101 goals

How are the other 101 goals coming along?

The 101 goals in 1001 days has been a wonderful idea.  (See the ‘101 goals’ page if you want more information on what this is.)  I now have permission to do some things that have been rattling around in my head for a long time.  The tyranny of the urgent, you know.  Cooking, home schooling, … Continue reading »

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Goal #6 update and If I’m So Smart

If I’m So Smart, Why Can’t I lose Weight, by Brooke Castillo  This book has been so helpful.  I am continuing to learn the hunger scale, and my reactions to it.  What’s a hunger scale?  It’s a scale from -10 (starving) to +10 (so stuffed I feel sick).  The goal is to eat when I … Continue reading »

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Picture updates

  The barn quilts are coming along!    The chicks at 3 weeks.   Rooster Spring bulbs under the roses!   Midnight Daffodil, a spider’s home

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Slowing down for a bit

Posts may be slim for the next few weeks.  I’m typing challanged with a cast covering my thumb.  Healing time for a ligament.  Then fast forward six weeks and repeat on the other hand for a ligiment that did NOT heal.  But after that I should be up and running with two strong opposable digits! The chicks are … Continue reading »

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101 goals

Today I got to prime and paint the background color on two 4×4 pieces of plywood for the barn quilts.  We thought it would be fun to make a quilt square for each of our outdoor buildings.  One 4×4′ for our small barn, one 4×4′ for over the stalls, one 2×2′ for the gardening shed, and … Continue reading »

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Satisfying

The chicks are doing well without the light from the window.  No one is eating anyone’s tail feathers, and no one is bleeding.  We are all happier!   I will probably un-curtain the window it in a couple of days and see how they do, though they seem quite happy with just the light from the heat … Continue reading »

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Oh yeah, I remember!

This blog may turn out to be mostly about facing and dealing with weight issues for the next 1,000 days.  With some gardening, farming, and cooking thrown in!  We’ll see.  So here’s the latest on goal #6.  I have started on  the ‘If I’m so Smart’ book, and the first issue she addresses is paying attention to your … Continue reading »

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New chicks and goal #6

We got new chicks today!  10 of them from Tractor Supply.  And I learned that ‘pullet’ means a young hen. (I thought it had something to do with meat chickens.)  We got a mixture of breeds, 5 brown egg layers and 5 white egg layers. We have them in the old washer/dryer room which is small … Continue reading »

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