We have had cool, humid, rainy weather this whole week and I am loving it! Sure the humid weather makes my hair go nutty but it makes my skin so happy and it is cooler than normal when it rains! Besides stormy weather just calms me. On stormy days I may even curl up with […]
Author: Talina
A city girl turned farmer. Yes women do farm ;) Owner and operator of direct to consumer, Ryder Family Farm in Southern Illinois.
Wearing many hats I'm also a mother to 3, a wife, a yogi, a farmer, a 4-H & Girl Scout leader & hospitality manager.
I feel good! Are we ahead of the game?
Well, we spent the weekend dealing with yard sale crap and we even devised a little marketing ploy for our sale. N made up a nifty flier and I just posted it all over the internets this morning! We are fleeing poverty with a view! A well known Flagstaff personality is leaving Arizona… Come buy […]
Beer fest in flagstaff and the regular domestic disaster before moving
N got tickets to beer fest through his work and was super excited to go. He is afterall a beer lover/ homebrewer so this event was right up his alley. Me, I am not a fan of beer but I figured getting out of the house and having some alcohol might not be a bad […]
Celebrations, moving progress and beer…
When N got off work yesterday evening I requested we go out to dinner. Getting out of the house and away from all they boxes and piles of crap would liven my mood, plus we need to celebrate the job he nailed and our forgotten 6 year anniversary. We ended up going to Red Lobster […]
Freecycle pets… Got one?
We are suckers for freecycle, who doesn’t LOVE free stuff? You can get or give just about anything through your local freecycle group but how many of you have received pets this way? We have, a few times actually! Giving your pet away online may seem kind of strange to some. Trust me it is […]
Dealing with anxiety..
Everyone experiences anxiety in some form over the course of their lives but what is the best way to deal with anxiety? Some people think that you can reduce the impacts by drinking or taking drugs, others believe you can deal with it by getting it out and of course the opposite is also believed […]
Today I got lucky!
Okay, seriously get your mind out of the gutter! I got lucky by getting OUT of jury duty! I was summonsed to appear July 10th 2008 (which is also my best friends b-day) but I called last night to check on the status of the trial and it was cancelled so no jury duty for […]
Something other than moving to report!
Today I got a break from the usual packing, sorting and inventorying. I stopped by my old high school group’s clinic and helped out a bit, got to exercise and spend some time doing fun stuff this afternoon and I got a break from the daily grind of moving preparation so that was nice. N […]
More work to do, moving on the mind.
Some of you are probably so sick of reading about all the moving crap on my mind huh? I totally have moving on the mind and I am so sorry if it is boring you, it is just what is going on with me right now. If you want me to shut up please say […]
Taking stock and planning ahead…
Well, the holiday weekend is over. N is back to work and I am back to planning/ researching the move. We have: 19 days till our yard sale weekend madness begins 27 day until we can pick a rental home and pay the holding deposit 50 days until N’s last day at work here in […]
Finding rental houses (not apartments) online…
I have never understood why finding rental homes online is so much more difficult than finding apartments. When we moved out to Flagstaff, AZ we rented several apartments over the course of 2 years. Apartment complexes just don’t make things easy for multiple pet owners and families with kids seldom want to live in an […]
Happy 4th of July, any fun plans?
We are visiting the The Arboretum in Flagstaff today for fun then we are taking a break in the afternoon while N works. In the evening we are watching his show live then we are going out to have a celebratory drink. All in all it is a low key day. Hopefully I’ll have some […]
Found some collectors items, wanna buy them?
While going through stuff we found several items that we are hoping to sell online, they are collector items and well I don’t want to sell them at the yard sale for only $1.00… Here is what we found: 1 Arizona State ASU 1987 Rose Bowl Champ Coca-Cola Bottle This 1987 ASU Sun Devils Rose Bowl […]
On fear and it's impact on life.
I spend my days trying to teach kids that those fears we harbor inside ourselves can actually keep us from achieving, doing or becoming what we want most. They inhibit success and can trap us. Nothing is worse than not knowing what could have been, that is why you just need to reach for your […]
Updates and breaking news!
I am home today and am enjoying the weekend. The colorguard camp ended Saturday and it went very well. They kids learned so much and were a blast to work with. Now I am ready for some rest this weekend and to make some progress at home! N and I looked at a Winnebago Saturday […]
Whew, I am beat and it is only the first day!
I spent yesterday afternoon and evening working the first day of the NAU Auxiliary Camp. It was enjoyable and it went well but being out in the sun and wind for 6 hours takes it out of you. When I got home I just wanted to put on my PJ’s and curl up on the […]
Wow, how crazy! It is a small world…
Can i just share soemthing totally crazy with you? I spent yesterday sort of mass mailing band directors and schools trying to land a new colorguard “gig”… I already have one school interested in hiring me and I also got in touch with the local area’s colorguard organization to see if I could work as […]
Moving 1500 miles wont keep me offline!
You know you are an internet/ blogging addict when you devise ways to stay online throughout your 1500 mile trek cross country in a motor home! We will be driving through 6 different states to get to our destination and I was just determined to find a way to have internet access on the way. […]
RV shopping and contemplation…
Yesterday we looked at some RV’s within our price range. The first one we saw was in good shape but we didn’t get to test drive it because it needed new tires. The second one was a death trap with a rotten back end and it died on us during the test drive. The third […]
Killer allergies and some yard sale progress…
I am sitting outside writing this blog post as N continues to get his beauty rest. For the past few days we have been having some major allergy symptoms that are making daily activities difficult. This morning he was feeling much worse so he went looking for some dayquil in the medicine box. Unfortunately all […]