The Rehomesteaders’ 2012 Goals

I know I’m jumping the gun a bit on goals for the new year, but I like being prepared.  While some are short term, most are certain to take a year or more so I’m anxious to start them as soon as possible.  I figure writing and posting them will help me be more organized, accountable and better able to track my progress.  After all, I do love lists.

Personal (mostly just for fun!)

• Learn to paint with watercolors
• Enter a writing competition
• Learn to paint with oils
• Enter an art competition
• Become a better knitter
• Sell something on Etsy
• Learn to crochet
• Take a family vacation to Table Rock Lake in the Ozarks
• Build a piece of furniture
• Take up photography
• Go back to Montreal (and swing by NYC since we’d be close anyway!)
• Enter something in the State Fair
• Be an extra in a movie (preferably on horseback)
• Attend a major music concert
• See a cheetah chase down prey in real life
• Go to the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event
• Take up pottery
• Visit France (and I suppose the rest of Europe looks pretty fascinating too, haha!)
• Design and sew an outfit I figured it out!   , 5 April 2012 Denim Jumper , 14 April 2012 Summer Blouse , 18 April 2012 Twirly Dress , 26 April 2012 One piece maternity shirt , 17 May 2012 Embellished Dress
  
• Help Jack graduate He did it! He’s a rocket scientist!
• Donate ten inches of hair Done! 7 Jan 2012 Good Riddance
• Prepare 72 hour emergency kits
• Volunteer or Foster for Humane Society Did it! 11 Jan 2012 Borrowed Cats And Dogs , 15 Jan 2012 We Call Her Molly , 19 Jan 2012 Jerrett , 23 Jan 2012 Mona , 27 Jan 2012 Hot Dog Hanzel  , 2 Feb 2012 Fluffy Buffy , 10 Feb 2012 Morgan , 23 Feb 2012 Bambi , 12 Mar 2012 Betsy , 15 Mar 2012 Delia , 10 May 2012 Miss Maria

• Donate blood
• Donate breast milk
• Sew a quilt
• Have a year of food storage
• Be able to do the splits….
• Prepare a six generation family history chart

Home Improvements

• (This list is certain to be added upon)
• Complete kitchen
• Repaint, hang trim, finish cabinets, seal tile, etc upstairs bathroom
• Repaint, carpet, finish trim in master bedroom  Dare I Say It? 25 July 2012
  
• Complete downstairs bathroom (hang drywall, putty, paint, finish cabinets and floor, etc)
• Putty, sand, paint, trim and carpet downstairs bedroom Oh yeah! 16 Oct 2012 Bunk Bed Room
• Complete front entry
• Complete living room  One of my favorite spaces! The Living Room 21 Nov 2012
• Complete back entry
• Complete stairwell
• Hang gutters
• Fix stairs to cellar and remove cellar door
• Put in central air Thank goodness (this was the summer to do it!) Chicken Claws and Kitty Paws 27 June 2012
• Build shutters Yay! 11 Oct 2012 Shutter Factory
• ETC, ETC, ETC
• When the time comes, sell the house (hopefully for a profit!)

• Start Dancer Took the first step! Groundwork 12 July 2012
• Finish arena Sure made it easier to start Dancer The Riding Arena 11 Dec 2012
• Tear down barn Farewell old barn! 26 Nov 2012 The Old Barn
• Repaint sheds
• Learn to clean and spin wool Done!  (Just need to practice now…) 27 March 2012 Washing A Fleece  , 18 Jan 2012 Wool Carding ,  2 April 2012 Handspinning Wool

• Dye and knit an item from homegrown wool
• Adopt a dog (or maybe two…)
• Acquire laying hens Thanks mom for overpurchasing chicks!  16 July 2012 Poultry Meet and Greet

• Get a goat! Well, we got two and they’ve already taught us a lot 12 Aug 2012 A Lesson In Faith
• Start a honey beehive
• Teach Stoney and Dancer to pull a cart or carriage
• Get Kune Kune pigs
• Breed Dancer
• Learn how to make cheese

• Run a 5k
• Run a 10k
• Run a half marathon
• Run a full marathon
• Complete a triathlon
• Take Dancer to a show
• Compete in a dressage show
• Compete in a jumping show (either show jumping or hunter classes)
• Compete in a two day horse trial
• Compete in a three day horse trial
• Compete internationally (a girl can always dream…)

• Pay off credit cards
• Pay off Rachael’s student loans
• Pay off Jack’s student loans
• Build a $1000 emergency fund
• Build a one month emergency fund
• Build a six month emergency fund
• Pay off mortgage
• Pay for next vehicle with cash