Round #4 101 in 1001 November 1st, 2020 - July 30th, 2023

Here's the explanation again:

You make a list of 101 things you would like to do.
You aim to get everything ticked off in 1001 days.

It’s that simple.

The rules? Each task must be specific, with clearly defined or measurable results. Tasks must also be realistic — something I believe I can accomplish within 1001 days — and stretching; I can’t add things I already do or which don’t require any effort.

Why 1001 days? “The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time…because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks.”

1001 Days =
143 Weeks =
33 Months =
2 3/4 Years

It seems like a reasonable amount of time to get a lot of stuff done! I'm still working on my list for now though, it will be published and ready to start on Sunday November 1st, 2020 and hopefully everything will be ticked of by July 30th, 2023.

Let's GO! If you are doing a "101 in 1001" and need a cheerleader and a commenter...leave a note and I'll help you. Please cheerlead me too!  I also have a Facebook "group" I'd love for you to join!

THE DIFFERENCE for me this year is that I will be turning 50 in February, so within my 101 is 50 goals that i want to get done in my "50 in 50" year (2021)  Those are marked with a * or 50/50 (sometimes as a subgoal)

SO here we go:

Spiritual

1. Go through my Chronological Bible *
2. Draw in my Prayer Journal 0/33 (12 within 50/50)*
3. Complete 2 Bible Studies

Financial

1. Reduce my Discover debt by at least 50%
2. Reduce my B of A debt by at least 50%
3. Reduce my Citibank debt by at least 50%
4. Pay off Care Source *
5. Pay off Lowes *
6. Pay of Home Depot *
7. Re-Fund emergency fund to $2500
8. Have Wills Completed *
9. Photo Inventory Completed 0/12 *
10. No Spend Challenge 2021 *
11. Now What? Binder Completed *

Family, Boy, and Friends

1. Spend "one on one" time with a friend each month 0/33 (0/12*)
2. Send out Christmas Cards
3. Do 12 Days of Christmas for 2 families  0/2
4. Take a Meal 0/15
5. Finish Mom Journal 0/200 pages. (NaNoWriMo)*
6. Complete Boys 21st Bday gift *
7. Paint and Hide "Marengo Rocks" 0/33 *
8. Take a family Train Trip
9. Monthly Date with my Hubby  0/33
10. Take Mom on a Mother/Daughter Trip
11. Quarterly Day with Boy 0/11
1. Cedar Point*
2. Construct virtual Treehouse
12. Send Monthly Pictures to Mom & Dad

Self

1.  Get to Ideal Weight (0/37)*
2. Do "Fit Girl Challenge" on Insta 0/4*
3. Complete Virtual Race 0/3*
4. Finish Concordance (NaNoWriMo) *
5. Do 12K Steps daily 85% time*
6. Wii in the Winter Months (November-March)*
7. Post on Doodlebug Blog (fitness)/Insta 1x week 0/143 (0/52)*
8. FINALLY FINISH MILLY!! **
9. Have TN MRI *
10. Mammogram*
11. Start and consistently complete Skin Regime *
12. Be consistent with Medicines *
13. Reduce A1c by 2 points *
14. Read one "for Fun Fiction" per month 0/33 (0/12)*
15. Go on one "Whimsy" Trip

Scrapbooking

1. Have 143 Layouts Completed 0/143 (0/52)*
2. Blog/Insta on Scraptastophe 1x week 0/143 (0/52)*
3. Learn & Utilize Cricut Cartridges 0/33 (0/12)*
4. Finish Arizona Book *
5. Finish 2009 Book*
6. Finish 2003 Book*
7. Finish Disney Book*
8. Attend a Virtual or in Person Retreat once a quarter 0/11 (0/4)*

House

1. Paint/Update Big Bathroom (regrout Tub)
2. Paint/Update Little Bathroom (replace Sink)
3. Refinish Downstairs Floors
4. Ceiling Fan installed in Craft Room
5. Draw Blueprint for add-on
6. Address Cellar Wall Repairs
7. Expand Front Porch

