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tortoise
Wild Hare
This challenge has been more challenging than I expected because of its design/order/pace. I have objections. Can I play it like bingo please?
Here's my update. I'm going to call this challenge completed. A similar challenge is worth repeating. It feels good to try something new and make some new goals.
Here's my update. I'm going to call this challenge completed. A similar challenge is worth repeating. It feels good to try something new and make some new goals.
Replace one meal- IDK which one, my goal in SS living is not depending on grocery stores, so this is a constant- Repair a hole - I found holes and I know how to darn them, but it hasn't bee a priority lately.
Plant [another] edible- 2 trays microgreens, 6 1020 flats of greens started in winter greenhouseIdentify [another] edible- I bought two books on foraging in my region and shelved the topic until spring.Replace one pantry item- flour, vanilla extract, almond extract, granulated sugarBegin a ferment- sourdough starter, kefirBake bread- check, check, check, check, checkResearch animals- have sheep, still researching better ways to move and manage them. I want to DH to build a chute, I have ideas and picked up Temple Grandin's book on moving small herds/flocks. Also did some prelim research on AGH and decided that's still distant future.Kitchen practice- sprouted whole wheat bread, blanch almonds, grain mill/make flourSave kitchen scraps- made bone broths and kept the batch going 18 days until the first bone disintegrated, saved the good bone for future batch, otherwise I was lazy and gave kitchen scraps to chickens/goats.- Start compost - n/a? only thing I could think of was building a hot box for my greenhouse, but that's low priority / not happening this year.
- Build one thing.
- Sew something - I have the tools, supplies, knowledge and no time for it.
- DIY cleaner - I don't need cleaner now. I make a vodka/vinegar/water unscented cleaner. DH hates it.
Reuse waste- I used a box to make a thing for DS6's violin lesson? does that count?- Relax
Dehydrate- sprouted wheat berries, spinach, bread cubes and bread crumbs- Line dry - I got my drying rack out of the basement. Is that good enough?
Shop local- I switched to getting cream line milk in glass jugs. It's not terribly local - 100 miles away. I buy it from a local bulk food store. I am switching from granulated sugar to local maple syrup and local honey.Find a class- I read books.Write a goal - growing grains- Library card - n/a. check?
Get a fruit tree- not the season for it. Some young apple trees were girdled and didn't survive 2020. I picked a local nursery to buy fruit trees from in spring.Buy in bulk- 25# wheat berries.Meal plan- meal planning is the most anti-SS activity IMO. I plan by opening the fridge and picking out the things that will spoil first and then figure out a way to convince my family to eat them.- Connect with others - I'm going to have to count a private message to a forum member who lives in my area, even though we haven't met in person. Between 4-H and living in a rural agriculture area, I feel connected enough even though I'm not really. if that makes sense?
Plan garden- check!Budget for garden- purchased seed- Watch documentary - who has time for that? I read books?
Reflect- every day.