Alpacamundo Monday: On the Other Side

I was hoping that I would be able to make a We're Done! Post, but that really depends on what the definition of done means.  :-)

When we embarked upon the challenge of moving our home and farm during a pandemic, 18 months ago, my definition of done was fully moved in, unpacked, and organized.

In the engineering world, we often ask... "Are you done or are you done-done?"

We are done.

There's a lot more to do, but we are on the downslope of this project.

It took some time to find a place that met our requirements... a single story that was indeed a single story, no stairs, no basement, appropriate zoning and facility set up, in the right location., with a style we liked, at a price we could afford....  We had a few of false-starts, but we finally found our new place this time last year.  Though, work had to be accomplished before we could move in. 

As of mid-winter, all of the animals were moved and we were working from and sleeping at the new place.... and as of the last few weeks, our former home/farm has closed it's sale.

This means that were are now only maintaining one property and not driving between two properties daily.  This alone, makes life more simple.

We have taken a few days to rest and begun to decompress from the last 18 months.  But it's spring, and there is a lot to do right now.  So as of this past weekend, we are mostly spring-cleaned, significantly unpacked, and reasonably organized with the things that are unpacked.

The goats and chickens that came with the new place trust us and have accepted our cat, Ruby.  The dog introductions will resume later this year.

The sprinkler system is working (just in time to get some rain) and the chickens are laying eggs again.

The alpacas and goats have forced some interim fence work and a deep freeze unveiled some less-than-ideal plumbing.

There is more unpacking and organizing to do, shearing to prepare for, dog and goat shed to collect, and high-priority improvements to begin.  So we may not achieve done-done for quite a while.

I think I'm ok with that, because there is also time now being taken for things like yoga, running, knitting, and sleeping... and we've been able to spend more time preparing delicious foods to nourish ourselves.

Life is good and on the right track.  :)