In the middle of all of the holiday craziness, I decided to take a few minutes to peruse thru a book that my mother in-law had given me as a Christmas present.  Thinking i would just read the first few pages to get a better understanding of what the book was all about, I curled up on the couch under a big, cozy blanket {in my pj’s of course} with my snuggled little puppy girl {the Doodle} fast asleep next to me.

It was almost dinner time and there was a ton to do around the house so I really did plan to just take a peek and then get back into my “Things to get Done while on break from work List.”  Well we can just scrap that list…because there was no packing up Christmas decorations or cleaning out the crowded closet and let’s be honest…i wasn’t trading those Pj’s in for workout clothes at this point.  I realized all of a sudden that i was half-way thru the book…the house was dark {except for the light of my reading lamp} and my stomach was growling!!

The book – The Dirty Life: A Memoir of Farming, Food, and Love {written by: Kristin Kimball}.  A memoir written by a big city girl who stumbles upon a young, small town, organic farmer and in an instant changes her life’s direction!  The book chronicles their budding relationship, starting the local farm of his dreams {which eventually became her dream as well} and all of the crazy challenges they stumbled thru on the way.

At first I’m thinking…i totally want to be an organic farmer that provides a “whole diet” supply of food to the people of a small town {we’re talking meat, veggies, grains, dairy, herbs…the whole shebang}.  How cool would that be!  And then after reading about how crazy their days were, how much work it really was…I may have started to rethink the romantic notion of working a farm the old fashion way.  Jury’s still out on that one…

Even if I don’t live out the wild fantasy of just picking up one day and moving to some small town to start my own little organic farm…the book…a totally fantastic read.

~ Jillian