New year New Goal 2020

2020 here we come!

Our goal for 2020 is pretty simple...

Life is short. We don't want to run so fast we miss any more of it. 

More family and friends time.

Paint the inside of the house and finish up any unfinish projects on the house. 

Consume less... meaning buying less, use what we have, less internet purchases, buy local whenever we can. 

Upcycle and recycle what we have and when we don't then visit a thrift store first. 

Travel a bit. 

Garden more. Do what we can for the earth and environment. 

Dude wants to add more horse time to his life.

Spin all this wool I have. 

Pressure can more.

Do the money challenge again. 

Always craft, crochet, sewing, read, and enjoy. 

                                          peace

New year brings new goals

Every year I make a dream board - goals for the year.  We have a whole year to complete it which is great because most homesteaders , like us, aren't wealthy.  Here are some so far...

Lights in the kitchens.
Finish the bird house for chicks, milking goats and storage.
Finish at least one of the addition rooms..
Buy sheep, for eating and a ewe for wool and Wilbur's wife.
Get a milking goat.
Overcoming my fear of horses, learn to ride.
Increase the raspberries, strawberries and grape sections.
Plant roses.
Dude hates being retired and wants to work again.
Expand gardens.
Exercise more and get outside every day.
Save a big chunk of money for a barn and big trip in 2019.
Go on a quilting retreat. 
At least one trip back east.

We put these on the chalkboard and keep them up all year.  When we think we haven't accomplished anything we look over and think....wow, we did that? 

From Dude:

Christmas baking and all the drippings from pies and casseroles splattering all over  the oven is over.  Now is the time to clean it. He cleaned the oven and I took everything out of the living room and gave it a good cleaning.

Replace the furnace filters.

Time to put new bedding in the horses stalls and that was done today. 

Make sure your car has new tires, windshield wiper fluid, and the oil is changed and topped off. 

peace