. About to put the casters and legs on, still figuring out what to use for trays meshing. So glad I found your design.
Best wishes to you in your transition.
-Laura T.
Thanks Laura!
DeleteI'm sure it will go really smooth, we'll get the house sold, and then have whole new adventures in a new place! Should be fun!
I'd love to see pictures of it when you are done! I think we are going to build another one but maybe after the move.