I always seem to make them, but never really keep them. Except for a few.
I did keep on track to lose weight and improve my health by eating better and paying attention to foods that triggered allergies. I did get some of the projects done around here, but not as much as I wanted to do.
So, what do I do about 2012, the year where I will turn 60! What should I finish? Do I volunteer more, or take time to travel. Do we expand the garden and grow more year round vegetables? Do I stay in the CSAs or freelance around the markets?
What projects NEED to be done this year? All good questions.
I do resolve to be more creative and expand my culinary boundaries to include more baking, and more ethnic foods outside our European heritage. I do intend to continue being more and more of a locavore, and use up as much processed stuff in the pantry, and not replace it.
I intend to can more things, pick more veggies and fruits, and process them. I need to get a freezer and buy something at the fair, from the 4H’ers. Maybe lamb, or goat, or part of one of the steers or hogs. Our friends’ children raise animals to bring to the auction. We want to support them more by making it worth their efforts.
Is this the year we get the chicken coop? Haven’t made that decision yet, but we are working on it.
I want to build a cold frame. Will I find the time?
We still need to clean out the stuff we accumulated at our jobs, which sits in boxes in the attic and garage. That is a priority.
Who knows what 2012 will bring weather wise, and health wise, that might get in the way of our plans?
But I am optimistic and anxious to do new things including expanding what I do in my volunteering, like geocaching and giving presentations. Another priority. Looks like I have enough to do, and I’ll see how it turns out in my second year of retirement.
Here’s to a Happy New Year!
AnnieRie Unplugged 