With 2017 fast approaching we’re working hard on setting our goals for the upcoming year. Whenever I’m setting new intentions and goals I always take a few moments to look back at my past goals and dreams. After reviewing my goals for 2016 I quickly realized that I didn’t make my personal growth and health a priority at all! From a herbal and homesteading perspective we accomplished most of what we set out to do last year which does make me feel quite proud, but personally I have a lot of work to do at making myself and my own journey a priority (sounds like a resolution don’t it?) .

 

Just as I wrote about last year, I am a BIG dreamer. I love having new projects to work on and skills to learn. It’s just my nature to keep busy and always want to learn new things. Each year I set my goals quite high knowing that I won’t accomplish all of them, but I find it keeps me motivated to keep trying. So here goes it folks, Spiraea Herbs + Snail Trails goals for 2017:

 

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Herbal – Herbs & Education

• Make the spiritual work in my practice a focus again
  • Meditate each morning
  • Choose ten core herbs to work with on a spiritual level over the next year

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• Start working on my hand written materia medica book again
• Complete course work for Rosemary Gladstar’s course weekly
• Attend a workshop: Basic Workshop in Core Shamanism
• Create a section on the blog for spiritual entries and posts

Herbal – The Business End

• Create and launch a new line of medicinal teas
  • Review and streamline product line by removing cosmetic type items and focusing on medicinals
• Work on the shopping cart function on my website and finalizing all shipping costs
• Research Etsy to determine it’s viability as a product selling option
• Look for wholesalers to carry elderberry syrup in the southern end of my region

• Redo the office (fresh coat of paint and move furniture around)
• Set up a teaching space in the basement for classes and workshops

• Schedule all workshops, classes and events for 2017
• Work with The Corner Stone Wellness Center for upcoming workshops, events and speaking engagements

• Work through the bloggers bundle I purchased and find ways to earn an income blogging

 

 

Homestead – Outside

• Experiment with winter sowing (winter seed starting)
• Expand the garden plots and build new boxes
• Experiment with new crops this year; sweet potatoes and sunchokes for sure

• Build a greenhouse
• Build a solar dehydrator
• Look into a rain water filtering system for drinking water

• Build a rocket mass stove for backyard canning (this one is from last year)
• Fix the fencing around the main garden

• Look into raising dual purpose chickens and research breeds
• Learn how to pressure can meat (specifically chicken)

 

Homestead – Inside

• Finally finish removing the wallpaper in the hallway, paint the walls and install the light
• Create a system/space for hanging herbs to dry
• Design and implement an off-grid laundry solution in case of power outages, droughts or further increases in hydro costs

• Food
  • After accomplishing ALL of our food related goals last year I’m inspired to make some more changes:
    • Bake all of our breads from scratch
    • Homemade pasta to replace store bought
    • Save up for a flour mill so I can grind all of our flour myself
    • Increase lacto-fermented foods consumption/creation
    • Experiment with more wild edibles
    • Try my hand a cheese making

 

 

Personal and Spiritual Growth

• Books to read:
  • The Way of the Shaman
  • Braiding Sweetgrass 
  • The Art of Fermentation
  • Wheels of Life: A User’s Guide to the Chakra System 
• Physical health goals:
  • Walk the loop behind the property daily (treadmill for days when the weather doesn’t cooperate)
  • Yoga 2x per week
  • Treat myself with herbs and run through the treatment protocol I was taught in school

 

Once again I start a year with a massive goals list, but instead of feeling overwhelmed by this I am instead excited! So much to learn and accomplish in 2017. I’d love to hear about your goals and dreams for the upcoming year!

Until next time,