Paula Hynes: Work on the farm brings calmness at this time of year

The best thing about milking for me is that it gives me time to myself, and more importantly time to think and have "me time".

Paula Hynes with Georgina: In all the drama at this time of the year, the cows must still be milked twice a day.

Autumn always seems to be the busiest time of the year for me. I find once the school term begins, I am running around from pillar to post and there doesn’t seem to be enough hours in the day.

Between the school drops and pick-ups and getting in supplies for the various animals and pets, we have gathered over the years, I spend quite a bit of time on the road and it’s extra busy this year as Becky has lost her seat on the school bus due to the changes the government made with the free school bus scheme.