12 Goals for the New Year Week 50 of 52

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 cleaned my closet, organized my kitchen, decluttered my bathroom, organized my office, gutted the garage, and tackled the laundry room.

The craft room is a total mess right now. I had to use the folding tables for the freezer meal party the other day and I have not gotten around to putting everything back on them yet. Yikes! Hopefully I can get to it today.

2. Fit into the same jeans I wore 8 years ago when we moved into our {now old} house. Mission Accomplished! You can see the before and after photo HERE.

I’m not sure if it was because of the It Works Ultimate Body Applicator {I wrapped twice} or working as Chino the Handyman’s sidekick for the past month, but the muffin top is gone. Let’s hope she doesn’t come back!

3. Travel.   So far this year I have been to Boston, London, Paris, Portland, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia,  North Carolina,Virginia and Victoria B.C. 

4. Send my daughter to college without having a nervous breakdown thus spending a week in bed sobbing. Mission accomplished. 

5. Get 3 new teeth. – Another day, another trip to the dentist. This morning I had the pleasure of getting an old silver filling removed and then prepped for a crown that will be put on after the holidays. LUCKY ME. I know. 😉

6. Pay off my car. Done!

7. Finish this primitive folk art rug I started 4 years ago. Finished! It took me 6 months but I’m done.

I also made quite a few other smaller rugs this year too.

8. Do something together as a family every Sunday.

9.  Secret Plan #1 – Sell our house. This past Sunday we all went tot he local tree farm and chopped down a lovely 12 foot fraser fir and set it up in the family room. It’s the tallest tree we’ve ever had and I LOVE it!!

10. Secret Plan #2 Buy a smaller house.  Done!

11. Secret Plan #3 – Working on it. Not sure if I’ll be done with it by the end of the year though. 🙁

12. Convince the HH we should buy a Salt Box Style House in Colonial Williamsburg. Done! We didn’t buy a house in Colonial Williamsburg, but I did find us a vacation house on the east coast and we LOVE it.

13. Spend at least 1 hour a day working in my garden.  

I got my Martha on yesterday and made a nice big swag for the front door. That count’s right?

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.