So, how did I do on last week’s plan:
- I read two chapters in the book. I was hoping to finish the whole thing. However, the meat of the book is in the first few chapters. The detailing of plans based on this information took longer than I thought. The content of most of the plans I have detailed thus far, can be found in the “pages” section of this blog.
- The “taking of inventory” is taking longer than I expected. I decided to collect the nutritional information of the food products in addition to the amount we have on hand. The idea is that I can go back at any time and determine if we have enough of the nutrients we need.
- I will be labeling and dating all the items today as I take inventory. I have labeled and dated all of the food items.
- I am having trouble purchasing the additional 55 gallon drums. Something in me is resisting it. Instead of using the time it would have taken to go pick these up; I went and took the next steps required to get my carry permit.
- I have not cleaned my shotgun. I just forgot this was on my list. I will try and get this done this week – probably this weekend. I may ask a friend to come over to help me through this after the gun show this weekend.
The Plan for this week:
- Finish inventory (Wednesday night)
- Create database
- Create a list of things that need to be done – decision to be made, things to make, conversations to have, etc.
- Create a list of things that need to be purchased.
- Clean shotgun
- Buy handgun (attending gun show on Saturday)
- Look at calendar as to when I can take some time off to complete the plan by the end of November.
So, by the end of this week I hope to have a full inventory of all that we currently have, and a full plan of what is needed going forward. After this week, I hope to take small bites of the elephant each week until we are self-sufficient for one year. The goal is to be completely done by the Thanksgiving break. This may require taking a few days off. I have 5 more vacation days available to me.
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