our farm

So as you can I live on a farm here in the beautiful Okanagan Valley.  It is gorgeous here most days and we already have a mostly functioning farm.  Years ago we used to raise cattle but then stopped because we weren't able to make money at it.  We have always had horses and chickens but resonantly just got rid of them because of bear problems and money problems!

We do have the ability to do many things but need to make many improvements including:
       - step the land and create terraces
       - create a new drive way hopefully linned with some gorgeous trees!
       - build new homes
       - build new barns and out buildings
       - drill for geothermal
       - buy animals of course!

You know only a few cheap changes!  Plus we are a little land locked and I would like to buy the 2 pieces of land that are between us and the road!  Well I can tell you what I would want to do with it!!
       - plant fruit trees including peach, nectarine, and apple
       - put up at least 3 green houses and use hydroponics to grow green onions or bok choy to sell
       - raise some pigs, chicken or reindeer to slaughter and sell

For my own private home I would like to try raising
       - a small jersey cow
       -  maybe some dairy goats
       - grow 70% of my food
       - be able to make my own soaps and detergents and cleaning products
       - to have bear and sled dogs

Yea I know light weight eh!  Well that's the end goal at least! change everything and try it all!

Does anyone else have any homesteading or house dreams?!
          Blessings
              Tasha )O(

boots

I mean who doesn't love boots! well except rain boots!! yuck full rubber!!

Brooks Brothers has some amazing boots!! Including these rain boots!! I know and they are rubber lined with leather!! I mean who wouldn't want these!!  I want a pair super bad!! Too bad they are nearly $200!!


riding boots



     

knee highs



  

cowboy
   





Now just to have skinny calves and lean legs! well I guess I will have to keep working out!

Blessings
       Tasha )O(

workout through life

So life has been kinda hectic since coming home! my family is all over the place and fighting and using me as their buffer!!  Because that is exactly what I need while I'm working!  But alas work is going well, different but good.  I only wish life would slow down and just relax!or maybe just my family!

Right now all I want to do is garden!! But without money and with the constant rain it makes it hard! But hopefully in a few days it will clear up and I can plant all my lettuce and flowers!! :) as for right no though my brother and I are thinking about starting a workout routine!! Now this should be interesting considering we are both rather plush!!

Okay now I'm no expert and just starting! So first off I lack this magical motivation everyone takes about, but hopefully my brother can kick my butt and keep me motivated! Because it does not exsist in my body! so these are some of the things i am doing or going to try to do this summer!

run! ewww running!!
        My brother really brought this one to the for front! So we are going to try the couch to 5K and see how well it goes! We will hopefully start today when he gets home from work.  

kickboxing
       Now I really hope that me and one of my friends will get into kickboxing this summer but we will have to see how money goes and if our schedules will match up! Always the trick right!! ;)

yoga
     well mostly because I need to be able to stretch out and release a bunch of my tension! plus one of my friends is all into yoga and really wants me to join her!

weight training
      okay so my weird brother is into this and has a cute little set of neoprene ones that I have confiscated  I want to try and use them more to be tone! plus I'm sure my little bro is already planning on including this in our running program!

Well that's all for now! Hopefully you are all keeping busy as well!!

            Blessings
                Tasha )O(

life keeps rolling

Well I'm home again and life is always fun here!  Everyone is stressed form whatever their deal is and my dad doled out some bad haircuts! I was NOT Impressed with mine! But alas I have developed a liking to it although it needs to be refined! As of right now though e are having a beautiful snow storm that has just dumped around 1" of snow and its still coming down heavy!! yuck!!



Yup that's us here in Twin Lakes on April 29th! Isn't it pretty!!  At least my orientation today is over the phone and I don't have to go anywhere! I can just cuddle on the couch with my cat and a warm wood fire! :)

 Hope everyone is having a great day!

Brightest Blessings
          Tasha )O(

Bucket list

Okay so today is my birthday and I am now 22! Partay!  Anyways I figured I would share with you a rather long list of things I want to do before I die!! (hopefully before 50! but we will see) So here is my list!


Be in a Victoria secret runway model
go to:
     Tim buck too,
     the Aztec temples,
     white beaches,
      India,
     all 7 continents before 40,
     Egypt,
     Chernobyl,
     Iceland
     Ireland
     Russia
     Germany
     Tibet
     Jason de caires taylors underwater sculpture garden in cancun
See something truly breathtaking
Participate in holi in India
Climb:
     a frozen waterfall,
     Kilimanjaro,
     a glacier,
     Everest
     a live volcano
Kayak with seals, dolphins
Ride dressage on a Friesian in Victorian costume ;D
Bungee jump
Go to Cooney island
Dog sled
participate in the Iditarod or Yukon rush
Stand on both poles
Jump the equator
Ride a camel
Bellydance on a stage
Meet someone famous
Own a pair of louis vuitton
Wear only a trench coat for a day
Stay in an expensive hotel for a night
Go to a party like in the movies (black eyed peas style)
show my own collection at a fashion week
swim in a thermal pool
Get married
Shop in new York
Stand on top of the Eiffel tower
See the isle of Skye
smile everytime I wake up next to him!
Meditate with Buddhist monks
Get on pointe
scuba dive
Watch the sun rise
Build my dream house
Change someone's life forever!
Own a
      gypsy vanner
      Canadian Eskimo
      audi/bmw
go on safari
own something coco Chanel
experience a tornado or hurricane
learn at least 3 languages fluently
Go rock climbing and repel
learn to play the piano, violin, and chello
Visit the places on my pinterest board
Sleep with my boyfriend in a hammock in the garden for 1 night
Own an amazing pair of boots
Go to the Calgary stampede!
grow my hair down to my butt
Climb black tusk
Do the grouse grind
Camp with gypsies in a vardo

Yes I know its long and sounds like a lot of fun!!  What about you sexy readers?  Whats on your bucket list?!

Blessed Be
       Tasha )O(

OMG the rain!

Good morning people,

So today is my nanny's birthday(rip) and it is a torrential down pour! If I was Christian it would be the second coming! So as I am sleep deprived, feeling sad, and lacking cuddles with a full day of work and thinking in front of me I really just want to sign off and go home to sleep right now!  It is just another day that I wish I had a boyfriend to cuddle!


But I digress I did OFFICIALLY get my ESN(employed student nurse) job yesterday!! I am real excited about it because this means I will be able to finish school and have a highly likely job when I graduate!! :D Can't wait to get back home at the end of the month and start working!!



Hope you all have better weather than me and don't have a full day of class and work!

owls

Hello everyone!
I hope you are all doing well! Today I thought I would share another one of my many interests, Owls!  They are beautiful and graceful and simply otherworldly.

The most striking animal meaning for the owl is its deep connection with wisdom and intuitive knowledge. If you have the owl as a totem or spirit animal, you’re likely to have the ability to see what’s usually hidden to most. When the owl guides you, you can count on the power of this spirit animal to see beyond illusion and deceit to access the true reality. Owl spirit animals also offer wisdom about the unknown and life’s magic.













Blessings
     Tasha )O(