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Not the Perfect Farm Wife

Krista Stauffer
Stauffer Dairy, family photo

I have a confession to make. I am a horrible farm wife.

I’m not the best cook. I take fast food to the guys working out in the fields.

I’m not the best house keeper. I keep a clean organized home, but it would never pass the white glove inspection like my mother’s house.

I’m never caught up on laundry and I will wash a load twice if I forget to put it in the dryer. I quit matching socks several years ago and ironing is out of the question.

I rely heavily on my dish washer. I will wash things twice if they don’t get clean the first time instead of hand washing them.

I don’t bake pies very often, I hardly ever make homemade bread.

I struggle to keep up with the “picture perfect lawn”. Who makes their yard an acre anyhow?!

My “garden” has only a handful of things in it and weeds are one of my biggest crops.

I sometimes forget to pick up the eggs each morning. Okay, most mornings.

I’m not the best book-keeper, I am constantly behind transferring paper records into QuickBooks.

I am not one of those women that milks the cows every milking. Most likely never will be one of those women.

Sometimes I run to town for errands and forget the most important stop on my list. Actually, that happens more often than I would like to admit.

Most days I am just thankful to make it to the end of the day with five kids that are fed, bathed, healthy, and happy.

Most nights I will stay up and wait for my husband if it just so happens I made it in to the house before him

So there you have it. I am a horrible farm wife.

So why am I sharing this? I think more often than not we feel like we have to do it all or we are failing. We are constantly comparing ourselves with others. The older I get, the more I realize that a messy house, mismatched socks, pulling an all nighter to catch up book work or hiring someone to help out on the farm is perfectly okay.

Making sure my husband and children are loved in the midst of the chaos is sometimes the only thing I can do right.

AND that is all that should matter.

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Krista Stauffer

Owner at Stauffer Dairy
Krista didn't grow up on a farm but fell in love with a dairy farmer and now works alongside her husband on their family dairy farm, raising five children. Despite her non-farm upbringing, she embraces farm life, enjoys gardening, and remodeling their farmhouse. She also runs a successful women's boutique, manages social media for local businesses, and serves on the board of a non-profit creamery, showcasing her dedication to entrepreneurship and community service.
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