Super Panic Mode

I was just thinking this morning that we haven't welcomed any new horse members into the family since July 2011. With the way things are going, it'll be awhile before we can welcome anyone in. It breaks my heart but the reality is what it is.

I was also thinking last night while doing chores, that I'm in panic mode. By the time I finally get out to do chores, it's dark. I'm going to have to start a new routine soon. But there's also so much that HAS to be done before winter. There's also so much that would be NICE to be done before winter. I need about five days straight of working on these projects to get them done. If the old wives tale holds true, the katydids starts singing a week or two ago. So that means we'll have a heavy frost in six weeks. I hope it's not true. But I want to be cautious and make sure that we are ready this winter.

So far I'm not. There's no hay in the barn, there's no small squares of hay, there's no alfalfa small squares either. I'm going to go into super serious panic mode in about three more weeks. I need to start buckling down and getting things done but after a full day of work, and then caring for the Bear, I'm done in. And then I still have chores.

I was going to move the corral panels last night for the ponies but I ran out of energy and daylight. So instead I used one of the last remaining small squares that D and J donated earlier this summer. Those have been an absolute blessing. But tonight I absolutely HAVE to move the ponies. Even if it's pitch black and raining, I'm going to have to move those ponies. Luckily where I'm moving them to is a place they've already grazed. The grass is coming back after last week's rains. I was worried that there wouldn't be any place to put them and they would be on hay for the rest of the year.

I'm hoping with another week in a different location, that the other places I've put the ponies will come back so I can just keep pushing them around the yard until the first hard frost  (fingers crossed that it'll be awhile).

I need a solid four hours every night to get stuff done at work. By the time I get out there, it's too dark to start any projects. It usually takes me a little bit to build of a bit of steam to get a project really going. I may just have to walk out there with pen and paper and start writing down what absolutely HAS to get done so I can hopefully mark off a few here and there as I go.

I am thinking that maybe with the upcoming Labor Day holiday, that I can get some things done. We used to go on vacation during that time but that isn't going to happen. So I want to take advantage of a three day weekend and work as quickly and efficiently at getting things done. Anyone want to help?