Coming up with a plan

 When we moved into the house 2+ years ago, we had a vague idea of what we wanted to do.  That idea pretty much encompassed a little bit of everything hence the virtual cornucopia of animals that now reside at Thistle-Willow farm.  Left to our own devices, the Major and I are a little....um..flighty...and well..unfocused.   I have declared an end to all of that though...as of now, 2012, we are sitting down and getting organized and focused and actually coming up with a plan for how this farm can make money...instead of just eat it.

We've spent a few hours sitting and talking about different ways we can get this farm to begin to provide for itself.  So far we have a pretty good list of possible product, and an ok list of possible venues.  We also sat down and made a list of what needed to be done around here, and the Major then turned that into a spreadsheet (GEEK!! :P) of what and when.  If we can manage to cross off even a 1/3 of that list I'll be happy.  

 Mostly I'm just happy that I no longer feel as though I'm sitting here spinning my wheels and getting nowhere.  I love being organized, I love having a plan (I am a total planner)...it gives me purpose and drive.  The next few blog posts will be about these lists and the plans we have, so keep an eye out!

  I feel as though this year is going to be an exciting year for Thistle-Willow Farm...the year we actually step out into the world and say "hello".  An exciting year indeed and I'm totally looking forward to it!