Sisyphus Acres

101 Things to do in 1001 days ~ Thanks KayinPA!

Thank you for the inspiration ~ boy was it hard to think of them!  Well here it is!

Val

101 Things to do in 1000 days

1. Install a windmill to generate power for the homestead (Might as well start big ;-)
2. …Or maybe solar…
3. …first I’d probably fully research which alternative source would be practical in my area…
4. …and then consider an alternate heat source (aside from the generator)
5. Enlarge garden to feed the four of us
6. Enlarge the fruit “orchards”
7. Get or make a dehydrator
8. Get a pressure canner to be able to can more
9. Make a solar oven
10. Buy Syrup buckets and taps
11. Get belt on treadle for non-electric sewing
12. When I need a new car, to get a hybrid or alt. Energy vehicle, or really efficient one
13. Find the money to do this, since my car is starting to fade out
14. To get closer to the 3R’s, reduce, reuse, recycle (or do without)
15. To eat totally organically
16. To eat locally 80% of the time
17. Make Birch rootbeer
18. Learn to make wine
19. Move to use natural sweeteners only
20. Finish teaching Hannah how to cook
21. Learn to make cheese and yogurt
22. “buy in” to a pig and cow
23. get a pig or a goat
24. sell homemade teas
25. learn how to crochet mittens
26. learn how to crochet granny squares
27. make afghan for my bed
28. make afghan for Hannah’s hope chest
29. Help Hannah make her quilt for her bed
30. Make Window Quilts
31. make soap with Hannah
32. make a table runner for the dining room table
33. Make more cloth napkins
34. finish cross stitch quilt
35. Finish inside painting (Stairwell and 2 bathrooms)
36. Hang Family pics in “Rogues Gallery”
37. Paint outside of the house
38. Be consistent with Family Nite
39. Finish Hannah’s recipe scrapbook
40. Plan scrapbook nites together
41. Institute morning prayer B4 our goodbyes
42. Fill Hannah’s hopechest
43. Give Hannah wings and teach her to fly
44. Hike Cannon Mt.
45. Snowshoe Pondicherry
46. Sleep more
47. Pray more consistently
48. Daily Bible Reading ~ stop slipping
49. Get a swim membership
50. Practice bellydancing more regularly
51. maintain and improve control of my diabetes
52. Meet Lynne and Dee in person
53. Meet Anne in person
54. Make indoor clothesline
55. Make all of our food from scratch
56. Vacation with my sister’s family
57. Go back to Texas to visit Sherri
58. Get my master gardener’s certificate
59. experiment with new growing techniques
60. try new heirloom plants
61. Save seeds
62. Build a root cellar
63. Work from home (this will be a tough goal to meet)
64. or at least work part-time from home
65. Find a used spinning wheel for Hannah
66. Find a source of Alpaca fleece/roving for Hannah
67. Or maybe get a couple of alpaca?
68. Lose 15-20 lbs per year
69. Grow my youth group each year
70. Get married
71. ok, ok…at least get a date
72. alright!  At least meet some new people!
73. Go to Amish country
74. make beef jerky
75. make homemade fruit roll ups
76. Hand off Historical Society duties
77. Utilize the town library more
78. Explore sustainability classes through the Cooperative extension
79. Begin to write again
80. Write with a purpose
81. and publish something worthwhile
82. start wearing more dresses and skirts
83. Take better care of my skin
84. grow my hair out long
85. build a fire pit/stone stove out in the yard
86. Grow grains
87. or find a local source for grain
88. grind my own flours
89. Try goat’s milk
90. and goat’s milk cheese (goat milk fudge is YUMMY!)
91. Increase my knowledge of herbs
92. Use herbs to manage my health/diabetes
93. Encourage hannah’s desire to be close to God’s earth/bounty
94. Encourage Hannah to won her generation for Christ
95. Build a community agriculture co-op in Jefferson, NH
96. and building it into a regional Co-op
97. Take herbal medicine classes
98. Live like every day is my last
99. Love with total and complete abandon
100. Laugh like there is no tomorrow

101. Start over again with a new list when this list (or time) is up!

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{ 01:36, 2006-Oct-18 } { Posted by BuzyMumof3sons }

Hi Val,
I think that's sweet you put me on your list!!! :) I've been praying for ya and hope things are well!
Love,
Dee