Food

1. Organize Recipes into Book *
2. Reorganize Cookbook Cabinet
3. Can 1,500 Jars
4. Make Marshmallows from Scratch *
5. Complete 3 Pantry Only Challenges (0/3)*
6. Learn & Utilize Vitamix 0/33

Farm: Plants & Animals

1. Build permanent Greenhouse
2. Sunflowers at Fence Line & Saw Garden
3. Plant trees around pond 0/33
4. Add Soft Fruits to Orchard
1. Golden Raspberries
2. Blueberries
5. Pumpkin Patch
6. Rehive Bees
7. Raise two "Batches" of Rabbits per year
8. Raise two "Batches" of Chickens per year
9. Have 15+ members in our CSA each year

Farm: Construction

1. Perimeter Fencing Completed *
2. Dock Deck Constructed *
3. Bury Drain line to Pond
4. Construct Cabin Pad & Septic
5. New Fencing around front Coop Yard *
6. Install Pond Cabin
7. Horse Barn Down
8. Windmill Installed
9. Replace Horse Barn
10. Re-gravel Drive*

Farm: Financial & Other

1. Facebook Likes to 1,500
2. Do 15 Craft Shows
3. Do a Spring Sale*
4. 8th Annual Really Local Craft Fair (Oct 9, 2021)*
5. 9th Annual Really Local Craft Fair (Oct 8, 2022)
6. Books done by the 5th
7. Create and Follow a Tickler Checklist for posts
1. Facebook posts 4x weekly
2. Blog posts 2x weekly
8. Finish Homestead Binder *

Cackleberry Country Store

1. Card line for Store*
2. 3 Kinds of Soap 0/3
3. Santa Keys
4. Dip Ornaments *
5. Instagram likes to 300
6. Birdhouse line*
7. Bring Jam Flavors Back up to 48*

Cackleberry Chalks

1. Create Ornaments 0/30 *
2. Use Monthly Transfers 0/33 (0/12)*
3. Offer at least 1 "Make & Take" per quarter 0/11 (0/4)*
4. Have one Chalk Workday per quarter with 3 projects completed 0/33 (0/12)*
5. Chalk Facebook Likes to 150

2020 101 in 1001 Update!!

LONG, LONG POST!!!

Here it is, September 28, 2020.  What a challenging year it has been for everyone, including us.  I'm always disappointed that I don't get the whole list done, but boy, we did get some big things accomplished!  I have already started my list for the next period of my life and can't wait to share it.

I haven't been blogging much as I feel like most folks don't have time for my wordiness...but I have been good about updating on our Farm Facebook page. However, if you think I should get back to writing, I'd love to hear it!!

My commentary and updates will be within my list below in italics.

The 101 in 1001 List (2018-2020 Edition)

Here's the explanation again:

You make a list of 101 things you would like to do.
You aim to get everything ticked off in 1001 days.

It’s that simple.

The rules? Each task must be specific, with clearly defined or measurable results. Tasks must also be realistic — something I believe I can accomplish within 1001 days — and stretching; I can’t add things I already do or which don’t require any effort.

Why 1001 days? “The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time…because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks.”

1001 Days =
143 Weeks =
33 Months =
2 3/4 Years

It seems like a reasonable amount of time to get a lot of stuff done! I'm still working on my list for now though, it will be published and ready to start on Thursday January 1, 2018 and hopefully everything will be ticked of by September 28, 2020.

Spiritual

My spiritual life is going OK. Lots of praying and turning to the Lord, but not so much on the journaling and studying like I should.  I'd like to blame COVID for my lack of corporate worship, but that would be untrue. We left the church we were going to at the beginning of the list and have been following our previous pastor & teachers online.  I miss the fellowship, but right now this is mostly working for us.

1. Read my Chronological Bible IN PROCESS
2. Journal / Draw in prayer art journal (27/33)
3. Volunteer for Open Table 6 times a year  (1/6) NO LONGER ATTENDING THIS FELLOWSHIP. 
4. Complete 2 Bible Studies (1/2)
1. Defiant Joy
2. 
   
