Priorities

The days cannot go by fast enough and yet they are going by too fast.

I stopped by the property on my way home today. I needed to drop off some paint and check to see if the roof was leaking where it was repaired. (And because I am having a difficult time staying away.) Seems I won't miss this old place very much at all. My head is spinning with ideas and I cannot wait to get started! Now that Prince Charming is well and able, I can start hauling and cleaning and moving things over!

The first real construction project is, of course the barn. I have had it with having to have my horses in less than ideal situations and so I have promised myself, and them, that the first thing to go up will be the barn. My plans are simple, much like the port-a-stall barn I had at the Inn, but with a few changes. I want it enclosed like before, to keep the wind from sailing through and protection from the rain. I want to finish off the inside a little differently, but the basics of 10 stalls, a tack room and a feed room will stay the same. I am still uncertain about having a wash stall. It would come in handy for shows, but I am not certain, as of yet, what I will do about this.

 

I have so many ideas for Houdini and the gangs barn. Beginning with THIS.

 

I have always wanted to try acid staining concrete and this is the perfect opportunity. I think since the roof will be copper tin, I am going to stain the concrete aisleway in turquoise and copper. It is a good thing I observed my Daddy mixing concrete when he was building the shop and our home. I am pretty confident that I can do this. I am sure I will make mistakes, but hey. Welcome to my world, eh?

There are other things I am excited about as well. Such as getting out from under the awful internet service I have here at the rental house. Not to be crude, but it SUCKS. Like this mornings post? Well that was SUPPOSED to be last nights, but I lost internet connection and so I posted it this morning. I cannot stream Netflix or anything else because you have only a certain amount of bandwidth, unless you want to work between the hours of midnight and 5 am and even then you can't stream movies. I have not had television/cable or whatever for years, but I love that you can stream movies from Netflix or Pureflix or the Clinton Anderson television and I used to do that often. Not here.

The awful internet is also a problem if you have any type of online business, (which I used to have, but haven't been able since moving here)mlk. It is mightily difficult to provide good customer service if you cannot process orders because of a poor internet connection! Odd that as I picked up my favorite magazine today, Victoria, one of the articles was “Starting your Dream Business”. Timely to say the least! And now, because of this move, I can begin again. I am way excited!

I contacted an internet provider that is awesome AND inexpensive and YES! I can use them for my service! My name is on the list and soon, before I even MOVE in, I will have internet! YAYNESS! Moving for that reason alone is worth the trouble!

The surveyors marked off the boundaries and it is easy to see the entire property lines now. I will not be able to fence off the entire 10 acres at first, but I can work on this a little at a time. Like I said, the barn, and of course, paddocks will come first. Then I will worry about the house. It is liveable as it is, certainly not as bad as the rat house in Colorado, and it will be enough for the time being.

Where the barn will eventually be built...

PRIORITIES.

My horses are mine! And they deserve a good barn and huge paddocks.

 

 And so the adventure begins...