9/24/17 Recently, Constantine and I discussed the idea of independence. The main question behind the discussion was “What does independence mean to you?”. This log entry is a reflection on that discussion. Well before the discussion, I had ideas about independence, I believed it was important to me. I specifically included it in my holistic […]
Written 9/15/17 In this log I am reflecting on my experience so far with Chapter 8, “outfitting your ship: financial planning” from Ann Adams At Home with Holistic Management. As the title of chapter 8 highlights, the chapter is about financial planning in the context of holistic management (hm). Holistic financial planning makes sense to me […]
Workday Outline Day: Monday Date: 9/11/17 Time slot: 0830-1045 Activity: Check-in Description: Paul and Kathy (PR and KJ) participated in a meeting covering a wide range of topics discussing personal and group goals, qualities of life, and behaviors and systems. Results: A recognition that a prepared agenda […]
Thursday 9/7/27 Morning – 0800-1130 Activities: Finishing yesterday’s bWh delivery (transporting gasoline and distilled water to appropriate locations) Log writing and posting (based off yesterdays events) Meeting with Con (C) about delegation to bWh to contribute to work party focused on invasive plant management PR delegated to bWh, Kathy (K) is incident commander. Lunch […]
Written on 9/7/17 Workday efficiency Yesterday was a full day, despite a late start. I inventoried and delivered to Seaman’s, Bagel Street Deli, Restaurant Salaam, Fusion Noodle Company, and Jackie O’s. Due to my late start, I ended up delivering to Jackie O’s after the restaurant had already opened. While this was not ideal for […]
Written on: 9/5/17 Today was my second sausage making and I felt more confident in knowing what to bring with me; I had everything ready to go when Constantine asked me if I had checked the sausage making supplies checklist; I had not. I did remember that Con had the box the night before as […]
I am trying out a new log format for my BWH day entries. The idea is to give a synopsis of my day followed by comments and any additional information I need to convey. BWH Workday 8/28/17 – Monday Time Activity 8 am – 8:30 am Morning check-in 8:30 am – 10 am Washed […]
Written on 8/25/17 On Tuesday I made sausage at Dick’s Meat Packing in New Lex, OH. My day started on BWH of course though. Constantine gave me a box of supplies containing what I would need to take make sausage and some basic instructions. After making sure I had the box of supplies and boxes […]
Wednesday the 23rd was a town day for me and included cheese cutting for a cheese delivery to Seaman’s. I experienced mold when preparing to cut the cheese and was uncertain how to deal with it so I consulted Constantine when I did not find any accessible information in the Google Docs. The following is […]
Today I cleaned, took a break to experience the eclipse, and then cleaned some more. The cleaning was an exercise in using the holistic lens of holistic management in considering the tasks at hand; what the tasks were, how I would do the tasks, and the sequence of the various tasks. For example, one task […]