It was hard to say goodbye to the anonymous plumber who went above and beyond the past fortnight. The time has come to do a reset and make some new goals. Watch to the very end of the video for a cuteness overload.
Thanks to all who bought the pigs a watermelon and gave a Super Thanks!
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You are inspiring. Thank you. I'm 54, solo and really struggle some days. When I feel like I can't do it, I watch your videos.
I hope one day I can encourage others also.
Thank you for sharing your journey.
Love your hair cut! Congratulations on the birth of your grandson!🥰 You have accomplished so much! Hopefully soon you will get some break in the weather and will have much needed rain! Love from California! 😍🤩
I think piggies a well as chickens… are very entertaining… better than watching 📺 tele… even a 🔥 fire is amazing to watch fire hours… Rickard 🇸🇪
Congratulations on becoming a Granny!
Nothing like checking off the to-do list. Congratulations on your new grandbaby.
Great to see how far you've come. And all the new irrigation as well as the watering for the pics could make your life a lot easier.
Well done…
Congratulations Cindy! Love to you and your family , Laura ❤️❤️❤️
Congratulations on the birth of your first grandson 👶
Love your hair 👍
Your thumbnail is radiant.. I think having a grandson is making you glow…. and it seems you are at Nick and Andrea's . I'm sure that help with your smile.
Congratulations on your new grandson, I’ve got a new grandson too – isn’t it lovely? X💙
Congratulations on becoming a granny. I so enjoy watching your achievements. I live in Gordon's Bay, Cape town. I am 72 and do all my own gardening myself on a large plot so I can relate to your hard work. Keep up the good work. I look forward to seeing all your goals achieved. Regards Sue Kuhn.
Cindy your a living legend, happy to hear you have the water sorted.
Pear, lime and ginger jam sounds delicious 😋
Congratulations for the new grandbaby. 😍
I'm so glad your water problems are solved.
I think insulating and winterizing your living space should be your priority, before cold weather comes.
It will be here before you know it!
Congratulations on the birth of your grandson! And luckily there are still nice people in this world.
Love, Filipa. 😁I forgot about the name that appears on the comments. Eduardo, my husband, is not a YouTuber addict, on the contrary. He is more a Face book user
Being a grandmother is so wonderful. Fortunately I know the feeling because I am also a grandmother(I have two granddaughters and one grandson. The little boy is only 16 months old. He is starting to talk and it is so amusing!) Congratulations. May he visit you one day and be proud of his brave grandmother.
Hello, Cindy. What a pleasure it was to watch this video. You are the epitome of 'what gets measured gets done.' With regard to the comment that people don't do things because they are nice. What a sad commentary on that person's experiences. Many people love to volunteer for something that they consider to be worthwhile. You have so many friends in your growing community who all do things for you (think Ang giving you a new and stylish hairstyle) so I think that you can attest to people doing things because they are nice in every single video of yours. Congratulations on your first grandchild. Sending you much love from South Africa.
Congratulations! I am the same age as you and my first grandchild is hopefully being born today. Labour is in progress. Disagree that we are old women, come back tell me that in 20 years. Xxx
Congratulations on your grand baby! 🎉🎉🎉
The list has been started afresh. 👍🏼 The babies are almost gone. Your new list sounds so promising. Best of luck 😁
2 helpful hints: save a few plastic bottles to make mini greenhouses. Keeps pests like snails away, keeps plants hydrated, protects little plants until they're sting enough and big enough to stand on their own. Been a plant saver in our school garden. Use some cardboard to stop weeds around fruit trees. Just put a little soil on top to stop it blowing away. Looking great! How wonderful to take stuff off your to do list! Well done. 👏
congratulations Nanna
Christine here, congratulations on the arrival of your grandson! Looking forward to all the new projects. Hugs xx
Congratulations Cindy on the new grandbaby! Love seeing all the progress.
What great life changing help from that beautiful plumber! Bless him!
Congratulations💓💓💓
You are a hard worker and yes there are good kind people left in the world. Congratulations on your new grandson he is so precious. Take care.
Most scenic hair salon ever!
Btw, your bread crumbless crumbed chicken looks like it's going to be very yummy 😋! Please show finished product next video?
Congrats Gramma and family!
i don't know about the Kuni kuni poop but Mum's Pig poop retained heat for a long time and burnt plants unless very old and well broken down. Hot water and soap to clean your white board.
Denatured alcohol will remove permanent marker from white boards.
Congratulations on your grandson. Another great video.
that chicken "recipe"….
Thank you dear plumber, God bless you sir🥰😗
Congratulations on the new grand baby 🥰😘😃🎊🎉
Thanks for your vid Cindy 😇💟💟💟 Love you.
Baby looks exactly like his grandma!!
🎉Huge congratulations on all your accomplishments so far and for the happy arrival of your first grandchild 🤗. And Heaven bless Anonymous Plumber abundantly for his wonderful work!
Andrea did a great job and your new haircut is super cute! Looking very refreshed there Cindy with your fresh cut and new plumbing systems🎉!
May i offer ideas with revisiting and tweaking your goals?
Among your top goals, please make becoming proficient enough with your wonderful infrastructure systems to do your own basic trouble shooting — solar, electrical, water systems (collection, distribution, sewage), etc. This will cement the foundation of your self-sufficiency.
Another could be to shift from make-do approach to tasks to laser-focus all that same energy into fully realizing more successes. This should greatly lessen efforts and euros on doing things more than once. Fails, while facilitating learning oppoturnities, can liberally allow your money to evaporate. So if we regard successes as guarding your future income, your sweat equity, and your investments so far, that can very much guide your decisions and where to invest limited time & money. Example, planting is a fraction of resulting in produce: watering, adjusting the soil/sunlight exposure as needed, and constantly weeding accounts for more than half… as animal husbandry keeps your animals well, similar intentions to your plants should yield desired results. Do restart small to give youtself room to learn & adjust.
Respecting your sweat: Remember how the old original pointing of your cottage seem slap-dashed? A tad more care with sealing the back of your barbeque would likely yielded enough mortar to seal another hole or more in your granite bench, yeah? Seems a small matter, but it's more a mindset to help get the most out of your earnings, right? I so look forward with you to seeing the bench filled, beautifully pointed, and your digs being mouse unfriendly 😊!
This said, i love your new list of your big and small tasks. The smaller tasks seem very focused 👍🏼! 💪🏻👩🏻🦳
You need to clean that board completely and make the list again? 🥸
Congratulations on the birth of your grandson. Grandchildren are wonderful! I have 2, both in university.
Were you guys able to get your worms set into your vermiculture septic system? Toilet looks great 👧.
Thanks!