I came up with 12 goals I’d like to accomplish this year with the hopes of being able to cross one off my list per month to make them more manageable. I thought a great way to hold myself accountable to the things I want to accomplish this year would be to do a weekly update.
After all, we all need a little help staying motivated sometimes. Here’s how I am doing so far:
1. Clean, de-clutter and organize my entire home in 30 days or less. – So far this year I have cleaned my closet, organized my kitchen, decluttered my bathroom, organized my office, gutted the garage, and tackled the laundry room. Last week I clean all pollen off of the greenhouse roof, and this week I’ll be cleaning up the front porch area and getting some pots planted.
2. Fit into the same jeans I wore 8 years ago when we moved into our house. – Just because you can zip up your pants, doesn’t mean they fit. Bahhhh ha ha. Nice muffin top, right? I am fairly certain my love handles were not that big when we moved into our house.
I am on week #2 of eating less cookies, pies and sweets in general. Maybe I should start exercising?
3. Travel. So far this year The Girl and I have been to Boston, London, Paris and now Portland, Oregon. Canada is still on our list as well as a few other places. 🙂
4. Send my daughter to college without having a nervous breakdown thus spending a week in bed sobbing. – I’m not thinking about that today because she is playing hookey from school {she’s sick} and we are watching old movies. 🙂
5. Get 3 new teeth. 😉 – Not yet.
7. Finish this primitive folk art rug I started 4 years ago. – At first I was thinking this would take me until the end of June to finish, now I think I might be able to get it done by Memorial Day. How cool is that? I also listed a few of my smaller primitive hooked rugs on my Etsy page this week too.
8. Family Day. Do one thing together as a family every Sunday. – The HH got back late last saturday night so on Sunday we all hung around in our pj’s and had an official “lazy day.” It was nice.
9. Secret Plan #1 – Working on it.
10. Secret Plan #2 Still plotting away.
11. Secret Plan #3
12. Convince the HH we should buy a Salt Box Style House in Colonial Williamsburg. I keep emailing him old houses from up and down the east coast. My new plan is just to wear him down. It’s got to work eventually, right?
13. Spend at least 1 hour a day working in my garden. – But of course. Darrrrling, the weather has been just splendid lately.
So there you have it, my goals for the new year.
How about YOU? How are your 2014 goals coming along?
~Mavis
P.S. YES, I know I wrote down 13 goals. I’m fairly certain I won’t be able to attain one of them. {gee, I wonder which one?} 
But I wanted to add it in there anyway because I believe in miracles.
Madam Chow says
You are wonderful.. I saw that muffin top picture and almost peed myself! You brighten up every day, and I thought you should know that.
Heidi P says
I second that!!
Mavis, You made my day! I will be chuckling for days. Maybe even weeks. You crack me up!
Jane says
I agree! Dear, you are wonderful:-).
Peggy Stenglein says
You are doing a great job, and YOU ARE WONDERFUL!!! How many people would be okay with putting on those jeans and showing they are too tight!! Yay for you, that screams confidence!!! 🙂
janet says
I laughed too! You’re the best.
Rachel says
It’s awesome you’re setting goals! I probably should write mine down. My goal in general is to clean out the junk (physical, electronic and mind/soul) and get organized. Then *stay* that way.
Thank you for your inspiration and for the giggles. Life isn’t complete if we can’t laugh at ourselves. 🙂
Suzanne says
Mavis, this question is unrelated to your post but I was wondering if, because you work at home, you get taken advantage of by people who work outside the home. Do you get asked to do favors a lot? I’m a stay at home mom and people ask me to watch their kids constantly for free.
sindy says
Mavis,
I look forward to getting my email updates everyday. You make me happy when I read your posts. Even though we have never meet, I consider you one of those good friends that a person likes to hang out with because you crack me up so much. Just wanted you to know how much I personally appreciate you everyday. Thanks Mavis you are the best…
karen says
Mavis, that picture is priceless – you crack me up! Thanks for the laugh on a gloomy, rainy Ohio day!
butterflyweed says
In my book, if they zip they fit. You said “fit into” not “wear in public”. Success! Wahoo! Go get yourself a Spanx top and a cookie to celebrate! Just don’t go to Walmart wearing them or you might find yourself on one of those “people of Walmart” sites!
Ellen in Clackamas says
So glad you could get those jeans zipped! Made my day. Thank you for lookingin the mirror and deciding NOT to go to the store in them…so many people do and I just ask myself “is that the picture you see when you look in the mirror at home”??? Better to see you here than on u-tube!!!
Diana says
Hahaha! Awesome jeans picture. You are getting there. That muffin top is going to shrink. No doubt about it.
lauren says
Mavis, You are a riot!! We could so be pals..thanks for my chuckle of the day.
Beryl says
Oh Mavis, life is too short to worry about the size of your jeans! With all the exercise you get gardening, I’d say you are on the right track, in fact perfect! Love your blog, I’ve purchased many many things hat you have listed. Keep up the good work!
Carol says
Ditto what Beryl said!!!!
Michelle says
Those are NOT your love handles…I refuse to believe it. I guess it just goes to show you how important it is to have good fitting jeans!
Mavis Butterfield says
I know, right? I love my dark jeans, they fit perfectly. These, not so much. 😉 Ha!
Laura says
I just love your honesty! Thanks for the smile!
Laurie says
You are so funny! I cracked up when I scrolled down and saw your jeans picture. Hey, at least you have a goal, right?
Helen in Meridian says
If you can pull that muffin top up 15″, you can tuck it inside an underwire bra and become voluptuous.
Brenda says
Best comment ever!
Erin M says
Mavis, oh Mavis. You are the gutsiest, funny blogger in the world. Thank you for the laugh out loud post. You made my day.
By the way…my god you were teeny back then, cuz you’re perfect right now. 🙂
Esther says
This is hilarious! Mavis, you crack me up! I had a 10 year old cub scout come up to me last night and say he didn’t like tucking in his uniform shirt because he had a muffin top! I told him I had one too and I tucked in my shirt. Then I heard of his teenage sisters opinions of muffin tops…..”Mom, putting a pretty shirt on over that muffin top doesn’t turn it into a cupcake!” Ha Ha ! One day she may regret these words!
Tracy Sch says
LOL, that’s awesome, I’ll have to remember that one!
Mindy says
I’m with everyone else. The jeans photo made my day. I like you even more now.