2012 GOALS!!!

Ok... here they are... I know many have been waiting to see them...

Yes, it seems like a lot... and it is. I am thankful I have ALL year to reach them!!! LOL!! I guess the bottom line with this years goals is to help my family become more healthy... and natural. To stay positive and do what needs to be done to keep peace and happiness in our lives.

So... here we go.........





2012 Goals

-More family day trips/hikes. I want to hike every Sunday Stacy has off work… or at least 2 times a month!

-Take at least 4 family camping trips this spring/summer!

-Visit at least 8 NEW to us state parks.

-Keep a “family journal” of all of our trips and other things we do or discuss.

-Weekly family “top 10” lists… (to be kept in family journal). I signed up for “Dinner Download” and they will send weekly questions for discussion! I am anxious to see what my kids can come up with! (Example- This week’s discussion: Best items found in your lunchbox.)

-Save $400 in coupons this year. Yes, this went down from last year... because this year I am shopping for healthy, NOT money savings!

-Buying locally. Farm fresh meats… locally made products… Less grocery store/walmart.

-Make 95% of our foods from scratch… no more convenience, boxed items!

-Doing away with ALL artificial dyes, flavorings and preservatives in the foods we eat. They do damage to our bodies and brain.. AND cause a lot of issues in school age kids!

-Trying at least one new activity or anything new every week… even if I have to fight uncomfortable feelings to do it!

-I will be sure that EVERYONE treats me the way I am entitled to be treated! If not… I will cut those undesirable people from my life… Only positive people can help me maintain my positive feelings.

-Trying at least 2 new recipes a week… consistently!

-Increase the amount of money we put into our savings from $100 a month to $150 a month… and keeping it there.

-Baking ALL of the bread we eat myself…even if I don’t end up with a new bread machine!

-Make more of an effort to lose and keep off 40lbs.

-Put 100% into making my marriage the best it can be. Going to start with Counseling and learning to set limits with those around us… and moving on from there!

-Use ALL of my garden beds this year… with food to feed my family throughout the year. Make and can as much as I possibly can… and sell some of what I make.

-Finish our porch/root cellar project.

-Continue to work on clutter… and getting it to a bare minimum. I want to SIMPLIFY every part of our lives… to create less stress in our day to day activities.

-Go to the next level of soap (and potion) making for my family and those close to us.

-By the end of the year… I want to have at least 3 full days per week booked in my shop.

-Do everything I can to help Courtney move on to more independent living… even if she is still here with us. (Example—getting a job, taking care of meeting her own needs without my help…)

-Project more POSITIVE everwhere I go and in everything I do… no matter how hard it may seem.

-Use my blog to tell HOW I am doing with ALL of our changes/growth and share ideas with others.