First you fell the trees then cut and chip or haul the slash, split the rounds, move and stack the wood, stock the wood box, feed the fire, clean and disperse the ash, and finally scrape and brush clean the chimney. Sounds like a whole lot of fun.

I burned about four cords last winter, and it was a mild winter.

Fwiw, I don't begin cutting firewood until summer bird nesting is over and the flowers have gone to seed. The first of September is a good time to start and there's plenty time until the serious snows happen. I'm a year ahead on my stacked wood supply and hope to get three years supply by next spring.