The 5 Coolest Things About Being A Farm Girl!

I grew up surrounded by hay fields, cows, dirt roads and the smell of manure...and I love it! I've learned so much since starting work on the farm. Things that not everyone gets the opportunity to learn.

So here's my list counting down the 5 coolest things about being a true farm girl

5. Fixin' Things

     Working on the farm involves using all sorts of tools for all sorts of things, filing fly wheels on tractors, doing oil changes, greasing...so much greasing! It's all skills you've learned and applied so it sticks with you and comes in handy.

4. Backing up/Driving Big Equipment

     For someone that is vertically inclined (such as myself at 5ft 4) operating big equipment can be pretty fun. One of my favourite things is baling round bales, or small squares. You're in charge of this big machine flying through a field or down the road, you end up feeling pretty powerful. And if you can drive better than some of the guys then that's an added bonus!

3. Looking Tough In Front Of Your Friends

     All of this, from another girl's perspective, makes you look like one tough chick. Probably some of the guys end up thinking this too - because how many people can stand temperatures so hot that your eyeballs are sweating while stacking 40lb hay bales?

2. Actually Being Tough!

     Stacking those bales while your eyeballs sweat? No problem, you got this. Attempting to tackle calves with your bare hands? Just another Tuesday. It has nothing to do with showing off, you have to be tough because it's what the job requires.

The coolest thing about being a farm girl?

1. Let's Get DIRTY!

     You step in manure, fall in the mud, get hay down your shirt...but that's half the fun. You look like you went mudding without the truck, and that grease stain from two weeks ago is still on your arm. The dirt is just part of the lifestyle.

Comment with your 5 coolest things about being a farm girl, or boy!