FIRST OFFERINGS
The beds of greens I planted for the chickens are exploding so I pulled a bunch of the radishes to thin them out and gave them to the chickens. Boy, did they go enjoy the treat!
When I watered the beds this afternoon, I noticed I will need to pick even more tomorrow.
Also, look at all the apple blossoms!
I need to get some netting on the trees this year so I get so the birds don’t get all the apples again.
I’m three weeks into Retirement and have had to lean into my structured personality to adapt to my new normal. To do that I made a list of several areas I want to make regular progress so that when I am just sitting around, I can refer to the list to see what I should be doing rather than turning into a couch potato. Each day I record which of these categories I put any amount of effort toward. The list includes:
Household Chores
Purge (there is stuff that just needs to get out of my house!)
Organize
Physical Therapy (I tend to forget to do my exercises if there’s not a reminder)
Food (this could simply be I ate a fruit or vegetable that day or perhaps I did some food preservation, took inventory of my food supply, etc)
Homestead (outside stuff like working in the garden or taking care of the chickens)
Preparedness (this includes prepping activities beyond Food Storage, which falls under the “Food” category)
Quilt (I continue to try to get one quilt top done each month)
Walk (I bought a walking pad because even working part time I realized I wasn’t getting enough exercise – my only rule is to use it daily, no step or time requirements)
Maintenance/Repair (I want to get the house ready to sell in case that possibility comes up)
Yes, for me a list is necessary as is being able to see what I accomplished each day. Otherwise, I will sit and stare and have no clue what to do with myself. That’s not the kind of Retirement I worked all these years for.
When my children were young, I made our bread from scratch (even ground the wheat!). That fell by the wayside over the years. When the Covid Pandemic hit and there was no bread at the store, I didn’t panic as I knew I could just make it. But I couldn’t find my preferred bread recipe and was never really happy with the several recipes I tested during that time. Once bread was available at the store again, the search for a decent bread recipe ceased. Now, that the price for a loaf of bread is beyond ridiculous, I decided, “It’s time to make bread again.”
I found a nice straightforward recipe and baked a couple of loaves. SMH. While the internal texture was right, it was tough and flavorless. Even with jam, I just couldn’t eat it.
However, I refused to waste it! So, I cut the bread into cubes and toasted them in the oven.
With those I made the Stuffing Mix recipe from my Make-A-Mix cookbook out of one loaf and breadcrumbs out of the other.
I feel pretty good about that!
Two Chickens Homestead 
You make me tired just reading your list! LOL – I guess that being retired for 30 years (wow – where did those years go?). I’ve already done the purge – can never quite get the organizing right – I go to exercise/Taichi classes at least 3 times a week and am attempting to walk outside at least 15 minutes the other days. Then I can read, crochet and fritter away time. Suddenly it’s after 7 pm and I watch a few shows and then bed between 10-11. I seem to fill the day without trying. However, I don’t have the prepping down and I don’t bake (except Christmas cake)! I do try to cook a decent, healthy dinner and am trying to convince myself to STOP snacking! Love you lil sis – you’ve got this! Your “stick to it ness” is admirable!
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