I had planned on publishing this post on New Years day but I guess the Lord wanted me to take a break from the Internet for a few days. Our computer had a virus that caused our Internet provider to shut us down until we deleted the virus. So, here I am, a few days after the first of the year posting my New Years goals. I am actually glad this happened because it reminds me that even though I make plans, God’s plans are better than my own and I need to stay flexible.

If you read My Year in Review you will know that I had an eventful 2010. As I set my goals for 2011 I expect an equally eventful year. I have divided my goals into different categories and there is a lot to my list. So, it’s very possible I may not get all or even half of the things I want done this year. But, that’s OK. I will try my best and not stress about it.

So here we go…

Spiritual and Educational

Christian Reading Book List

I am not a big reader so reading 7 books this year will be a challenge.

• Read 5 Christian Books – These are all books we had on our bookshelf but haven never read.

1. The Sacred Romance
2. Knowing God
3. Jesus, the One and Only
4. Under God
5. Refuting Compromise

• Daily Devotional Book List

1. Faith Dare (30 days) – I did this last year and loved it so much I decided to do it again.
2. Not sure yet. Any suggestions ?

• Read at least 2 fiction or non-spiritual educational books. I started both of these books last year and never finished them. So, I will have to start them again.

1. Israel My Beloved
2. I Am The Great Horse

• Make a conscious effort in becoming a sacrificial giver of my time, prayers and resources.

Physical

• Horseback ride at least 2 times a month in cold weather and once a week in warm weather.
• Set up walking routine with neighbors.

Homemaking

• Make 2 new non-food homemade projects a month.
• Learn some new organization skills.I know this is very vague. I need a lot of help in this area.
• Make some home decor plans.
• Clean out and organize garage .This is going to be a huge project.
• Start a house cleaning routine and stick to it. Another area I need lots of help in.
• Keep my desk space clean.

Financial

• Create a regular budget and stick to it.
• Give more.

Homeschooling

• Plan out son’s English assignments every Tuesday night. My son attends a charter school and most of his work is planned out for him except English.
• Be consistent with lesson planning for daughter in Kindergarten.
• Use my homeschool planner .I got this great planner this school year but don’t use it very often.

Healthy Eating and Cooking

• Start regular meal planning.
• Serve one fermented or cultured dish at least once a day.
• Learn to make sourdough bread.
• Make healthy snacks, treats and breakfast foods regularly.
• Serve wild fish once a week.
• Preserve (canning and drying) garden harvest and other fruits and veggies.
• I have a list of other goals for healthy eating and cooking on my goals post.

Homesteading, Gardening and Mini- Farming

• Expand garden area and add fencing.
• Attend monthly garden club meeting.
• Plan fruit trees, berries and grape vines.
• Start proper compost pile.
• Start vermiculture composting
• Start mealworm farm – for chickens.
• Finish goat pasture and horse pasture.
• Incubate eggs for replacement layers and meat chickens.
• Build proper nesting boxes and housing for chickens.

Healthy Homesteading Blog

• Learn about healthy living and share it with others.

So that’s it. Only a couple of things…haha. Sometimes I am a dreamer but a dreamer can’t help but being a dreamer . Do you have any goals for 2011 you would like to share? Please comment with a link to your goals post or leave a comment with your list of your goals. I would love to read them