Daily schedule on the homestead?

Critical are we??? Maybe you should ask how I'm doing instead of judging me for only posting once. How about I tell you why I haven't posted. 😊 I've been sick for a couple weeks, have a daughter I homeschool, a 9 month old to care for and we have been packing to move from California to Virginia in less than 2 months so we can start our homestead. From the looks of it I have a lot of important things to do. 👍

Thanks everyone for your replies! It's very helpful. My husband wanted to know from others how a typical or non typical day on the homestead would look like since he will be working full time for his company while we start our homestead. Of course our daughter and myself will take on some responsibilities as well.

I'm a full time "steader". Schedule looks something like this ( though it changes with seasons and circumstances):

6am: up, have coffee and 'wake up'
7am: move electronetting, drive sheep and lead cow to pasture
7:30 -9:30: work in garden
9:30: come in for breakfast
10:30-2:30: Inside chores/run errands/check email/internet time/eat/etc
2:30-5:00: Shear sheep/worm/cut wood/maintain equipment/canning/butchering etc (depends on season )
5:00-7:00: Muck out stalls, haul water, spread bedding, drive animals back and lock them up in barn
7:00pm-10pm: Dinner and leisure until bedtime.

Thats a typical day but it can all be different depending on the circumstances. During hay season I'll put the animals out and hay most of the day. If there is a sick animal or busted equipment it could throw a whole week off. I'm usually going 7 days a week but I take breaks as needed. On sunday I try to take it easy a bit, and sometimes I just need to step away.

In winter the days are alot less demanding and I spend more time cooking, eating and reading.

Love your listing of the 2 pieces of chocolate. Your priorities are spot on!!!

Tsk, tsk. Everyone has a first post. Didn't you once? I think the question is a good one. I have not yet acquired a country homestead so this has been an interesting topic.