5 Year Plan

Autumn is approaching swiftly, bringing a change of season. It's time for me to get cozy with a chai tea and reflect on how I want the next five years to look.

Will any of these goals be accomplished?

Who is to say?

But will I have something to work towards?

Absolutely.

I've had crazy goals my whole life, and almost none of them have to do with a career. I've wanted to hike the Appalachian Trail. Travel around Europe. Roadtrip the USA. Bike the East Coast Greenway. Just a lot of things that require endurance and have zero monetary gain. Having all these goals made it incredibly hard to think about a career. How would I have time for both? I'm not sure that blogging is the answer, it isn't exactly a profitable industry for most and I still need something to live off of, but I think a change is in order for my life. One where I take advantage of my creative and crazy side a little bit more.

Here's hoping for a fruitful five years!

Buy land
Move out of our horrible apartment
Churn out blog content weekly
Save money like crazy for a house and car
Launch a cooking assistance service
Collaborate with another artist

Plan the house build
Keep saving money
Build credit
Replace the car with truck or SUV
Become a full-time Mom & full-time blogger
Increase website traffic
Publish something
Become a business owner
Create content to sell
Make a sale
Create a garden on the land
Start composting
Begin to live more eco-friendly again
Build a fence around the property
Cycle the full length of the Erie Canal

Start building a house!
Start a YouTube channel
Participate in Art Festivals
Make a profit
Be a part of the local community
Begin homesteading via food preserving

Build an art studio and office
Build a barn/stable/garage
Add livestock to the homestead
Take time to organize art and business things and ideas

Make a big enough profit from blogging that I can call it my career
Have at least 3 published works, whether they are self-published or not
Have a service that is profitable

Start a community garden in a food desert
- Work with that community, show them how to cook.
- Work with people who have felonies and the homeless. If I have a company, then employ them.
- Create a workshop for after school for children to get their hands in the dirt and know the joy of tending a plant until it is fruitful and enjoying the literal fruits of your labor.
- All food would be donated.
Create an affordable cooking class. $50 is not affordable.
- I want to open the doors of cooking for those who have not gotten a chance to experience it.
If I have a proper homestead I would love to be able to have an affordable program that allows people to learn how to care for farm animals and the daily ins and outs of running a homestead.