I've had this blog going for over a month now, but still haven't "launched" it. I admit that I'm chicken. I use the excuse of having way too much going on, so how am I ever going to keep up with a blog (which is true!). The bigger reason is that I'm not a very public person, so the idea of putting myself out there gets my stomach churning a bit.
Yesterday was a wake-up call though. There was a video of animal abuse that made the news. It hit too close to home - literally and figuratively. The farm was relatively close to where I grew up and my dad has actually sold some feed to them years ago. Figuratively, there's such a need for me to speak up at a time like this. The thing that really gave me the push was my dad saying that "we" (all farmers) need more people to share the real story. And he didn't even know that I had started a blog...
So here I go! Jump!
What have you been wanting to do, but need the extra push to do it? Maybe that should be your New Year's resolution. I'm not big on setting them, but I think a lot of us just need a specific date as the goal of when we're going to really commit to something. In that case, let's start setting resolutions for each month!
(Dairy Carrie did a great job of reacting to yesterday's news. Read her post!)