5. Organize a Craft Fair for Open Table NO LONGER ATTENDING THIS FELLOWSHIP
6. Consistency @Lifegroup (05/80) NO LONGER ATTENDING THIS FELLOWSHIP

Financial

This one is a doozey.  Not only did I not make much progress, I made it worse!! On the plus side, the car and the tractor are paid off.  However, we added a mortgage and 2 cards...yikes!  This will be a major focus on the next challenge.

1. Get out of debt (again) (2/4)
1. BofA
2. Citi
3. Carmax. PAID
4. J.Deere. PAID
2. Rebuild emergency fund to $2500  (292/2500)
3. Fund Black Friday account to $400 each year (400/400) (400/400) (253/300)
4. Complete Photo Inventory  (0/15) NOT DONE
5. Do two Month-of-Nothings per year (5/5)
6. Have our Wills Written (0/2) NOT DONE
7. Sell $500 on Facebook, Craigslist, eBay, etc. (500/500)
8. Mystery Shop 2X a month (94/66)
9. Make $500 on a "Side Hustle" (500/500)

Extended Family & Friends

My schedule is so over packed that rarely do I take time to do the good things that make me feel like a loving person.  I was able to get some of these things at least attempted...these will show up in some form again because it makes me happy to do it.

1. Send 5 cards a month (54/165) NOT ENOUGH!
2. Take them a Meal (12/15) ALMOST THERE
3. Do 12 Days of Christmas x2 (6/2)
4. Spend one on one time with a friend each month (15/33) ALMOST HALF!
5. Plan (& Execute) 50th Anniversary Party for Mom & Dad (11/30/18) DONE AND IT WAS AWESOME!
6. Plan (& Execute) 4th of July Blow Out for Man's BIG birthday/ FARM WARMING PARTY (Man didn't want me to make it about him)(7/4/2018) DONE AND ALSO AWESOME!!
7. Plan (& Execute) Graduation Party for Boy's Graduation (6/1/2019) DONE AND INCREDIBLE(despite the rain)
8. Rudolph Day each month on the 25th   Well, it's a good idea in theory!!

Self

1. Read 1 for fun fiction each month (33/33) Done in the first year, then I quit keeping track
2. Get to Ideal Weight and Stay there! (0/44) NOT EVEN CLOSE
3. Make and Keep TN Check Up NOPE
4. Blog weekly on Doodle Blog (weight-loss) (2/143) NOPE
5. Do the Race to Save Face 2018:.  2018, 2019, 2020 WERE ALL CANCELLED
6. Do the 100 day / 100 Mile Walking Challenge (and turn it in!!!) (0/100) DIDNT TURN IT IN
7. Do a 30 day Sit Up Challenge 3x a year (6/8)
8. Do a 30 Day Planking Challenge 3X a year (6/8)
9. Maintain Keto WOE for 6 months (2/6)
10. Wii 2X a week for 30 minutes (112/286)
11. 10,000 Daily Steps 85% of the time (851/851)
12. NaNoWriMo 1X NOVEMBER IS SUCH A HARD MONTH TO HAVE SUCH A DIFFICULT CHALLENGE.  I definitely want to do this but it keeps getting put off...maybe one more try.

Scrapbooking

This section is one I RRALLY want to do, but was a major failure!! I think because no one actually looks at my pages and books after they are done and I'm a people pleaser and need that feedback.  Doing it just because I love it doesn't get it high up on the list of priorities 😂

1. 143 Scrapbook Pages Done (0/143)
2. 143 New Page Kits Made and Ready (0/143)
3. Do the "Tiffany" Challenge once a year (3/3) DONE, I need to quit organizing my stuff and start using it!!
4. Attend or Hold 10 crops or classes (0/10)
5. Blog 1x a week on Scraptastrophe Studio (0/143)
6. Learn a & Utilize my Cricut & Cartridges (0/20)
7. Submit Entry 1x yearly to a Design Team Call
8. Finish Arizona Book (0/40)
9. Finish 2009 Book (0/60)
10. Finish 2003 Book (0/80)
11. Finish Disney Book (0/40)
12. Organize a Retreat

Boy

My Boy is now a Man.  Luckily, he does still like doing stuff with Mom, but doesn't have the time like when he was my homeschool sidekick. So this section is generally a failure.

