2012 New Year Resolutions
I think I will be expanding on some things I have already started on.
1. Only buy meat and dairy is at minimum RBGH-free (recombinant bovine growth hormone) if not organic. Because I have a modest income, the way I achieve this now is by cooking from scratch. This means a lot more dishes and a lot more prep time. Also I am eating more beans, and whole grains.
2. I am working on trying to find a source for bulk corn meal that is NO-GMO, which I think is more critical than getting organic and is a separate labeling than organic. Organic is a designation as to how the item is grown, but GMO free has to be separately tested. What this really means is that in addition to being gluten intolerant, I am reduced down to GMO free rice and potatoes for my starches. Another reason I have become a bean eating peasant.
3. Yard and Garden: I want to build some raised beds, that are easy to mow around, to do my gardening in. I want to continue the evolution of my compost pile, and finish pruning the yard so I can use the branches to make wattle fences. Oh, and I need to build a new Jig to hold uprights that are up to 1" in diameter...
4. Diet: explore Probiotic Health: Try to experiment with the top 10 probiotic foods. See if adding them to my life improves my gut and overall health.
5. I want to use up my old organic seeds (they may or may not be any good) and I want to purchase Heirloom seeds. I also want to actually do some canning this year. Tomatoes! Must grown and can massive amounts of tomatoes!
6. I want to get my SEWING ROOM in some sort of order! It's a messy storehouse now (and that's giving it a compliment.)
7 & 8. I think I want to set up an Etsy Shop or something to earn a few extra thousand dollars a year. Julia thought I could sell that scarf I made for $200 - which is what I thought it worked out to at Chinese slave hourly wages. If I sell a few things like that I can afford to have some work done on my house. Maybe I just need to find a plumber and a roofer, etc. who want top-notch hand knit items. I desperately need to earn more money than I am now if I want to keep up on the care of myself and of my home and car. Option three is to go hold a sign out at Liberty Taxes..
9. Finish doing my volunteer time at the Bike Co-Op and pay the rest of my membership money so I can have a bike to (not) ride and feel guilty about later. Move the dining room table into the sewing room and make the dining room an exercise area and office.
10. I'm drawing a blank.. I am sure there is something I am forgetting. Keep saving money I guess. Try to have some sort of sane sleep schedule, I dunno. We will figure it out. Comments and suggestions welcome.