A Quick Post on Our Projects in 2025
Last Updated: 2nd April 2025
This quick post has been created to keep readers knowledgeable on Jays n Dees projects for 2025.
It is already starting April, so once again the year is galloping away from Us.
However, there are a few major projects already in Our sights, and some that We are already undertaking.
Hopefully you can find some inspiration from these if you are loking for something (else) to accomplish!
- Novel (sept/oct 2024) project
- eBook
- Crypto
- Building projects
- Different car
- Yarning (D2)
- eStore – D1; hopefully D2, and J1-J4 get onboard
- Holiday with Fam
- Write and Post some songs/music/poetry
- Home Projects – gardening, golf course
- Quads, mowers, motor projects
- Create more recipes
Let’s go through some of Our Projects now and provide a breakdown for each of them:
Jays n Dees e-Store
The major project of 2025 would have to be Our e-Store, www.jaysndees.com. It is true that we also have Our Blog (from where you are reading this), and Our Free LTC and DASH Cryptocurrency Faucets, but the big ambition is to build the e-store up to its’ full potential.
We are limiting the e-Store to Australia for the moment, but eventually the plan will be for international reach.
Australian Print Providers are used, and we offer Free Post for Australia.
We did initially have the store set for worldwide, but the amount of problems that were faced in the beginning trying to get things right was quite exhausting for me (D1) as I am still even learning new things.
I have posted on StackOverflow a small number of times, and there is also a large amount of reading and learning I am still yet to do, from lots of different data sources.
To date, everything listed in the e-Store is Approved. There is nothing in the Google Merchant Centre (I am Australian, so it is ‘re’, and not ‘er’) that is Limited or Not Approved. There are some missing signals for Australia under ‘Store Quality’, but even though I have the items listed in that particular sectionalready, I am a bit stuck on them for the moment.
Novel (Sept/Oct 2024) Project
Sometime back in September 2024, I began drafting up a novel. There are no mentions of plot or storyline within this post. I do not want to spoil anything for any potential future readers.
Whilst I managed to build something up to around the low 30s in chapters, the story wasn’t working properly. I would need to go right back to the beginning, and rebuild it from there. I found that I had many holes in the main story, and even some of the other bits and pieces of it just didn’t quite make sense.
This year though, I do plan to complete it and make it available as a digital product through Our e-Store, and also potentially other ebook outlets.
Cryptocurrency
This year so far has already seen some interesting developments.
We currently have around 90% of Our crypto portfolio locked into rewards earning cryptos, namely Cosmos and Osmosis.
About a week ago now, we received a message via Our Self Custody Wallet that their support for Osmosis was ending, and that we needed to unstake Our funds and convert them to something else. We have around a week left of them being locked (unstaking takes 15 days), and then we will need to convert them to a supported coin.
I think that any of that particular crypto will be converted to Cosmos, where it will be able to still earn a decent yield.
Throughout the course of 2025, the main plan with it all is to just let it all earn wherever we can. Once again, there will be no investments.
We still utilise Our cryptocurrency mining rig. The only change here is the coin it is used to mine for. We have switched it back to mining Ethereum Classic (ETC), mostly because of the cooler months that we are coming into.
Home Projects
There are many a number of projects that we are needing to do around Our property, but this year I have decided to focus on a small group of them.
Obviously there is lots of building and renovating to do, and these jobs will be completed as time and money permits.
I have mostly completed setting up and preparing the garden beds for this year. There is going to be lots of garlic to hopefully sell once it is finished. I purchased some different varieties of garlic to try out this year along with what we usually do, so it is certainly going to be an interesting season with this!
We are going in and planting a large variety of the produce we consume on a regular basis, mainly to try and save some money at the supermarkets with shopping. With a family of 6 to feed, this is not a cheap exercise at all.
