Frugal Farmhouse

It seems that if things aren't tight around here we don't watch every penny, then we spend until all those little pennies are gone. So instead of beating my head against the wall of everything we have done badly in the last 2 weeks, I'm just going to hammer out a new plan. and kick myself in the rear to stick to it. Why it is important to stick to it. -I want a home -I want a garden -I want livestock -I want to live in the country Goals -No tvs on during the day -Eat every meal at home. No matter what -Use homemade laundry soup -No unnecessary driving -Follow daily routine -Give 100% at work -work on cowl on wednesday -photo a day

Admittedly I just let everything slip when I got my job. I threw myself into my new position, and now I am seriously burned out. I need to get back to what I truely enjoy. Which is where my goals come in. Here is an update. nothing much to update, but I am going to dice things up into smaller chunks to digest. 20 wishes 1. Earn $500/month by December-I did get a job. and am currently working through my personal issues with the position. But should be making over $1000 a month 2. Get financing- I just need to fill out an app for ISU. 3. Start school 4. Sell homemade creations- Still haven't done this. 5. Fix jetta-DONE 6. Sketch out 5 year plan- I am revamping. 7. Read 12 books-total read 9 8. Document important recipes from grandma- made a trip down there last week. got a good amount of them. just need to type them up 9. Learn to can 10. Learn to make quilt blocks 11. Learn to embrace current situation-So much better, and getting better everytime i log into work. 12. Learn more ab...

Yes, I know it is the 6th of March.. but life just got away from me this last week. 20 wishes 1. Earn $500/month by December-my mystery shops will not apply until next month, but I've made about $20 from online. not much however, you have to start somewhere 2. Get financing- I received my pin number. I will try to fill this out today. 3. Start school 4. Sell homemade creations- I want a few different products to offer before opening my etsy shop. I have 2 and am working on a few more. I am shooting for an opening by the end of March. 5. Fix jetta-DONE 6. Sketch out 5 year plan- I work on this everyday. 7. Read 12 books-total read 9 8. Document important recipes from grandma- I am still making a list of recipes. I am hoping to have enough money to visit her sometime in March 9. Learn to can 10. Learn to make quilt blocks 11. Learn to embrace current situation-this last week has been hard, but I am 50 steps ahead of what I was in December 12. Learn...

January Round Up Right out of the gate, I went CRAZY! But as most resolutions, I tapered off to little activity. BUT, I am pushing forward and truly want to finish these skills. So this is what I have accomplished in January. At the end of this post is my February goals. Change Jar- I did have about $50 in here. We used it to pay bills. I am ok with that. I am glad I saved it and we were able to pay those bills. No Eating out- Oh boy… can we not talk about this? 11 times… yes 11! Who does that? We do, that’s who.. I started putting a huge X on the calendar when we ate out. Chevy Man caught on pretty quick. That slowed everything down, so that will be a continued thing. MUST.TRY.HARDER! Electricity Reduction Challenge- we averaged about 18 kwh per day. I plan on averaging 15 kwh per day in February. Needlework Challenge- learn to knit dish clothes- DONE! swiffer covers-DONE! Homesteading Challenge- 1. make paper- Done. I plan on making more as part of a vday gift! 3. make noodles- done....

Wow! How is it already the 4th? This year is flying by, haha! I have not posted my New Year Resolutions, shame on me. I am super excited for this year and what it will bring. I just know this is going to be the best year yet! Change Jar No Eating out Electricity Reduction Challenge Needlework Challenge Homesteading Challenge Frugal Challenge Waste No more Food Challenge Homemade Christmas Photo a day blog Sell on Etsy Surveys Get Charity up and running Go Greener Challenge 20 wishes Challenge Granny Miller's Self Reliant Challenge Now most of these are Challenges on Frugal Village Forums I am in serious mode of wanting a farm. It makes me happy and always has. So a lot of my goals this year are geared towards this. What are your goals this New Year?