My name is Andrea and I'm 
I live in rural New Zealand on a 20 acre lifestyle block, about 30 minutes from the nearest small town. I'm single and have lived alone here for the past 3 and a half years. It's been a long and sometimes difficult road to feeling comfortable doing so!
Picture is of a foggy morning at home.
I've lived in the rural community all my adult life, sometimes on large hill country farms but more recently on smaller lifestyle properties. I can't imagine going back to live in town so it's really important for me to make this work.
About 18 months ago I gave up my job as 2IC in a produce department to try to live off what I can grow myself and to rear calves as my main income. So far it's working but I do have to do some part time work when the calves are finished.
I'm a mother of 2, daughter 25, son 22 and a grandmother of 2, boy 7 and girl 2. I don't get to see them as much as I'd like as I have animals to feed every day and they live a couple of hours away. 💑
How did I get here?
Well 
I've been over weight since forever, but due to health issues, I am now starting what I'm going to call
"My downhill slide to 50"
What am I going to write about?
Well....Besides weight loss I thought I'd write about my adventures on the farm and add in some preserving tips and recipes as I try to be a bit more self sufficient.
This is me 😊
Please come and introduce yourselves to me and follow my journey, my sometimes amusing animal antics, the trials I sometimes face as a woman on my own and my efforts to not have to buy food from the super market if I can grow it myself. 🍅 🍏 🍓