Another project for the year, is expanding upon the small private golf course I started many years ago. I would like to see a few more greens in place, with multiple tee off points attached to each. That would easily get it up to 9 holes – perfect for a nice casual weekend of barbeques, bonfires, chasing balls with clubs, and drinks.
eBook
At the start of the year, I started designing up my very own ebook for a specific sort of project. As time permits, I will finish the pieces I have been slowly working on, and later in the year I will also release my ebook. Both the projects, and the ebook, will be made available in Our e-Store.
Whilst I understand that some of the projects I accomplish are possibly for a very niche market, that is not going to stop me from giving it a really good go. There is so much to learn and succeed at when it comes to marketing ideas, and the best possible way is to just get stuck into it and keep trying.
Different Car
I currently have a 1997 80 series Toyota Landcruiser 1FZ-FE as my work vehicle. It is a great truck, it can carry lots, it can tow big loads, and it can go almost anywhere. As a general work truck though, it does get a little heavy on fuel, especially as it is a full time four wheel drive. Most of the time, this capability is not needed.
So I have managed to acquire a more suitable vehicle for my work. It is a Holden Crewman, and it will be plenty enough for what I need. It is currently unregistered, and it does have a small number of the known issues of them to fix and repair, but once I get in and sort them all out it will be good to go.
The only downside to it is, it will not carry all 6 of us at the one time like the ‘Cruiser can.
We do have our family Carnival for this purpose though.
Once the Crewman is properly back on the road, I will consider decommissioning the Landcruiser.
Whilst I am not yet sure if I will sell it complete or part it out, I will list it on the Jays n Dees e-Store, and also any other appropriate website when the time comes.
Yarning (D2)
D2 has been very busy with learning how to yarn items. She is quite good at doing it, and has even managed to give all 4 Jays a few of her final products!
There is likely something very theraputic with creating something like that from nothing. I know it is something I could never do.
A few items have even already been whipped up by simply free forming them, so at some point I will try to convince her to put it into an ebook or something – at least a post about it anyway.
There may even be potential to put some products onto the e-Store.
Write and Post some Music
There comes a time in life where we must share what we learn.
Over the last few decades, I have been dabbling in writing my own songs.
I am quite shy and reserved in real life, so nothing has ever really eventuated from it.
J2 is starting to take a keen interest in music, both instruments and in writing, as he is getting to double digits in age, so I think he might be able to spur me into action a little.
At some stage we will begin to post some of the things we come up with. Sometime in the near future.
Building Projects
As the twins approach their first years of schooling, there is a need to create more space for them. More space for all of us too. I have mostly completed some of the smaller projects, but there is still some fencing left to do to ensure we have adequate safe space for them.
We also have upcoming kitchen projects, lounge room refurbishments, and also a better bedroom arrangement to focus on.
The projects themselves will be posted at a later date as they are completed, and hopefully all 4 Jays will learn a thing or two along the way. That is the aim, anyway.
Quads, Mowers, Motors Projects
We have a small number of motor powered contraptions sitting around on our small property, for the most part, doing nothing. The project plan for this, is to simply get them operational once again so they can be put to practical use.
As accomplishments are made, we will be sure to post about them.
It is all for learning and educational purposes after all.
A few of the projects include:
- Kia Sportage so the Jays can learn how to drive a manual gearbox vehicle
- Cheap made Quad bike for learning 4 stroke small engine repairs
- Cheap made small motor bike for learning about 2 stroke engines
- A couple of ride on mowers
- Various brushcutters, mowers and other tools
Part of all this, is to also teach them about looking after, and maintaining their things.
Recipes
Throughout the year, I would love to get into making a couple of new recipe ideas.
We have a few delicious meals that we have altered over the years to suit our family. There are a number of them that have not yet been posted on our blog.
This year though, that is going to change to some extent. We all love food, and we all love new ideas for it.
What better way to show it, than to share with everybody!
Holiday with Family
With all of the business of Life, sometimes we forget the good things. I know I am heavily guilty of it.
So at some point during the year, we are going to plan a nice getaway for the family. This of course, will need to be sometime during a holiday period, as the 2 older Jays have their school commitments.
A holiday though, maybe a week or so long, where we can just go and explore something new, do something different, and reconnect.
That will be something worthwhile.
