My 14 Goals for 2020 Week 40 of 52

My 14 Goals for 2020

Goal #1 – Take Full Advantage of Having My Husband Home 24/7

Thankful for a husband who does all the gross jobs around the house like cleaning drains and emptying outdoor light fixtures full of bugs. GAG!

Goal #2 – Take Better Care of Myself. 

I haven’t set an alarm since early spring, and waking up naturally rocks. Especially when most days include an early morning walk along the beach with Lucy looking for treasures.

This past week we found a lobster pot that had washed ashore as well as a buoy. Very exciting! Imagine all the things I’d find if we lived on a private island and I was the only one there to pull stuff off the beach. Lucy and I would have first dibs on EVERYTHING. 🙂

Goal #3 – Get Organized

September Goals

• Finish all Christmas ornaments {done}
• Finish at least 1 rug {done!}
• Pull everything together for turkey rug {done!} Started hooking. 🙂

Finished all the ornaments and garden markers I’ll be making for this year, finished 1 rug and I’m nearly done with the Thanksgiving turkey rug I had hoped to finish by mid-October. Wahoo! I’m on a roll.

Goal #4 – Get Proper Window Coverings on All Our Windows. Done!

This is the tutorial I used in case anyone is interested. I decided not to make any shades for the sunroom windows. All that sunlight…. it’s too beautiful to cover up.

Goal #5 – Master Bedroom Make Over {Done}

I cut down a sisal rug {that The Girl and I found earlier this summer} to fit the spot where my writing desk sits which turned this little spot in the master bedroom into a nice space to work on the blog in the mornings. Plain and simple, light and bright. Just the way I like it.

Goal #6 – Kitchen Update Done!

The kitchen update is done and now the kitchen is being used as a wool sorting station. 🙂 This is why we can never have people over and why you’ll probably see me on the show hoarders in 20 years and every nook and cranny of our home will be stuffed with wool and I’ll be telling the host that we can’t get rid of this piece or that piece because I have PLANS TO USE IT in a project someday.

Goal #7 – Install Vegetable Garden Done!

We completed SO MANY garden projects this year, but I think I’m most proud of the garden boxes the HH made and the brick borders we installed to give the garden areas a more defined look.

It was a lot of work, but in the end it paid off and I’m looking forward to another growing season next year. Who knows… maybe I’ll try growing watermelons again.

Goal #8 – Explore More of Maine 

I had planned on getting in the car to go somewhere but staying home with the puggle princess in my pajamas seemed like a better idea.

Goal #9 – Host Some Sort of Get Together Done!

We had dinner with our neighbors! 🙂 And had a yard sale. And I think that will be the extent of my social calendar for the year.

Goal #10 – Read/Listen to 12 Books 

I currently have 3 audiobooks on hold but can’t remember what they are and the app on my phone is not working correctly so I can’t even tell you what they are. Technology, it’s kind of lame sometimes.

• The Dutch House #1
• Olive Kitteridge #4
• Olive, Again
• Evvie Drake Starts Over  #5
• Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers #6
• Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man
• Smitten Kitchen Every Day: Triumphant and Unfussy New Favorites
• Natural Color: Vibrant Plant Dye Projects for Your Home and Wardrobe 
• The New Bungalow Kitchen 
• Container Gardening by Stephanie Donaldson 
• The Nightingale #2
• A Piece of the World #3
• The War I Finally Won
• Vertical Gardening
• Front Yard Gardens
• The Complete Cooking Light Cookbook
• Beach House Style

Goal #11 – Learn A New Skill or Craft Done

I learned how to make swizzle sticks with my neighbor a few weeks ago and I think they turned out great for my first try {you can see the kiln pictures here}.

We have plans to make a nightlight but haven’t had the chance to get together.

Goal #12 – Visit 12  Museums, Historical Homes or Botanical Gardens {and bakeries too!}

The year started off great… we were visiting a lot of new places and then things just sort of fizzled out. And well, now fall is nearly here and all I want to do is stay home and hook rugs. 😉 But hey, almost 2 dozen new places… that’s not bad.

• Maine Maritime Museum
• Maine Mineral and Gem Museum
• The Island Market 
• Cafe DiCocoa
• Hungry Hollow Country Store
• Two Fat Cats Bakery
• Portland Museum of Art
• Speckled Ax 
• Atlantic Baking Company
• Rockland, St. George, Cushing and Port Clyde Maine
• Bar Harbor and Desert Island Adventures Day One, Day Two and the Summer Cottage Rental Tour.
• Tinder Hearth Bakery in Brooksville, Maine
• Puzzle Mountain Bakery Pie Stand in Newry, Maine
• Red’s Eats in Wiscasset, Maine
• The Bees Knees Honey Stand in Kennebunkport, Maine
• Rococo Ice Cream Kennebunkport, Maine
• Beech Hill Farm Hopkinton, NH
• Wallingford Farm in Kennebunk, Maine
• Marshall Point Lighthouse in Port Clyde, Maine
• The Gnome Lady, Thomaston, Maine

Goal # 13 – Reach 5,000 Etsy Sales by the End of The Year DONE!

As of this morning, I have made 5055 sales on Etsy. That’s up from 2804 on January 1st. Wahoo! It feel so good to have completed that goal.

This past week I added a few more chicken ornaments to my Etsy shop as well as dyed oodles of wool for bundles {I’ll be working on getting those listed this week}. It was a very productive week. 🙂

Goal #14 – Once a Month Menu Planning {for 2}

• The HH’s meal plan for the month: Snacking
• My meal plan for the month: Crock Pot Meals

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Have YOU made any goals for this year? If so, DO TELL! We all want to hear about them.

Have a great Sunday everyone, enjoy the sunshine.

~Mavis