1. Go GeoCasheing
2. Go Bowling
3. Find and go to a Hot Air Balloon Festival
4. Start (and Finish) mom journal (10/200)
5. Take a family train trip
6. Complete 21st Birthday Gift (35/264)

House

Ugh, another one that is almost a complete failure!  

1. Declutter & Reorganize 1 room/area each month (6/18) I did a whole house challenge at the beginning of the 'pandemic' and really cleaned and decluttered the house, especially my scrapbook room.  However it has not been an ongoing thing like I'd hoped.
2. Paint / Update Big Bath
3. New Sink in Small Bath
4. Floors refinished Downstairs floors
5. Paint Laundry Room
6. Regrout Tub Must get this done soon!  Tiles are falling off the wall now!
7. Paint Master Bedroom

Food

This section is mostly a success!

1. Use Instant Pot once a week (143/143) I love my instapot... especially for "hard-boiled" eggs and yogurt!
2. Write and use a menu plan 85% of the time (321/850) This is not quite half the time.
3. Organize Jam recipes Currently in progress and about 75% done!
4. Make marshmallows NOPE
5. Can 500 jars(1,896/500) YES, REALLY!!

Other Crafts

More failure!

1. FINISH MILLY! PLEASE, Don't make fun of me.  I really really though I could get it done this time (especially since all 4 people I told said, I couldn't). This is the one that kinda hurts.
2. Make 3 kinds of soap (0/3)
3. Make card line for Local Farm Fair (0/5)
4. Make 3 Baby Rag Quilts (0/3)
5. Folded Book Art (0/1)
6. Santa Keys for Festival (0/12)
7. Bullet Journal the 101 List (2/101)

FARM

The farm is what has really had the attention the past few years.

Financial

1. Get Financing for Farm DONE
2. Get Insurance for Farm DONE
3. BUY THE FARM !! DONE, DONE, DONE!!!!
4. Apply for Grant for Fencing or Hoophouse
5. Books done Monthly by the 5th of the month (0/33)
6. 5th Annual Really Local Festival (10/13/2018) DONE(and also the 6th, and 7th is next week!!)

Construction /Infrastructure

1. Put in Pond UNBELIEVABLY DONE!!
2. Fence Pastures IN PROGRESS
3. Horse/Grain Barn Taken Down
4. Pond Cabin
5. Hydroponics/Fish Set up.

Plants

1. Plant Pine Trees - 10 per year (0/30) Umm, not quite.
2. Expand soft fruit orchard
1. Red Raspberries   Planted
2. Blueberries.   Planted and died
3. Golden Raspberries
4. Black Raspberries  Planted
3. Plant Bamboo and/or Hops DECIDED AGAINST
4. Green House or Hoophouse. I have two small temporary greenhouses that keep flying away...
5. Plant a u-pick pumpkin patch NEXT TIME

Animals

1. Raise 2 pigs DONE
2. Raise 2 steer  DONE
3. Rehive bees NOT YET
4. Raise 1 batches of chickens each year (22/30) CLOSE
5. Raise 3 Batches of Rabbits each year  (42/36) DONE
6. One "New" Animal Still haven't decided what.....

Other

1. Participate in 18 Craft Shows (22/18) DONE
2. Facebook Likes to 450 (650/450) JUST GOT TO 900!!!
3. Offer Quarterly Classes (08/11) I've offered, but no one has taken me up on them, did hold 3 Chalk classes.
4. Blog Consistency 3 times a week (12/429) Uh, no.
5. Participate in Blog Hop each Month (0/33) Not even
6. Facebook Consistency 2x weekly (286/286) This was definitely done as I post almost every other day.
7. Create Homestead Binder Currently in progress.  I'd say maybe 50% done.

THERE YOU GO!!  Stay tuned as I'm going to have the new list ready soon and may not wait until New Years to start...mainly because having 101 end right as festival season starts makes it hard to finish strong!

