2024 Resolutions

[tortoise]

I waited as long as I could. It's almost time for 2024 New Year's resolutions!

 

[FarmerJamie]

May I resolve to not have resolutions?

 

[tortoise]

I started a new planner. It's about 3" thick! A page for every day! I blocked off time for my resolutions. The biggest time hog is walking.

In the past I have needed to do things when I was able to do them - totally random, usually inconvenient. Now that I'm healthier I can live on a schedule like normal people. I've never done that before! I scheduled grocery trips and errands when they make sense. I'll meal plan around them. I hope this affects my spending. I really need to cut back. A lot. 😬

 

[Mini Horses]

May I resolve to not have resolutions?

Yes, you can! I usually DO....this year I'm just confirming I'll make a better effort, not give up on my garden. Fence, well a lot has been replaced in last couple yrs but I want to do some more. While I can. While I'm still working. (Yes, one day I'll quit)

The cartoon IS MY EXACT PROBLEM 😁

 

[FarmerJamie]

Embracing small steps. You eat an elephant one fork full at a time. Spent about an hour yesterday doing little things, like putting all the extra light bulbs in a box and moving to the storage in the basement. Moving everything non essential out of my office so I can finish the paint touch-up work, etc. Stuff like that. Can't see a difference, but it was progress. Not nagging, leading by example

 

[baymule]

I waited as long as I could. It's almost time for 2024 New Year's resolutions!

I have a few things to move to 2024, but overall, I think I did pretty good this year. I am working on my 2024 list. I’m so glad you started this!

From 2023

1. Move 500 gallon diesel fuel tank and stand.
2. Move 4 power poles and assorted
pieces of drill stem pipe.
3. Move my windows. I will build a greenhouse out of them.
4 Finish moving Everything out of son’s house, have yard sale.
5. Get everything out of sons 2 shipping containers. Put in mine. LOL
6. Finish getting craptastic chicken coops in back torn down. I’ve torn stuff off several times and hauled off crap to dumpster. Still a lot to do.
7. Build fence after tearing down chicken coops. They are right on the fence line.
8. Tear down existing sheds.

That concludes 2023 list that I didn’t get done.

2024.
1. Move gas grill from sons house and 2 BBQ pits.
2. Move concrete blocks from son’s house.
3. Move stack of used tin from son’s house.
4. Build a 3 sided 70’x20’ barn for sheep in front field, with 10’x10’ feed room in the middle. That’s going to take awhile.

A. Buy power line poles, cut to length.
B. Get friends to help set poles, go around bottom with treated 2x6’s, go around top with 2x6’s to hold poles so they don’t move.

C. Save up for plywood and new R panels for roof. LOL And more 2x6’s for rafters.
D. Haha, then hang rafters, plywood deck, radiant heat barrier and put R panels on.
E. Salvage what I can from old sheds to use on barn.
F. 2024 winter arrives! Wrap barn in plastic, command sheep not to eat it and to hell with it.


5. I have 2 40’ high cube shipping containers dropped in back field. I have to get everything moved from son’s house. I was not prepared for them. So once I do get old sheds torn down and build a pad for them, I’ll have to unload one, get 18 wheeler wrecker to move and set one, move everything back in (hopefully it won’t be much, gonna try to keep one empty) then move the other one.
6. Jack up, block and level shipping containers. After they are moved!
7. Go through BOXES of pictures, hang what I want on the walls, set aside rest for a yard sale. I have gobs of them.
8. Stain the front porch 2x6 floor.
9. Take sheep registration papers off pile on nightstand, organize and put them in file cabinet I finally got moved to my bedroom.
10. File and organize other important papers.
11. Move sewing machines home.
12. Move cedar chest home.
13. Move old trunk home.
14. Buy some new lawn chairs.
15. Go to Waco, watch sheep and goat auction. The ones around here suck. Waco is 3 hours away. Other good sheep and goat auctions are farther away, in west Texas.
16. Synchronize breeding so I have a load of lambs to take to auction. Keep the best for selling for breeding stock, what doesn’t make the cut, goes to auction.
17. Make a sign to hang on front fence by driveway with my address on it. Address is a private road that no longer exists. Makes it hard to find me.
18. Put trim up in house. It’s starting to bug me.
19. Learn how to cut trim. Eff up some, get it right, do happy dance.
20. Clean outside of house, vinyl siding.

That’s all I can think of right now. .

 

[FarmerJamie]

 

[Missa@#5252]

I didn't do so well in my garden last year that's on the top of my list to do better and to do one thing at a time instead of five things at once and not accomplish anything

 

[Blueskies]

I have a lot of catch up. Last year I had arthritis trouble and it limited me to necessary chores only. Asap plant the rest of the orchard, pears and blueberries. More asparagus. Start a sheep manure compost area. Clean up greenhouse containers.Paint doghouse. Finish unpacking art supplies organize studio in spare bedroom. And that’s between whatever comes up with the animals and family.

 

[baymule]

My list is so long I don't want to post it here

Oh no you don’t! You gotta post it!