In thinking about my goals for 2009, I rather liked the way Gina did hers, in the fashion of the Independence Days Challenge.  I decided to do my along a similarline, in that I’ve chosen broad categories instead of very specific goals and I’m going to report on those on the last Thursday of each month rather than weekly.

Here are my goals for 2009:

  • Health - I want to recommit to my health, I let this slide more than I care to admit and must get it back on track.  Its not about weight loss, but rather about making healthy choices.  I know what to do and need to do it.  I fall too easily off the wagon and find it exceedingly difficult to get back on, which means I have to try harder not to fall off. 
  • Small Business - I’ve been registered as a small business for several years and have consistently done a few things each year under this DBA name.  It’s time for me to ratchet that up, and actually put some effort behind being a cottage industry and an entrepreneur.  I want to include my many vast interests and talents and believe I can do so successfully, if I just focus a bit more.
  • Self-sufficiency – I don’t believe in total self-sufficiency, but I do want to work on increasing our self-sufficiency through greater food production and food preservation.  Learning to make cheese would fall into this category.
  • “Wifely” Duties - I think any list of goals that doesn’t include being better partner/wife, trying harder, focusing more on our relationship and how better to make us closer would be severely lacking.
  • Community Building – I want to work on creating a better community network, locally and virtually.  Admittedly, I’m not sure where to go here, but I’m a work in progress.  I’ll include volunteer work here, as well.
  • Spirituality- I’d very much like to find a church home.  I believe in a Saturday Sabbath and that makes my pickings rather slim in our small town.  I have two options really, one is a Seventh Day Adventist church, which Jeff isn’t terribly fond of, the other is a 7thDay Baptist fellowship 20 miles away.  I’m not keen on driving 20 miles one way for church, but plan on checking it out.  I’ve seen some mentions locally about a Messianic congregation and am going to try and find out more info on them as well.  Though I believe they’re in another town, again 20 miles away.  I’m wondering if I should keep a Saturday Sabbath and worship on Sunday at a local church… oy I need to pray about this more.  This will also include spiritual study, retreats, lectures, etc.
  • Education - One should never stop learning, right?
  • Three R’s- Reducing waste, frivolous spending, waste, etc.  Reusing everything possible.  Recycling the rest.

Thank you for visiting me here in 2008, I look forward to spending 2009 right here with all of you in my virtual community.