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Love your life. Live your dreams.

19 Jul

TATTOO. I think it’s a freaking wicked quote. And I want it. I made it up, although it sounds pretty common, and I guess someone has most likely said it before.

I want this tattoo to remind me that even through tough times, I am living my dream job, working towards my dream goal. Doing more towards my future then most other people do.

It’s been suggested I get “Love your life” on one wrist, and “Live your dreams” on the other. It can be easily hidden if need be, long sleeve shirts or even make-up. My mum has also suggested that I get a tramp stamp. But my friend said it’d stretch out if I had a baby.. and I intend of having kids and not ruining it!

I’m really excited. I would love to get one done at this studio, and have emailed them an inquiry as I need help designing etc. I hope they reply. xD Does anyone here have tattoos? Photos pls?

 
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Thinking about the future.

15 Jul

Does anyone know what they want to do with their future? Settle down and have kids? Dream job? Travel? Bum around from job to job?1. I’m pretty sure I know what I want to do with my life. It’s going to be a long and hard road, and bloody expensive, but the benefits are great. It’s an awesome life-style, you work from home, and if you don’t fuck it up, it’s a great income to support a family on.

Can you guess what I want to do? Dairy farming. I know I’ve only been dairy farming for one season, but it’s something I enjoy. I don’t wake up every morning and say “OH fuck this, can’t be screwed“, it’s more like “Hrm, wonder what today will bring?“.

Dairy does have it’s downs..

  • There will always be that bitch cow who kicks or runs away and jumps fences.
  • The weather isn’t always the best, and water restrictions can mean less irrigation2, which means less feed.. which means spending money to buy it in.
  • To start your own herd, you need to a) Save a fuck load and / or b) Get a huge arse loan from the bank.
  • It takes awhile to get used to each farm, or to train staff to get used to the farm.. then staff leave and you have to train someone new
  • The time off isn’t the best on most farms3. And during busy times, it’s often hard to get a couple of days off because you need all the staff you can.
  • Cows are expensive. :s

That is actually all the downs I can think of. There are a lot more, I know that for a fact, but I can’t think of them off the top of my head.

Buying a farm or going share milking4 is going to be expensive, but luckily dairy has a fast climbing career ladder5. And with promotion comes more money. I do intend  on sticking this job out, to get the most out of it I can, take what I learn from here and go managing somewhere else6.

I’m very excited for what the future holds, I just hope I can make a plan. I would like to speak to a bank person about how to go about setting up a farm etc. Perhaps not yet as I am very young and have only been in the industry for a year, but it’s important I am prepared for costs, that I know what I’m buying into etc.

The problem? Jared doesn’t want to be a farmer. He said he doesn’t mind the lifestyle7, but he would never work outside. He did however say, if I remember correctly, that he may do other things for the business. Which is good to know because if I have to to into it alone, as in, there is no other family who wants to go 50/50 with me, then I would have to do the business side AND the animal side. Which would be.. stressful to say the lest.

I’ve also found out that AgITO has all the courses I need to learn about managing staff, business, farm management, everything I would need to run a farm. So I don’t need to go to Lincoln Uni. Which is good, because AgITO is basically”Earn while you learn”. Plus it’s easy. :)

A few questions? :D

  • What is your dream job? Have you ever been in that career & Did it turn out well?
  • Do you have plans for your future? Even just a rough draft like mine?
  • Do you like cows?8
  1. Some people actually enjoy that.. [↩]
  2. Watering grass [↩]
  3. Currently I work 8 on, 2 off [↩]
  4. You own the cows, and you go 50/50 with the owners of the land / impliments etc [↩]
  5. Said correctly? Er, I should be a 2IC in a year or 2 [↩]
  6. There are already managers here who I don’t see leaving any time soon [↩]
  7. As in, living in the country [↩]
  8. Random I know, but I’m curious! [↩]
 
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Holidays!

07 Jul

Wow, haven’t been here awhile! Although over my holiday I’ve had access to the internet, I just haven’t been arsed writing a blog. I don’t need to put down my thoughts all the time, right?

This past week I’ve been in Hastings visiting my Mum and sister. My sister had school so I didn’t spend much time with her during the day, although she had Friday off, so I shouted her to the movies. We went and saw Shrek 4. It’s not half bad, I mean, as always the first one was better, but this last one wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be. I won’t even attempt to write about it, because I don’t want to ruin it for anyone!

I didn’t do a shit load on my stay. A lot of the time I just sat and watched TV, went online and played Facebook games1 and just bummed around in general. Now I’m home, with 2.5 days left of my holidays, and IDK what I should do.

As calving is coming up, I should probably get some sleep in! But I really don’t want to. As much as I love sleeping, I would like to go out and.. like my last post said “party”. xD But who with? Issues issues issues.

My boyfriend has made a budget for me. With the amount of money he has put aside to pay off my car.. I should be debt free within a year2. And I do have money left over for myself after my bills and savings. And it is a lot3. Considering I don’t have to buy much food anymore, as dinner is made most nights, and in a few weeks it’ll be every night, I only have to buy breakfast, and now I’m on a diet, healthy snacks etc. I have a separate food / recreation / car budget. So I have basically all my needs covered.

I just have to cut back on the food4 and the amount of money I spend on my phone. My phone is on a monthly plan, and it doesn’t tell me when I’ve run out of texts or call minutes, so if I forget to check.. I go way over how much it should cost monthly. Hopfully this budget he’s made  will cut back on how long I’m debt for, but still allow me to be a teenager when I get the chance5.

For any readers6  here are some questions;

  1. Do you have any debt? Credit cards, loans, student loans etc? I have a loan I used to buy my car, and a credit card, but I manage the credit card easily and pay it off every month if not sooner.
  2. If yes, how long will it take to pay it off? Without Jared’s budget, it’ll take about 3-4 years on the minimum rate I’m paying now.
  3. Do you have spending issues? I like to waste money on food.
  4. Can you afford to pay off your debt faster then your bank wants you too?  Yes, I could maybe even pay it off in 6 months if I didn’t want to have any savings. But instead I am chosing to pay it off over a year, and save money at the same time.

And that is all. xD

  1. My lap top doesn’t let me so I used my mums [↩]
  2. A opposed to 3-4 [↩]
  3. $100~ is a lot.. right? [↩]
  4. fast food, cookies, cakes etc [↩]
  5. read last post? [↩]
  6. I’ve gained some! [↩]
 
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