- pick berries; make raspberry jam, blueberry jam, and freeze some blueberries--made raspberry jam and froze blueberries; didn't make blueberry jam
- can peaches and pears--didn't do this--darn!
- can green beans--did this!
- freeze peas--did this
- make and can applesauce--didn't do this
- acquire items for milking goats, including a cream seperator--working on this
- worm goats and chickens; figure out ingredients of herbal wormer and make plan to grow ingredients myself--they've been wormed...haven't figured out the 2nd part yet
- plan medicinal herb garden--not yet
- find good area for compost pile--working on it
- harvest and dry garlic; use larger cloves to replant in October--did this...planting again soon!
- sell unneeded items; use money to stock pantry with 200 lbs gluten free flour--100 lbs so far
- add diatomaceous earth to chicken house--did this
- breed goats in the fall--did this...hopefully they are pregnant!
- install wood stove (hubby)--finally done TODAY
- almost forgot...order homeschool curriculum and plan out 2012-2013 school year--way done
Encouraging women to fully embrace their God-given role of being a keeper at home. Living life simply: loving Jesus, loving our husbands, loving our children, joyfully homesteading, living frugally, homeschooling, gardening....LIFE!
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Reviewing my Goals for this Year
Back in July I posted some goals for the rest of this year. I thought I would list them again and let you all know how I am doing so far! Here we go:
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I've just stumbled on to your blog and I really like it.
ReplyDeleteI have been trying so hard over the years to be more and more self sufficient in fruit and veg and we are getting there slowly. I make my own jams pickles chutneys and freeze loads of things. I also store my potatoes and apples in storage boxes outside that are frostfree.
We are getting there slowly.
I'm glad you found me--thanks for commenting!
DeleteHi April! I just found you on the Homestead Blog Hop and glad I did! My goal this year is to pin down my goals. LOL!
ReplyDeleteI would love to have you link up with us at the Clever Chicks Blog Hop this week!
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/10/clever-chicks-blog-hop-5-happy-hen.html
I hope to see you there!
Cheers!
Kathy
The Chicken Chick
New follower here! What a cute blog. Please come share a my weeky Farm Girl Blog Fest. Lisa/Fresh Eggs Daily http://fresh-eggs-daily.blogspot.com/2012/10/farm-girl-blog-fest-5.html
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