7th Annual REALLY Local Farm Market and Craft Fair

We are going to cautiously proceed with our Outdoor Craft Fair held in Marengo Ohio on October 10th. Wallace Homestead & Cackleberry Hollow  On August 15th, we will start taking applications for vendors.  As usual, we will be limited vendors to HANDMADE ONLY and will jury and select only one of each type of craft. (or jewelery, wood signs, sewing.) Jury selection will be made by September 5th.  

Last year was an amazing success and some of our wonderful vendors have already asked to come back!

Feel free to reply here or PM for info and a link to the application.

Spring is HERE - 1 week until the last Frost

It's almost here!  All winter we have been looking forward to this, but we still need to be cautious.  Many years we have had frosts into May including snow on May 5th in the past!!  So keep an eye on the weather reports to see if you will need to do any covering of your plants.  Chances are you won't.  However....

This will be the last week that you will need to sow indoors the first list.  Know that if you haven't sown your zucchini, etc indoors, you will be able to find plants in most garden centers and hardware stores.  Or if you are local to me, be sure to ask, I may have oddles of extras!

Sown indoors:

• Cucumbers
• Melons
• Pumpkins
• Summer Squash (Zucchini, Zyphr, Yellow Crookneck)
• Winter Squash (Acorn, Buttercup, Butternut, Spaghetti)
• Leaf lettuce

Sown outdoors:

• Carrots
• Chard
• Leaf lettuce
• Beets
• Radishes
• Head Lettuce

Transplant:

• Leaf lettuce

I love animals...

I have always loved animals. When I was a child I loved animals.  I was "destined" to have a zillion animals.  I would be taking the dinner bowl out to our dog, Pedro, and it would take an hour as I wandered around the yard feeding all my pretend animals.  Yes, I had imaginary cows, too!

Fast forward to 17-18 when you are REALLY looking at what you want to BE.  I loved animals so much there was actually no way I could be a vet.  It would break my heart to see them in pain, have to put someone's pet to sleep, or even "give a shot!"

Fast-fast forward thirty-mumble years.... yes I still love animals. So much so, as I've had to put beloved pets down. I have seen my pets hurt or sick.  I have bawled while taking animals to their ultimate goal of nourishing our family.  And I've given shots... lots of shots.

Funny how life works out.

Spring is coming - 11 weeks before last Frost

This week we will actually start sowing some of our cold weather crops inside to get them started for replanting outside.

You should be sowing the following:

• Chinese Cabbage
• Collards
• Broccoli
• Cabbage
• Cauliflower 
• Leeks
• Head Lettuce
• Onion
• Parsley

We will be growing our starts in the cellar for the next few weeks as it has some of the heat from our home.  Once we actually see sprouts, we will turn on the grow lights. 

CABBAGE

Cabbage is a cool-weather crop. Grow cabbage in spring so that it comes to harvest before the summer heat or start cabbage in mid to late summer so that it comes to harvest during the cool days of autumn, winter, or early spring.

• Start seeds indoors 4 to 6 weeks before the last frost in spring.
• Place cabbage transplants in the garden when they are 3 to 4 inches tall as early as 3 to 4 weeks before the last frost in spring.
• Direct sow seed outdoors when the soil can be worked in spring.
• In mild-winter regions, start seed in late summer for a winter or spring harvest.

WHERE TO GROW CABBAGE

• Grow cabbage in soil rich in organic matter that is well-drained. Prepare planting beds ahead of planting by covering beds with 2 to 3 inches of aged compost or commercial organic planting mix and turning it under to 12 inches deep.
• Cabbage grows best where the soil pH is between 6.5 and 6.8.
• If clubroot disease has been a problem, adjust the soil pH to 7.0 or slightly higher by adding lime.
• Add plenty of well-aged compost to planting beds before planting. In regions where the soil is sandy or where there is heavy rain, supplement the soil with nitrogen.
• Adding a moderate amount of nitrogen-rich blood meal or cottonseed meal to the soil ahead of planting will enhance leafy growth.

Spring is coming - 12 weeks before last Frost

This week we will actually start sowing some of our cold weather crops inside to get them started for replanting outside.

