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| catscharm74 |
Posted - Jul 15 2016 : 4:06:50 PM
I am back and better than ever!!!
Grab some sweet tea and sit back and enjoy!
I will get right into it. I have missed my farmgirl ways. I have felt lost for the past 6-7 years. It's hard to explain in writing, but I feel like I have been spinning my wheels or doing things that are not me or for me but I thought were me and not being who I am. Does that make any sense?
Well, 2 years ago, I jumped ship at work and quit healthcare for good. D-O-N-E!!! I shocked a lot of people and lost a lot of "friends" but that is ok, I was starting to finding ME and what I wanted in life. The short version is I don't have time for BS anymore. I don't put energy into people who, at the end of the day, would not have my back or even truly care what is going on in my life- no longer a pawn. I can be friendly if I see them and say hey but I don't invest a lot in people anymore, I prefer cultivated and deep relationships with few.
So I went back to college to get my Masters in Education. It's been a great challenge but it's allowed me to grow into who I really am and I have completely changed our lifestyle around. I am not the typical teacher that hoards items, which is usually do to lack of funds from the school district. I can still give my students what they need and I am doing it frugally and also, I am trying to do it in a green way. I watched students throw out unused work books that last day of school, right into the dumpster. It broke my heart. I want to have a certified green classroom and I am finding all kinds of cool ways to do that. Ideas from y'all would be well accepted!!!
I gave away all of my corporate clothes and I kept NOTHING, not even for what if or someday. I wear my boots and jeans and baseball caps, 24/7 if I can. LOL It's been so freeing. I am going with what I like and what I need and what feels good. I have some nice things for work, but most schools I have been in are very casual, the most dressy thing I own is a pair of ballet flats and 1 cotton dress and I love it that way!!! I found a $7 dress at the thrift store for all my interviews and donated it right back once I was hired.
We have downsized quite a bit after some hit and misses in retail therapy and trying to get our finances under control. I have gone back to learning how to find alternatives to items I use in my everyday life but the bigger challenge is how to eliminate items, as in do I really need this?
Our goal right now is to find a little house with some land. We just need country space right now, craving it. We just want to slow down our lives, a bit and as best we can and the country always does that for us.
Sorry this is all over, I am just writing as it comes out.
What else? Life is going on. I am finding it's ok to let go of things that no longer serve me- things, people, ideas, thoughts, hobbies, etc and it's been quite a list. People have said I am not as nice as I used to be, no darling, I am not a pushover anymore. Like I said, I set A LOT of boundaries and just value my time too much now.
So what are y'all up too???
-Heather |
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| Bear5 |
Posted - Jul 20 2016 : 1:13:23 PM
A big WELCOME BACK Heather!!!! I love what you have done with your one life!!!!! Hugs
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| LadyInRed |
Posted - Jul 19 2016 : 3:47:31 PM
Welcome back Heather...Change can be a very Good thing in ones life. It sounds like you have cleaned out all the things that didn't really make you happy nor fulfilled in life. Like shaking out the rugs. Some times it just takes a brief shake and sometimes you have to hang them on the line and beat the tar out of them. LOL. I hope you and yours will find that little bit of Heaven you are looking for out in the Country. 
Blessings and Hugs,
Peggy
Farmgirl #1326
Dec 2011-Farmgirl of the Month
http://ladyinredsite.blogspot.com
Don't allow others to steal the Glitz from your *SPARKLE*
Life is too short to knit with ugly yarn!
Leave Your Cares Behind...Join Us On The Porch |
| DeVaudrey18 |
Posted - Jul 19 2016 : 11:35:55 AM
Welcome back Heather. I was happy to see your screen name pop up again. The journey to discover what makes our heart's happy can be a long one. Once we've given ourselves that freedom our hearts just soar!!
I hope to see you posting often, my friend.
Blessings,
Jessie
J'ai valu,vaux et Vaudrai |
| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Jul 19 2016 : 10:28:48 AM
Welcome back, Heather! Glad to see you are being the real you and doing what's important for you! I hope to get to know you a little better around the farm! I love hearing how you plan to change your classroom. A couple years ago I was a preschool teacher and I was always looking for ways to repurpose our classroom items. Good luck! Enjoy your sweet tea and relaxation!
Krista |
| quiltee |
Posted - Jul 17 2016 : 9:02:40 PM
Lots of older homes here in east Texas, Heather, many with acreage. Take a look up this way.
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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| katmom |
Posted - Jul 16 2016 : 11:27:39 AM
Heather,,, welcome back to the 'farm'... now like you said,, pour yourself a tall glass of tea, sit on your 'porch'(or where ever makes you feel happy).. and enjoy a better life.
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Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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| ceridwen |
Posted - Jul 16 2016 : 09:35:05 AM
Heather, Welcome back! And congrats on the new you! Cheers!
Carole
Farmgirl Sister 3610 - Nov 7/2011
http://www.carolesquiltingetc.com
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| Ninibini |
Posted - Jul 16 2016 : 08:35:34 AM
Welcome "home" Heather! SO excited for and inspired by you for your accomplishments! Your farmgirl can-do spirit will definitely bring all your hopes and dreams to fruition! God has a plan for you... Enjoy watching your story continue to unfold! I know I will! :) Hugs - Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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| ceejay48 |
Posted - Jul 16 2016 : 07:48:21 AM
Welcome back, Heather! Glad you're back and things are looking positive for you!
Sometimes we need to make changes in our lives and lifestyles that seem radical to some but turn out to be the best thing for us.
Hope you enjoy the farmgirl lifestyle again!
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
2010 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
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from my hubby - www.aspenforge.blogspot.com |
| lovinRchickens |
Posted - Jul 16 2016 : 07:47:04 AM
Welcome back Heather. Several of us in Texas. Your life changes sound so blissful. Good luck in all your new endeavors, please do keep us posted.
Farmgirl #5111
Farmgirl of the month October 2014
Blessings
~Kelly~ |
| catscharm74 |
Posted - Jul 16 2016 : 05:35:49 AM
I am between Austin and San Antonio...but I love me some East Texas!!!
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| quiltee |
Posted - Jul 15 2016 : 8:50:51 PM
Welcome back, Heather. Where are you in Texas? I am in east Texas, just a bit south of Greenville.
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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| Blessed in Colorado |
Posted - Jul 15 2016 : 7:21:57 PM
Welcome back Heather! If the changes you and your family have made in your life makes you happy then that is what matters not what others think! Sounds like you are on the right path, good luck and I hope you find your little house in the woods!
Hugs,
Deb
#1582
Blessed in Colorado
FGOTM, Septembe, 2012
"You must do the thing you think you can not do." Eleanor Roosevelt
Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings We simply continue to fly on our Broomsticks. We're flexible like that!
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| Red Tractor Girl |
Posted - Jul 15 2016 : 5:49:41 PM
Welcome home Heather!! It sounds like the changes you made have been just the ticket for your happiness too!! Keep us posted on how your new life continues to unfold.
Farmgirl hugs from sunny Florida!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015 |
| catscharm74 |
Posted - Jul 15 2016 : 4:34:43 PM
Hi Sara,
Always wanted to get up to Paris..maybe one day!!! :)
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Jul 15 2016 : 4:30:41 PM
Heather, welcome back to the Farm, from northeast Texas. I'm new since you been gone so I am looking forward to getting to know you.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
