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Across the Fence:  How many hours a week do you.....  |
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harmonyfarm
True Blue Farmgirl
785 Posts
Debbie
Southeastern
Ohio
USA
785 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 23 2009 : 08:19:55 AM
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Do housework?
Sit at your computer?
Garden?
Read?
Enjoy doing a craft?
Work away from home?
Just curious....
seems like I spend alot of time working away from home and doing housework....
Debbie
"If you can't find the time to do it right...how will you find the time to do it over" |
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JessieMae
True Blue Farmgirl
702 Posts
Jessie
Raleigh
North Carolina
USA
702 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2009 : 08:33:52 AM
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Do housework? Maybe 7 hours (an hour a day).
Sit at your computer? At work, 30 hours. At home, less than an hour a day.
Garden? About 3 hours.
Read? About 7 hours.
Enjoy doing a craft? Rarely. It goes in spurts.
Work away from home? 30 hours a week.
Jessie Mae
Farmgirl Sisterhood #134 |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2009 : 08:36:00 AM
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Do housework? Maybe 7 hours (an hour a day).
Sit at your computer? At work, about 36 hours. At home, not at all.
Garden? 3-4
Read? 2 (magazines...with a little one, that's about all I can manage!)
Enjoy doing a craft? About 2 hours. Again, that little one makes it hard to sit still!.
Work away from home? 40 hours a week.
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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Sitnalta
True Blue Farmgirl
4208 Posts
Jessica
NJ
USA
4208 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2009 : 09:55:42 AM
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housework.....14, this is with those odd moments that I am doing the clean sweeps through :P
sit at the computer.... this is sporadically intermixed into everything else I do. 28 hours maybe?
garden....my hubby is the gardener, so that would be 0 for me
read....do forum posts count? I haven't read a real book in ages. Toddlers frown on Mommy sitting down for very long.
enjoy doing a craft....4 hours,
Boy, Jonni, I'm hearing you on this one..lol
work away from home....0, everything I do, I do right here in my own home. :D
hugs
Jessie
Farmgirl Sister #235
"You are my strength when I am weak. You are the treasure that I seek. You are my all in all. Seeking You as a precious jewel; Lord, to give up I'd be a fool. You are my all in all."
Stop by my blog for a visit www.messiejessie2.blogspot.com |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2009 : 10:25:00 AM
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Oh My!
Housework: I try to do NO MORE than 30 minutes a day.
"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 |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2009 : 10:27:25 AM
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Sorry:
Got so nervous about thinking of housework, I hit the submit button. LOL
Okay:
Computer: About 2 hours a day;
Gardening: About 2 hours a day;
Reading: About 3 hours a day;
Crafts: About 3 hours a day.
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 |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2009 : 10:38:03 AM
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per week:
Do housework? I guess about 12 (unless cooking counts..then it at least doubles)
Sit at your computer? about 7
Garden? right now about 15
Read? gosh...at least 15 probably closer to 20
Enjoy doing a craft? at least 25 (I don't sleep)
Work away from home? this time of year not much unless I am subbing, school year time...24-30 hours usually
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
1207 Posts
Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
1207 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2009 : 11:12:47 AM
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In a week?? House work, 1-3
Computer, Probably 21
Garden, This time of year, 7. That does not count harvesting.
Read, 7
Crafts, 0-40 depending on what I am working on. When I get into something, I don't stop.
Work away from home, none for the last 20 years. The 10 years before I retired, I worked up to 100 hrs a week. Most of those were in my car on the way to appts. That is the reason I don't want to go ANYWHERE. |
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
1607 Posts
Michelle
Rosalia
1607 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2009 : 2:45:39 PM
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 housework is killing me! Um, how many hours are in a day?
How do you gals do it?
We make a difference. |
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
2199 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2009 : 2:59:28 PM
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Housework: isn't that ONLY a winter chore
computer: depends, playing, a hour or so,maybe more per day, working, as in my books for the ranch/farm or ordering supplies sometimes several hours in one day
Garden: anywhere from a hour to all day
Read:5 minuetes to a couple of hours, usually a winter sport
enjoy a craft: again thats a winter sport mostly
work away from home: I don't, working 16 plus hours aday during planting calfing, kidding, hatching, butchering, fixing irragation lines, rotateing pastures, plowing, scraping, dealing with loose stock, stupid city folk, etc, etc, etc..............
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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Room To Grow
True Blue Farmgirl
974 Posts
Deborah
Kingston
Georgia
USA
974 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2009 : 3:01:34 PM
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House work: 2 hrs 2 days a week
Computer: 2 hrs a day when I work, home 2-3 hrs a day.
Garden: 2 hrs a day when I am home
Read: I read magazines...
Crafts: When I get started this weekend...and depends what I want to et finished.
Work away from home: 2 weeks a month I work 48 hrs and the other 2 weeks I work 30 hrs a week.
When I work my short week I try to catch up on the things I couldnt do the long week. And my husband helps when he is not working.
Deborah
we have moved to our farm...and love it |
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Cabinprincess
True Blue Farmgirl
682 Posts
Melody June
Athens
TX
USA
682 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2009 : 4:01:46 PM
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How very funny to see the answers from everyone.
Do housework? Only if I have to! ( I really don't like to play the game!)
Sit at your computer? When ever I want.
Garden? All I can!
Read? As much as possible
Enjoy doing a craft? I turn junk into treasure's as much as ya'll clean house
Work away from home? zero
Ya'll wore me out just reading how many hours you clean your houses a day. LOL
Smiles, Melody June
God's gift to you are your talents, your gift to Him is how you use them. |
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Diane B Carter
True Blue Farmgirl
1270 Posts
Diane
Blasdell
N.Y.
