Goals, Dreams, and Notes

November 15, 2009

I’ve started to keep a list of all the things I want to do and/or learn to do. The more I read, the more this list seems to grow and its importance in my life increases. We’ve recently invested in several new books including The Self-sufficient Life and How to Live It and find them to be quite inspiring. I read blogs daily about people like us who are doing these things and I can’t wait for our chance. Here’s the start of my ever-expanding lists. Some of these things I’ve started to tackle one by one but between work and school I haven’t had as much time as I’d like.

Things to learn/do:

bee keeping
canning/preserving (applesauce, salsa, tomatoes, fruit, pickles)
soap making (body & laundry)
cheese making (?)
bread making
ice cream making
build a solar oven/dehydrator
build a clay oven
grow food year-round
make my own clothing & bags
home made pasta
buy land
build our own home
become as self-reliant as possible

Plant in mass on new land:

bee balm
lavender
cosmos
purple coneflower
mexican sage
russian sage

Take clippings/seeds from current house:

lilac
ecalyptus
honeysuckle
baptisia

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