A New year, time for new goals

Happy New Year!! Yes, I'm a week late, but life is busy! And I sort of forgot it was still my week to post....
Oops! Well here I am, kids are just getting up, and I have a few minutes to share my goals for the year.
I'm not one for making new years resolutions, I like to make goals. A resolution sounds so final, and nothing in life is final or resolute.

Last year was a great year for my family, we had fun, stayed healthy, took some fun trips, worked hard and made some awesome memories!
This year, I hope to be just as good.

~First, we will continue to homeschool, and finish out the school year, the kids have done amazingly well, and with only a few tears (mostly from me!) They are learning and growing, and we are all loving the flexible schedule.

~Second; last year I worked alot, some days too much! This year, I want to work smarter. Be pickier about what jobs I take so I can balance my life and be a good mom/wife. No amount of money is worth hurting or stressing my family!

~ Third, Be Healthy! Get more sleep, more sunshine, less sitting, more exercise, more veggies, less desserts, less stress, and more water. I think I'm a pretty health-conscience person, I don't have many bad habits that could hurt my body, I try to really take care of myself, but I'm not getting any younger, and the mid-30s are coming. And I want to make sure I live well, and set an example for my family and friends and help them as well.

~Fourth, this year the goal for our garden is to grow for production!  We know what we like to eat, what grows well and this is our 3rd summer here and it's time for a big harvest! I want to feed us and be able to can, freeze, dry and preserve more. I'm really excited about getting back into the dirt and gardening! 

~Fifth, Be Happier! I'm reading The Magic by Rhonda Byrne and The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. Unfortunately I'm a realist, who is slightly pessimistic. So being happy, grateful, and aware of my blessings is something I need/want to make a more conscience effort towards. There is so much that is awesome and wonderful in my life, and I don't want to miss it by being blinded or jaded and only aware of the harsh, negative side of  reality that isn't going to help me grow and change.

~Sixth, Try New Things. The older and wiser I get, the more I want to try and do. Eat different foods, wear different colors, see new things, etc. I'm going to try 2 new recipes a month. Take one week a month to wear somethings from my closet that I have either never worn, or it's been a long time! I want to read more biographies. I want to learn sign language, and thanks to my Hubs who is fluent, I want to learn French! I'm a homebody and I love being home, but I'm a curious person and why not try something new right?!

~Seventh, I know it's probably not going to happen this year for us, but I want to learn more farming skills. Yup, random right? Nope, I dream of having a 15-20 acre farm with horses, goats, some sheep, geese, rabbits, chickens, bees, maybe a pig or two, and a garden, orchard and some acres of feed crops for animals.
Big dream, I know. But it feels right, and being able to grow and raise what we eat and use/need appeals to me so much...Will it happen this year? probably not (unless the Hubs gets a better paying job in a rural area!) So in the mean time I want to do our own little mini farming, and learn what I can before we do buy one.

Those are my goals for 2015. What are yours?