You should be sowing the following:

• Broccoli
• Cabbage
• Cauliflower 
• Leeks
• Head Lettuce
• Onion
• Parsley

We will be growing our starts in the cellar for the next few weeks as it has some of the heat from our home.  Once we actually see sprouts, we will turn on the grow lights. 

BROCCOLI SOWING AND PLANTING TIPS

• Start broccoli from seed.
• Seed is viable for 3 years.
• Start seeds in individual pots
• Sow seed ¼ to ½ (6-8 mm) inch deep in the seed-starting mix.
• Keep the mix moist but not wet.
• Seeds should germinate in 5 to 10 days at an optimal temperature of 77°F or thereabouts.
• Transplant seedlings into the garden when they 4 to 6 inches tall with 2- to 4-leaves.
• Grow broccoli in full sun for best yield, but broccoli will tolerate partial shade.
• Add 3- to 4- inches of compost and well-aged manure into planting bed, before transplanting; broccoli needs friable, moisture-holding soil.
• Avoid planting where cabbage family crops have grown recently.
• Space plants 18 to 24 inches apart; plants spaced 10 to 12 inches ) apart will yield smaller heads.
• Space rows 36 inches  apart.
• Protect seedlings from the cold for 2 to 3 weeks after planting covering them with a cloche or plastic tunnel or cold frame.
• Fertilize with an organic fertilizer such as fish emulsion at half strength.

Spring is coming!! 14 Weeks before the last Frost.

I posted our CSA information late last year and will be reposting next week....and we hope that you will become one of our CSA families....but even if you don't...

I think everyone wants to garden...either a little or a LOT!  One of the things about doing large scale gardening is to PLAN!  And pretty far in advance too.  I thought I would share a weekly post on what I am (and you can be) doing to get ready for the official beginning of gardening season (the last Frost date.)   Here in central Ohio (zone 5b) our average last frost date is April 30.

This week and next are fun weeks in that you should be looking trough all your seed catalogs, websites and dreaming of warmer weather.  Decide the seeds / plants you want to plant and get them ordered.  Or know that your local hardware stores and nurseries will have seeds and plants starting around the April beginning of May.

Below is a chart if you are wanting to grow enough to can for you family for the whole year.  Or maybe you just plant a few pots on your patio.  Either way...DIRT THERAPY is Great!

Crops	Harvest Needed (lbs)	Row Length (ft)	Plants Needed
Artichoke	12	24	6
Asparagus	8	27	18
Basil	2	5	5
Lima Beans (bush)	12	48	144
Lima Beans (pole)	12	24	18
Snap Beans (bush)	60	50	150
Snap Beans (pole)	60	40	80
Soy Beans	60	120	144
Beets	14	10	60
Bok Choy	12	10	15
Broccoli	32	32	22
Brussel Sprouts	24	32	22
Cabbage	60	40	27
Carrots	40	40	48
Cauliflower	36	36	24
Celery	16	27	41
Cilantro	1	2	3
Collards	8	8	8
Corn	100	125	94
Cucumbers	32	27	14
Dill	1	2	2
Eggplant	16	16	10
Fennel	4	5	5
Garlic	4	16	32
Jerusalem Artichoke	6	4	3
Kale	4	4	4
Kohlrabi	6	8	16
Leek	4	9	27
Lettuce	24	48	42
Melons	24	22	7
Mustard	4	8	16
Okra	4	4	3
Onions	32	32	96
Parsley	1	4	6
Parsnip	12	12	36
Peas	12	30	90
Peppers	12	20	15
Potatoes	100	100	100
Pumpkins	40	40	12
Radish	8	20	60
Rhubarb	16	16	48
Rutabaga	6	5	10
Spinach	12	30	30
Summer Squash	40	27	14
Winter Squash	24	24	9
Strawberry	52	38	23
Sweet Potatoes	12	12	11
Swiss Chard	12	15	18
Tomatoes	96	96	39
Cherry Tomatoes	68	46	35
Turnips	20	27	54
Watermelons	48	24	5