A Personal Introduction

Hi!

I'd like to take the time to properly introduce myself. My name is Jalyn, I live in Idaho where I am a wife and stay at home mom. I live close to where I grew up and am glad my children can grow up doing many of the same things I did as a kid.

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When I was seventeen my family moved to Chile where I lived until I married @justinmullet and moved to Minnesota. I love the Chilean culture and people and have always anticipated relocating there someday.

In the years since I've become a mother I've often felt like I have no hobbies or interests since most of my time is spent focusing on the needs of my family. Recently I made the comment I don't think I have any hobbies. My friend laughed and said I have a whole hobby FARM and if anyone has hobbies, it's me. I recognize that is true, although I look at my hobby farm as a lifestyle rather than a hobby. I have animals, I dig in the dirt, it's just what I do.

Part of the reasoning behind this blog is to challenge myself to look at the things I do and enjoy through a different perspective. Doing chores, cooking and parenting often feel like work but I am blessed to be able to do these things. I want to focus on the joy in daily life rather than the mundane. My hope is that taking the time to document and photograph everyday moments I will see more of life's simple joys.

I'm also fairly dedicated to things like drinking coffee and eating Mexican food, although I'm not sure those can be considered hobbies. I sporadically play guitar and violin and am always trying to discipline myself to read more.

Thanks for reading!

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Welcome to Steemit. You sound like you have an interesting life... Living on a hobby farm, is a dream of mine. I've never lived outside of the city, and prefer animals>humans most of the time.

Out of my 28 years I’ve lived in the city or town for 6 or 7 years. I enjoyed the different aspects of that life too, but at heart I’m definitely a backwoods country lover. Since the majority of Americans live in urban areas I realize my lifestyle probably looks like a novelty.

Hello and welcome on Steem, Jalyn!

Hello ! Welcome to Steem ! :)

welcome to the steemit community !

Welcome to Steemit!
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Thanks! It’ll take a little luck 😉

welcome to steemit. i like the farm too. may be in my later years I want to live in the countrysides. all the best. god bless.

Thank you! I hope you get to live in the country someday.

I'm from Oregon and play guitar, piano. You look smart and beautiful. I'm Oatmeal. I love Mexican food. I love coffee and was in Vietnam. Chile is interesting. Nice to meet you.

Sounds like we share some common interests!

Why is your name @HomeSpun? For me, I was home taught by my mom. I like your name.

Homespun means simple and unsophisticated and that is me, simple and unsophisticated 😛

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Nice, can I request a post about baby lambs? I heard there would be lambs here ;)

Haha, sure! I’ll see what I can do😃