Today, I’m going to take a different route for my blog post. I have been back home on the family farm for one and a half months now and I’m feeling in a reflective mood. It’s still ironic that I’m finally here after all the years of telling people that’s what I was going to do.
This is where it all began with me! The memories with the family.
Some days, it felt like this time would never come! Especially when I was working and driving 15 hours a day on my other off farm jobs. But here I am and I’m so thankful that it has all worked out.
With me being on the farm I obviously like to get dirty. I like to work hard and not have to worry about what I look like all the time. Believe me, after I look in the mirror I’m surprised anyone will talk to me, not to mention take me seriously.
After I started working at home, getting dressed up to go anywhere is a production. Wearing make up is fun again. My boyfriend asked me why I always get dressed up whenever we go some place, even if it’s just the grocery store. My response was something like, “Because this is the only time I get to do it.” I actually wear heals more now than I did when I was working full time.
Me all dressed up for a wedding.
Needless to say I am a different duck. To me, it’s the ultimate compliment when people tell me they would never guess I was a farmer. The reality is, farmers are not the stereotype we are pegged as and we need to show that. Yes, I am a full time dairy farmer and I love what I do. But I also wear makeup, do my hair and have a killer collection of heels!
I’m also extremely pale for a farmer, that is not a stereotype but a fact. Since we’re outside most of the day we tend to be tan… I am an exception to that.
On a more productive note, I will be posting my Wordless Wednesday later today after my camera battery charges!
I love the picture, the setting looks a little familiar 🙂
I thought you would like that picture! It’s crazy to think that it’s been a year already 🙂
I love this post, because I completely sympathize, albiet in a backwards way! Now that I HAVE to dress up every day, I never want to dress up anymore. However, when I used to be casual or wear farmy-type clothes all the time, dressing up was exciting!
My evenings used to be devoted to getting cleaned up and going out. Now I’m happy to change into sweats and lay around.
Great post, Ashley. Also, I think you should post pictures of your shoe collection.
Kelly, I so know what you mean! I used to feel like that when I went to work every day. I hated going anywhere because I felt like I had to get ready. Thanks for the read and I would enjoy doing a post about my shoe collection. Maybe I can share a pair of shoes each week and say why I love them and a cool story about them 🙂 Great idea.
Great Post, Ashley!
Thank you so much Patty! Thank you for reading.