My Big List of Goals I’m Going to Accomplish in 2022 Week 34 of 52

Here’s my big list of things I want to accomplish in 2022:

Remodel The Kitchen 

The HH finally finished repairing the walls, mudding and adding texture to the walls last night so that means it’s my turn now. Well, actually, he still needs to remove the blind and sand the window frame {but he has assured me that will be done today}. 

I’m planning on breaking out the paint cans on Monday. Yee- Haw!

After that, then we can move onto installing the new window covering and light fixture. 

Sell Enough Rugs to Buy an AGA Stove DONE!!!

Well I did it!!! I finally hit my goal of selling enough of my 2022 hooked rugs and pillows in my Etsy shop to pay for my new Duck Egg Blue AGA cooker. We’re just waiting for the call from the appliance guy to let us know when it’s in. 

I’ve now shifted to saving my rug hooking funds for a “research trip” to England to find the perfect scone {so I can duplicate it in my new oven}.  

Fill the Canning Cupboard 

The canning cupboard is filling up. I’m going to need to find a new home for my mixing bowls, platters and cookbooks asap!

This past week I canned more Costco like salsa and also a batch of tomato bruschetta. 

We have plenty of canned tomatoes and tomato sauce to get us through the winter, so I think I’ll keep focusing on salsa and maybe also work on a few sauce recipes. 

So far this year I have canned:

• Costco Like Salsa
• Tomato Bruchetta
• Raspberry Blueberry Jam
• Carrot Cake Jam
• Strawberry Lemon Jam
• Blueberry Lime Jam
• Strawberry Jam
• Cinnamon Rhubarb Jam
• Pickled Asparagus
• Ginger Pear Jam
• Spiced Christmas Jam
• Cranberry Sauce
• Split Pea and Ham Soup
• Beef Stew
• Zucchini Relish
• Heirloom Tomato Salsa

Not canned, but in jars:

• Real Maple Syrup

Earn Enough Money Selling {?????} To Pay For Our 2022 Grocery Tab By The End Of The Year.

I’ve decided to wait until fall to list my beach finds. I know this is cutting my selling season a bit short, but with so many other things going on right now, I just don’t have the time to add another thing to my to-do list.

Eat More Fruits and Vegetables.

These days I’m getting my daily allowance via tomatoes. 

Keep The Crafts… In The Craft Room.

HA HA HA. So totally not happening right now. 

Tap Our 2 Maple Trees and Make Maple Syrup {DONE}

It was a good experience, and we’re going to do it again next year {although I would like to find a few more trees to tap so our yield is a bit higher}. 

Make a Quilt Top

This is the stack of white fabric I need to cut into 2 1/2″ squares. It’s collecting dust. But September won’t be as crazy, right? I’ll get it done. I’m just not sure when.

1 Craft / Blog Free Day {I’ve had 32 craft/blog free days this year so far.}

So many squash … In such a small space. I counted 5. How many do YOU see? 

Be More Intentional With My Time

We met up with The Kiln Guy and The Chef for lunch and while there I spotted the cutest chicken onsie on the planet!! Isn’t it just the sweetest!?

Keep My Husband Busy 

Keeping a husband busy… it’s not for the faint at heart. This past week he finished up his repair work in the kitchen AND bought new garage door openers. Yee-Haw. Things are really moving now. 😉

The HH’s Honey Do List {so far} for 2022

• Take over cooking {I’ll still do the baking and canning}
• Cut down the cluster of trees in the backyard DONE
• Build a new set of stairs down to the water. 
• Fill the field {with soil} DONE
• Remodel 1 bathroom
• Replace fireplace tile
• Build window boxes for the front of the house
• Build an arbor for the wisteria {We decided to move the wisteria to another location instead}
• Order 4 cords of firewood by the end of May and stack them DONE
• Sand the floors in the entire house DONE
• Install new garage door openers {new addition}

My House Projects For This Year {so far}

This week I’ll finally get to paint the kitchen and trim and hopefully get that project checked off my list. Slow but steady wins the race, right? 

Things I need to get done this year:

• Finish painting the outside of the house
• Finish painting the inside of the house 
• Make something to hang above our new console table
• Make it look like people actually live here {working on it!}
• New window treatment for the kitchen window {ordered!}

Try 24 New Recipes {17 down, 7 to go}

This past week I shared a recipe for tomato bruschetta and I am SO looking forward to enjoying it this winter on some homemade bread. 