USA
1270 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2009 : 4:36:23 PM
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Housework- never ends but I do about 7 hours a day
computer- about 1/2 hour a day more if I get things done before my DH gets home.
Garden- not enough only minutes a day. It's been raining or to hot or to many mosquito's.
Read- almost never unless you count this site. Then it's the same as the computer time.
Craft- 1/2 hour a day
work away from home- 3 to 8 hours depending on who I take care of that day.
Why does it seem like on paper I'm not very busy. But daily, I am very busy, It must be because I'm retired and people think I have all the time in the world to take care of things. I will admit I do things a little slower, but I am busy. If I was organized I'm sure it would be easier.
Hope all your days are Sunnydays.
dianebcarterhotmailcom.blogspot.com |
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Tapestry
True Blue Farmgirl
1223 Posts
Cheryl
Wisconsin
USA
1223 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2009 : 02:23:44 AM
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Housework: As little as humanely possible...LOL Maybe 3 hrs a wk. Doing the dishes is my big job.
Cooking: Hubby loves to cook so not very often. I usually make "garbage" bread or cornbread at least once a wk so maybe an hour.
Computer: All night long. I don't sleep at night so visit with friends and post here and on my blog. Use it to find craft ideas and projects, recipes. Do banking and email family and friends. My sleeping pattern is screwed up from too many years of working 2nd shift.
Reading: Not much outside of magazines in the summer. I love to curl up with a good book in the winter time.
Garden: Usually out daily to see how our small garden is doing and spray soapy water on my plants to keep the bugs away.
Crafts: Whenever I want. Because of some health problems hubby encourages me to do craft things which make me happy and give me a sense of fulfillment.
Work outside the home: No longer. I had to resign for health reasons after 32 yrs. of geriatric nursing last summer.
Happy farmgirl sister #353
Look for rainbows instead of mud puddles 
http://fantasm01.imagekind.com/
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sherone_13
True Blue Farmgirl
2460 Posts
Sherone
Evanston
WY
USA
2460 Posts |
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harmonyfarm
True Blue Farmgirl
785 Posts
Debbie
Southeastern
Ohio
USA
785 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2009 : 08:11:44 AM
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I love reading all the responses!
I'm amazed how many hours a week we work away from our homes. I would do anything to be able to stay on the farm and never leave it anymore!
Debbie
"If you can't find the time to do it right...how will you find the time to do it over" |
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
1207 Posts
Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
1207 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2009 : 08:27:35 AM
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Debbie, I think we all would "do anything" to stay on the farm. That is why I worked the hours I did. Keep your eye on the goal and yes, you'll be able to stay at home soon.
Belle |
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paradiseplantation
True Blue Farmgirl
1277 Posts
julie
social springs community
Louisiana
USA
1277 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2009 : 06:11:47 AM
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Housework - Maybe 2 a week
Sit at my Computer - 12 hours @work, maybe 5/week at home
Garden - 2 hours/week right now; more in the spring & fall
Read - 3 hours/week
Craft - 3 hours/week (I knit in the evening before bed)Work away from home - 1 day/week
I pretty much balance all my chores, and have them all down to a science. That gives me more time for other projects on the farm -- like fencing and shop building; mowing the yard; and oh, so much more!
from the hearts of paradise... |
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moxieblossom
True Blue Farmgirl
121 Posts
USA
121 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2009 : 06:24:42 AM
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Per week:
Do housework? 2 - 3
Computer: probably 15 or so
Garden: 0, I live in an apartment. :(
Read: 3
Enjoy doing a craft: in a good week, 15.
Work away from home: 40 hours, but add another 10 hours of commute time, so 50 total
My computer and craft times are usually tussling with each other... at night I either play on the computer or do crafty things.
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Farmgirl Sister #242
http://vintage-moxie.blogspot.com |
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
2099 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2009 : 09:53:28 AM
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Per week:
Housework: 16-20 (right now we're doing some serious de-cluttering and re-organizing, so my husband and I have both been working on the house all weekend. Normally, it would be 2-3.)
Computer: 40 hours at work, very little at home
Garden: 1-3 (way more in early spring)
Read: 7 (it's how I put myself to sleep at night)
Enjoy doing a craft: 0! (One of my goals for the de-cluttering/re-organizing is to have space and time to start learning some crafts).
Work away from home: 40-45
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Peacebird
True Blue Farmgirl
89 Posts
Marianne
Afton
Va
USA
89 Posts |
Posted - Jul 29 2009 : 04:32:57 AM
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work away from home 8-9 hours a day (except weekends when I *only* work about 3 hrs a day), plus about 40 minutes commute each day. Fix lunch to take in and dinner - about 1 hour a day. Take care of chickens and bees about 1/2 hr a day. Veggie garden gets about 20 minutes. Cleaning and laundry about an hour.
Then sleep takes over. I try to aqueeze in fun reading and biking, actually have been getting my workout when I wake up at 2am (menopause does bizarre things to sleep patterns) then going back to bed to have more nightmares about the weeds overtaking my gardens.... LOL!
chickens clucking, bees buzzing, flowers blooming, all is good! |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Jul 29 2009 : 6:21:29 PM
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Wow - makes you think doesn't it.
Housework - at this time of year maybe 3 hours per week
Computer - 4
Garden - 10 - 15
Read 15 - 20
Craft - not during summer time, maybe 3 hours every 3 weeks, but in the winter.....
Work away from home - 40 plus 10 commute time
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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