Barn-Inspired Planner

Last year, I ordered my very first planner from Erin Condren and I absolutely loved it! I am not going to go into full detail about the planner as they haven't changed much from the detailed post I created last year. 

On my 2014 cover, I had a picture of my husband over-looking his grain in a gravity wagon. It's one of my all time favorite pictures. I chose that picture for my cover because I wanted to focus my year on  our legacy as young farmers, our relationship and our goals. 2014 was a great year of reflecting and I learned a lot about myself, my passions and what really mattered.

They say who with and how you spend your New Year's Eve is a reflection on how your year will go. Well, I say the cover I choose for my custom planner will help remind me how I want my year to go.

So, this year, I chose to use a photo I took of a historical barn with the sun setting over it.

First time for everything...

Recently over the holidays, I participated in a country wide blogger gift exchange called Christmas in the Country. I enjoyed it last year and thought it would be fun to do again this year. Ag bloggers are matched up with a "secret santa" and mail a package of goodies for Christmas. We are given a list of our match's hobbies and favorite things. Everyone tries to find things that not only represent the area where they are from but items their match would enjoy.

I was paired up as Jenn from The South Dakota Cowgirl's secret santa. I sent her a candle and tarts locally poured by a good friend, an antique mason jar found on our farm, some Albanese  gummy worms, Amish popcorn and caramel corn along with a set of my famous Rustic Christmas Ornaments. I am sad to say I also bought her some chocolate from the South Bend Chocolate Factory but found those in my vehicle after the package went out. Sorry, Jenn!

I anxiously waited as many of many of my blog friends posted pictures of their packages. It was kind of fun coming home from work every night to see if I could find out who my secret Santa was! Then one Saturday afternoon, after a long day of work, I pull up the drive....... and there sits on my front porch, a package from.............. HAWAII.