So far this year I have shared the following recipes:

• Tomato Bruschetta
• Strawberry Lemon Jam
• Costco Salsa 
• Raspberry Blueberry Jam
• Pickled Asparagus
• Split Pea Soup
• Beef Stew
• Pressure Canned Split Pea and Ham Soup
• Hash Brown Waffles with Bacon and Cheese
• Bacon Cheddar Jalapeno Biscuits 
• Apple Cinnamon Granola
• Mrs. C’s Slow Cooker Pot Roast
• Ginger Pear Jam 
• Blueberry Lime Jam
• Lentils with Carrots and Thyme
• Dutch Oven Cinnamon Raisin Bread
• Dutch Oven Olive and Rosemary Bread
• Air Fryer Bread
• Peach Lavender Jam

Listen to 12 Audiobooks {12/12 so far} DONE

In addition to reading The Lobster Lady, I’ve also been working my way through Linda Tatelbaum’s book Carrying Water as a Way of Life: A Homesteader’s History. I love these types of books as there is always something new to learn from people who live simply. 

Audiobooks I’ve listened to this year:  

• The Boys by Ron and Clint Howard 10/10
• Wilding: The Return of Nature to a British Farm by Isabella Tree 9/10
• Seven at Sea by Erik and Emily Orton 9/10
• The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin 10/10
• Dolly Parton, Songteller by Dolly Parton 10/10
• Salt to the Sea by Ruth Sepetys 10/10
• No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality by Michael J. Fox 10/10
• Night Road by Kristen Hannah on Audiobook. 9/10
• Mill Town by Kerri Arsenault. Interesting. 8/10
• The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan 10/10
• On Writing Stephen King 10/10
• Taste by Stanley Tucci 8/10
• Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by Anderson Cooper 10/10

Get a Fishing License and Catch a Fish

He has a pole… and still no fish. 

My List of Garden Projects For This Year I want to Accomplish

Currently waiting to see if we end up with any corn. Those deer, they’re tricky little buggers.

One of the goals on my list this year is to grow 500 pounds of food this summer. So far, it’s all about the tomatoes! This past week we harvested 92 pounds of tomatoes!!!! Holy Smokes. 

So far we’ve harvested: 394 pounds and 1 oz. 

• Cabbage 28 pounds 6 ounces
• Radishes 3 pounds 14 ounces
• Broccoli 3.5 ounces
• Lettuce 1 pound 4 ounces
• Chives 12 ounces
• Tomatoes 225 pounds 3 ounces 
• Blueberries .75 ounces
• Shelling Peas 7 pounds 4 ounces
• Green beans 15 pounds 1 ounces
• Zucchini 38 pounds 1 ounces
• Cucumbers 28 pounds 1 ounces
• Carrots 13 pounds 15 ounces
• Eggplant 2 pound 3 ounces
• Cauliflower 2 pounds 13 ounces
• Peppers 5 pound 4 ounces
• Beets 11 pounds 8 ounces

My garden projects for this year:

• Map out this year’s garden by April 1st – Done
• Plant apple or pear trees – Done
• Plant raspberry and blueberry bushes  Done
• Plant asparagus and rhubarb – Done
• Grow 500 pounds of food Working on it!
• Expand the lasagna garden We created a new garden plot instead Done
• Finish clearing the front of the property
• Get some garden pots for the front an back patio/porches Done

Create 12 New Rug Hooking Patterns and/or Kits Done! {27 out of 12 finished so far}

My next Etsy shop update will be September 17th at 8am EST so I’ve been busy working on a few new rugs and pillows for that update including the rug above. I LOVE RUG HOOKING!!! 🙂 I’m hoping to have 2 new {Doreen Frost} patterns and kits ready to go by then too. 

New Rug Hooking Patterns/Kits For 2022

• Tom and Tilly Turkey
• The Willard Inn Pumpkin Patch
• Olde Sturbridge Pumpkin
• Autumn in the Garden
• Olde Salem Cat # 2
• Fat Black Cat with Pumpkins
• Small American Flag 
• Small Flower Basket
• Fat Black Cat
• Busy Little Bee – Brown
• Simple Red Heart
• Patriotic Tulips
• God Bless America
• American Chicken. 
• American Kitty
• USA Flag
• Olde Blue
• Chicks and Flowers 
• Scrappy Chicken
• Easter Egger Chicken
• Spring Arrives on Widsbee Farm
• Folk Art Chicken
• Valentine Kisses 
• 1736 Tulips
• Large Valentine Heart Runner
• Antique Flower Basket 
• Love Grows Fraktur Bird

Have All My 2022 Ornaments Finished by April 1st. Done!

I’m done with garden markers and ornaments for the year. 

52 Walks {We’ve gone on 19 of 52 so far}

These days it’s all about walking to and from the garden to collect tomatoes. 🙂 

Visit 12 Towns in Maine That I Haven’t Been to Before

So far we’ve visited:

• Alna, Maine
• Boothbay Harbor
• Washington General Store
• Hope General Store 

How about YOU? How did you do with working towards your goals for 2022? 

~Mavis