Thoughts of the day. Today our IT group found out that the whole dept will be outsourced to another company. They are offering about half the positions than there are staff. I could see this writing on the wall as the last 6 months to a year has been nothing but probing and inventory from our parent company. Ironically, I'm not very distraught about the situation. See, I've been building my business for 6 years now and officially on the books the last three. I continue to build my skill sets in various other aspects to make sure I am always a valuable asset. Call it a prepper mindset, call me a go-getter, call me a polymath. Whatever you want to call it, I'm grateful for the choices I've made to allow this situation to be more of an opportunity than a hindrance. I'm now left with a choice to apply for a potential position at said Outsourcing company, find a job elsewhere, or take this opportunity to dive head first into full-fledged entrepreneurship. The choice between security and freedom. This is ultimately the hardest Choice people have to make not necessarily when it comes to a career but in all aspects of life. I'm at the point where I'm tired of the corporate game, tired of trying to prove my worth and tired of being one of the only employees who gives a shit. It feels like this is my opportunity to put everything into myself see if I really have what it takes to be a full-time entrepreneur instead of having three side gigs. The scary part is I have 5 other people depending on my success so failure isn't an option. Big choices are coming and I'm excited to have these opportunities. #dailythoughts #gogetem

Finally got around to repairing the greenhouse. It got some major reinforcement and will now be converted to a chicken run. I thought long and hard about trashing the whole thing but where there are problems, there are solutions! Repaired the broken tubing with a few pieces of cedar wooden dowels, added 2 cedar log posts for central support, 6 tposts on each side for wind support, then some upcycled wood and metal sheeting for the skirt. Only thing left are the doors and add a 5ft piece of welded wire to bring the sides higher. #proofofwork #problems2solutions #homesteading

288 onions up-potted!! Wow, dont want to make that mistake again. I usually start my onions from store bought bulb seed onions. This year I wanted to move towards seed started onion for more sustainable, and proven variety genetics. The mistake was starting them in 4" pots. They germinated great but quickly got too crowded. I then had to pot them in 72 cell trays and boy does that take a while. #Learn from my mistakes and start with the 72cell tray. They can go straight from the this tray to outdoors. No potting up needed, a d save yourself 2 hours of your life 😉 Hopefully planting celery and broccoli soon. #Grownostr #onions #mistakesweremade

I love the panic when #btc consolidates. Cheaper sats for me and the other orange pilled

I get so anxious when im not being productive. It's a good trait to have but often leaves little time for reflection.

Gm fellow brainiacs! #coffee time in a beautifully band crafted coffee mug my grandfather made.

Snow scenes:

Installed the LED lights they got for Christmas. I want to be a kid again LOL!! #kidroom #loftbed #grownostr

Goals today: 1. Convert a wooden bunk bed into two loft beds. A. Creating a better flow to my daughters' bedroom B. Gives them their own individual space. C. Virtually eliminate the fight for whose clothes are who's. (This may be wishful thinking) 2. Widen the swales A. Additional water catchment B. Reduce pinch points where debris gets stuck. #goals #weekendwarrior #build

Seed starting station is now setup in the garage this year. It will be easier to maintain temps and closer to house and water for efficiency. The greenhouse we built last year will now be the hardening off shack and nursery. Onion seeds are coming up nicely. Also started getting some rootlets on the rosemary cuttings so experimenting with half in the ebb and flow bed and half in the distilled water. Elderberry cuttings will be added soon to the ebb flow beds. Upgrading to the barrina shop lights for a much needed lighting boost. #seedlings #propagation #garden

Caught a nice slab today. #fisher

This has been my sweet treat the last few weeks. The Purple Sweet Potato Ice Cream is more like a snow cone, but dang it's addicting. #foodstr #harvest #grownostr

I can't wait for the rain tomorrow. Now that I have the tractor, it has expedited the water management projects on the property. Im sure some.places will need fine tuning but the majority of the Terms and swales are finished.