I have many interests these days. I think that it's good; as supposed to being interested in nothing. The problem is keeping them all balanced. I have my law practice of course, my belly dance business, and then there's the farm, which I want so badly to be more involved in. So far I have helped to pick tomatoes and eggplant (delicious!) and weeded a little, but that's it. I hope to get a head start on the fall planting season by starting all kinds of seeds, transplanting them, and taking care of them as they grow up. I've really never done well at taking care of plants, but now is my perfect chance.

I also want to make soaps. I've finally ordered all of the ingredients and I can't wait to GO! I will be making the old-fashioned, all natural cold-pressed kind, and the easier melt-and-pour kind of various kinds for loofah scrub soap. I don't know if I'll make any money at it, but one can hope.

With all of these things I want to do, and none of them a guarantee for paying the bills, I have to learn a lot of faith. I think it's a good practice in faith not to spend all of my waking hours at the office trying to get cases, but instead using my free time in the pursuit of something I enjoy. I think I should be very grateful for the opportunity to build this kind of balanced lifestyle, especially because my whole family is very supportive of this. So I am going to try to make the most of it, and not worry about the bills. More pictures of farm life and soap-making adventures to follow.

I love our farm!

I've always wanted to live on a farm, or at least in the wild, but I never thought I would get to do it so soon! We find ourselves living on nine acres of land that is at our disposal. Our dream come true. We are a long way from living sustainable lifestyles, but this is our chance to try. On top of that, it's incredibly peaceful to live where the sunset is always in view, and there are wild flowers and loofahs growing in your backyard. We are incredibly excited to have this place and to share it with others, should you care to visit.

I will try to keep you posted on our adventures as we go along. So far we have built a chicken coop, bought 30 chickens, harvested loofah, planted squash and beans, and adopted two dogs. So the journey begins.