Dec 07 2007
Living the Good Life
I just wanted to tell a little about my life. I live on an old farmstead in Northern New York. I own 85 acres of land and I raise chickens for pets and for eggs. I am a stay at home husband as of last week and I spend my time working at the old homestead and working on the Internet.
This is all shared with my wife, my dog, and living with us is my 79 yo mother.
I truly live the good life. To get up and breath fresh air and to be able to venture into nature without the problems that many experience in the big city is truly a great thing.
Are there things I give up to live this type of life? Yes, I can not get high speed Internet and our dial-up is so slow that at times I want to throw the computer out the window. We are also in an extremely cold region where below zero is a common thing during the winter months. Three to four feet of snow on the ground most of the winter is also not uncommon. Driving 30 miles to get to any kind of descent store or restaurant is common day event.
However, at this point in my life, I would have it no other way. It is all about quality of life and how you enjoy that life.
Stay tuned in the homestead category to see more about my life on the old homestead.
