My 12 Goals for 2017 : Week 18 of 52

My goals for 2017

Get 7- 8 Hours of Sleep Each Night

I’ve been getting so much sleep lately my back hurts. 😉

Make Saving a Priority, Not an Idea

After watching the series Shetland I am now obsessed with learning about the Shetland Islands. I told the HH I need to buy a plane ticket {and one for The Girl} so we can go check it out. The past few nights I’ve been checking the towns webcams and watching as people spill out of the pubs and line up at the Taxi rank. I may need an intervention soon.

It’s funny. I used to have this burning desire to hop on an airplane every few months to someplace new. These days though, I’d rather just stick to the east coast and make additional payments on our mortgage. Maybe that means I’m finally growing up. Maybe by the time I’m 60 I’ll have traveling totally out of my system. Or maybe I’ll just be obsessed with something new. Like bingo or talking about my medical ailments with random strangers in the checkout line.

Life. You’ve just got to go with the flow.

Live a little

Last sunday Amazon featured Keds as one of their daily deals and I decided to snag a pair for $25. I was wanting a pair of simple shoes to go with the pants {stretchy jean, black and brown} hanging in my closet and thought they’d go nicely. They are kind of old school… but that preppy 16 year old girl in me loves them to bits. Because they are like totally for sure cool. Totally.

Visit 52 REAL Bakeries

I’ve been craving another lemon tart from Coyle’s Bakeshop in Seattle lately…. I may have to go and get one. Or, I could try Blackbird Bakery on Bainbridge Island… I’ve heard they make good hand pies. Decisions, decisions.

Have 1 “no spend” week each month

I was thinking about doing a no spend week for this coming week but I just noticed the Seattle Tilth is having their edible plant sale next weekend… so I may wait until the second week in May to do my “no spend” week. We’ll see.

Start a Line of Rug Hooking Patterns

I am now up to 6 rug hooking patterns in my Etsy shop! This week I added Betty’s Big Chicken to the lineup and I’m hoping to get another pattern listed this week. Yee-Haw! My goal was to have a dozen patterns listed by the end of the year, and at this rate, who knows… maybe I’ll have 18.

Turn My Wool Stash into $2,500. Goal accomplished

I sold $489.95 worth of goodies in my Etsy and Ebay shops last week. That brings my total to $3348.02 for the year so far. This week I’ll be working on a new pattern and a few repeat mini rugs.

Purge 250 Items Including Selling Larger Items We No Longer Feel We Need

I can’t believe I’ve only purged 95 items this year. How is that even possible? Is it that I’m not trying hard enough or that I have done so well getting rid of all our excess stuff the past two years that I am down to the bare essentials at this point?

Maybe I need to photograph my drawers and closets to show you just how serious I am. I walk in other people’s houses and I start to feel claustrophobic because they have so much stuff. Like, seriously, how many fake plants do you possibly need in a room? 15 nick nacks in the bathroom? Gaaaaa…. it makes me start to itch just thinking about it. Maybe there is something wrong with me. The way my brain works. It never stops.

Learn to Crochet Goal accomplished

Dote on My Husband Even More Than I Do Now.

The HH as away on a business trip for a few days last week so yesterday we lounged around all day and hung out together. Today? It’s date day. 🙂 I like date days… it gets me out of the house.

Lose the Muffin Top. {again}

Yep. I’m working on it. Me and Lucy actually.

Wear out {most of} the clothing I already own.

I was looking for a short sleeved shirt yesterday and noticed I only own like 5. Which is probably pretty weird. What is it about long sleeved shirts that I like so much? You know how Diane Keaton’s character in Something’s Gotta Give only wears white turtlenecks? Even in the summertime? I’m like that.  But with Gap long sleeve black tees.

Try 52 New Recipes

The HH saw a picture on Reddit {I don’t understand that site, do you?} and wouldn’t stop talking about it. Recipe coming soon.

Read 52 Books

I am about 2/3rds done with The Yellow Envelope on audiobook and plan to finish it up tomorrow. All I can think about is … what  will happen with her husband!?

Give Back to 12 Different Organizations in My Community

• January – Donated to Quilts from the Heart in Memory of my brother
• February – Donated to Empty Bowls Fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Club
• March – Donated to my daughter’s mentor who was in a horrible car accident
• April – I still need to do something.

And then, there’s those top secret goals we’re not talking about yet.

• Secret Goal #1 – Still working on it
• Secret Goal #2 – Get chickens
• Secret Goal #3
• Secret Goal #4

How about YOU? Did you set any goals for 2017? How are they coming along?

~Mavis

Read About My 2017 Goals HERE.