The Future of Wild Rose Acres and My Steemit Blog Policy Changes

Ugh.

I’ve been avoiding this article mainly because I’ve been trying not to think too hard about the topic it pertains to… the future of Wild Rose Acres.

I joined Steemit and started this blog about four months ago with the hope of creating a successful Steem powered homestead. I chose to use a chunk of land in the midwest that is family owned, but this decision was my biggest mistake. I knew I would face limits with my homesteading freedom, not just because of the distance to the property but also because the land is communal (in the sense that any decisions must be approved by all members of the family).

With the recent storm that took out many trees and an inspection notice stating none of our housing is up to snuff, the family began talking about future plans for the property. The discussion made me realize how far my dreams for the property were from its’ actual future.

I can still leave my fingerprints across the land with the gardens and landscaping… but with potential new building plans and new intentions for the property, I will not be able to move there on a permanent basis. Which means Wild Rose Acres will not be my primary homestead.

It’s disappointing. I was excited to potentially make the location my new home… which it still could be in the distant future, who knows. I’m not giving up entirely. But I’m looking for a freedom and independence that I cannot find on that property at this time. So while Wild Rose Acres will be a wild, permaculture homestead that I will dedicate part of my time towards, I am now aiming to start my own homestead!

There are a couple of hiccups with this plan… the main one being I cannot move forward without resolving things from my past. I’m referring to student loans. Bleck. I owe… let’s just say a lot. So I am changing my blog’s mission and policies from here on to match my new game plan.

What’s the same?
Steem Power will continue to be held in order to improve the standing of this blog.

What’s different?
I’m splitting the Steem into two sections - 50% will be converted to SBD and 50% will be powered up into Steem Power.
I’m splitting the SBD into two sections - 50% will be stored in Steemit Savings for the new homestead and 50% will be withdrawn to make loan payments.

Once I am debt free and able to move forward with my life, 100% of the SBD will be sent to Steemit Savings (until I find my new homestead and can use the savings towards this).

So what’s going towards Wild Rose Acres? 

Well, here’s the challenge. Nothing. No Steem or SBD will be used at Wild Rose Acres… but I plan on doubling the progress of the homestead! How?! By getting creative and using ingenuity + manpower to replace funding. I am going to see how much I can accomplish with no additional funding… the gardening, the composting, the fencing, everything will be accomplished with the existing items and tools. I have the land, I have the determination, I have the healthy body to do the work… and I have you all supporting me! So I think we can accomplish this!

So Wild Rose Acres will no longer be considered a Steem funded homestead… but we will begin saving up to start our own!

Thanks for your support up to this point and please stick around to see where we can go from here!

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