New Year, New Goals

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve 2015, and as we prepare to ring in 2016 it's time to set some goals.  Not lofty, barely achievable goals. Nothing we cannot reasonably accomplish and feel good about. But, they should have some element of difficulty, too.

I have set the goal of running a 5K this year. My starting point is zero, mainly because I tore some cartilage and tendons in both my knees being over zealous with trying to become a runner over this past fall.  I was in a brace for a few weeks, and have been taking it easy ever since.  Now I can launch into a more reasonable training program of walking for at least a month before I start upping the ante. The 5K I plan to run is the Salem Days Family Fun Run which is always the second week in August.  That should give me plenty of time to work up to a respectable running pace. 

In the meantime, I also need to look at my work goals, housekeeping goals, parenting goals, and homesteading goals, oh and don't forget my prepping and food storage goals. 

Housekeeping goals- finish squeezing the whole house like a tube of toothpaste, getting it completely de-junked and organized. I also want to finish some of the repairs and upgrades, like painting the kitchen and bath cabinets, refinishing the wood floors, putting a screen door on the kitchen/patio door, and washing all the walls and ceilings. 

Parenting goals- take the kids on more outings, have regular family nights, develop some kind of scripture study with the kids.

Homesteading goals- put more garden space in the back yard, get a new spade, and rake, finish the chicken run, paint the coop inside and out and attach the shutters and trim, create a plan for obtaining a small farm. 

Prepping goals- get a generator, collect more first aid supplies, obtain a Ham radio license.

Food Storage goals- Complete the 26 pay period food storage list (should be 12 pay periods remaining), replenish water storage and obtain a couple of barrels and pump, put more shelves in the basement and storage sheds. 

So, those are my new year goals for 2016. As far as a resolution, well, I resolve to be less judgmental and more forgiving. 

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