My 14 Goals for 2020
Goal #1 – Take Full Advantage of Having My Husband Home 24/7
The HH helped me on a few of my craft projects this week {there was a lot of grumbling} and we went on several walks around town and to the beach. It’s funny, we never walked ANYWHERE together before moving to New England, but now we do it all the time.
Goal #2 – Take Better Care of Myself.
Miss Lucy, The Girl and I dragged a giant buoy from the water’s edge to the shore this week and the whole this was rather exciting. Lucy thought for sure it was a new toy but when she realized she couldn’t drag it around herself the novelty wore off real quick. 🙂 You never know what you’re going to find at the beach, and this week, it was full of treasures.
Dear hall closet… I’m coming for you!
Goal #3 – Get Organized
- Hot weather {indoor} project for July: Strip wallpaper and paint the hall closet
- Cool weather {outside} projects: Paint back fence, till up side yard
Goal #4 – Get Proper Window Coverings on All Our Windows.
All that’s left is window coverings for the sunroom. Which I’ll probably finish this fall because right now, we are enjoying the sunshine that streams through the windows all day everyday.
Goal #5 – Master Bedroom Make Over {almost done!}
Still left to do:
Paint Writing Desk a Glossy Black- Paint the Creamy Closet Doors White
- Refinish the Floors {late summer project because I don’t have the supplies and the windows will need to be open all day because of the fumes}.
Goal #6 – Kitchen Update
We thought we were done but now I’ve decided the cabinets need to be refreshed {the cabinets are a 15+ year old cream color, and I’d like them to be white to match the tile and paint}.
I gave the HH a deadline of 30 days to figure out what kind of paint sprayer to buy so we can paint the cabinets out white ourselves {looks easy enough, right?} and it looks like he has it narrowed down to 2 sprayers. So you know, the final decision could be another few weeks. 😉 My husband and his “research” it drives me nuts!
Goal #7 – Install Vegetable Garden Done!
The vegetable garden is in!
This week we harvested sorrel, basil, cilantro, sugar snap peas, rhubarb and lettuce.
Goal #8 – Explore More of Maine
Last week I stopped by Wallingford Farm in Kennebunk, Maine. This week though, I think we’re headed back to the St. George/Cushing area that we love so much.
Goal #9 – Host Some Sort of Get Together
Does having a yard sale count? Yes, I think it does. 😉
Goal #10 – Read/Listen to 12 Books
So not a book, but this week I stumbled upon the series the series The Darling Buds of May on Amazon Prime. It’s light and easy and sort of a cute series, the perfect thing to watch while I’m busy hooking.
So far this year I have read/listened to:
- Olive Kitteridge #3
- Olive, Again
- Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers
- 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 #1
- A Piece of the World #2
- 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
Waiting for my neighbor to get his glass kiln so I can see if I want one too. 🙂
Goal #12 – Visit 12 Museums, Historical Homes or Botanical Gardens {and bakeries too!}
Sadly a lot of museums and botanical gardens are not open {or the effort is go is too great} that this goal has sort of fizzled. It started out great, but quickly went downhill. 🙁
January
- Maine Maritime Museum
- Maine Mineral and Gem Museum
- The Island Market
- Cafe DiCocoa
- Hungry Hollow Country Store
February
- Two Fat Cats Bakery
- Portland Museum of Art
- Speckled Ax
- Atlantic Baking Company
- Rockland, St. George, Cushing and Port Clyde Maine
March
- Bar Harbor and Desert Island Adventures Day One, Day Two and the Summer Cottage Rental Tour.
- Tinder Hearth Bakery in Brooksville, Maine
May
- Puzzle Mountain Bakery Pie Stand in Newry, Maine
June
- Red’s Eats in Wiscasset, Maine
- The Bees Knees Honey Stand in Kennebunkport, Maine
- Rococo Ice Cream Kennebunkport, Maine
- Beech Hill Farm Hopkinton, NH
July
- Wallingford Farm in Kennebunk, Maine
Goal # 13 – Reach 5,000 Etsy Sales by the End of The Year
As of this morning, I have made 4397 sales on Etsy. That’s up from 2804 on January 1st! Only 603 more sales to go before I hit my goal.
This past week I listed a new rug hooking kit; Happy Jack Pumpkin as well as some new wool bundles in my Etsy shop. This week I’ll be working on a few ornaments and finishing up a new pillow for my next finished rugs update on August 7th.
Goal #14 – Once a Month Menu Planning {for 2}
My breakfast this morning: Rice Krispie treat, dried apricots, tomatoes 🙂
- The HH’s meal plan for the month: Snacking!
- My meal plan for the month: Ice Cream, Pie, Salads and Pickety Bits
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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
Carolina Cooper says
Where oh where did you find the lobster boat for use as a flower planter? Magnificent!!!
Teri says
I love that boat too!
Mavis Butterfield says
I spotted it along the waterfront, it’s not mine, but super cute! I should see if the HH will make me one.
Linda says
I have been on a Rice Krispie kick (for breakfast too) lately! Ever since I discovered the trick of adding 1/2 cup of sweetened condensed milk to them it’s taken them to a whole new level.
Mavis Butterfield says
I am going to try that next time! Sounds yummy.
Linda T says
No change in the recipe other than that?
Linda says
If you don’t already add 1 teaspoon of vanilla & 1 teaspoon of salt, then add it now!
Mel says
My goals keep getting disrupted by the pandemic. I started to get back to them this month, but I ended up having to go back to work 5 weeks earlier than usual because our semester timeline has changed, and I need to move things online. So, I’m now working about 6 days a week instead of having the summer off. I don’t really mind because things will be much smoother for the students this way, but I am a bit short on spare time. I also need to set up a more permanent home workspace. What a crazy year this is.
Tanya says
What in the world is happening with that closet?
My garden is looking pretty good this year although I had to replant a couple things that died suddenly (???). I picked about 10 lbs of broccoli yesterday. A couple of heads were wider than my face! Wish I could pick it as we need it but the weather is heating up and it’s on the verge of blooming. Also currently fighting earwigs in my flower pots on the porch, which keep eating my petunias.
Connie says
I think painting the kitchen cabinets will look great! Are your counters made of stone or formica?
Mavis Butterfield says
The counters are quartz.
Connie says
They are beautiful!
Pj Truman says
I’ve owned the Darling Buds of May series for years and watch it annually. Love the characters. Hope you enjoy it too!
Revonda B Brumfield says
Love the series! It’s where I found out who the beautiful oldest daughter was ….Catherine Zeta Jones!! Also, loved Pam Ferris. Pam starred in another great show, Rosemary and Thyme. This is a great British murder mystery with gardening as the main theme. Of course this show includes the beautiful British heart throb, Felicity Kendal who starred in The Good Life, a Britcom about an urban homesteader.
DENISE says
Mavis and fellow audio book lovers – two wonderful books I have listened to lately are “The Dutch House” read by Tom Hanks and “Charlotte’s Web” read by Meryl Streep. They are iconic voices who really know how to make the books come alive.
Mavis Butterfield says
Was able to request The Dutch House, I’m third in line for it now, thank you! 🙂
Katie says
I can’t wait to see the cabinets when they are done! I’m like your husband, gotta research research research. A couple weeks ago I started crocheting the baby blanket for my son. I always wait until I know gender so I can pick out colors I like. I’ve got until the end of October for this one 🙂 It will be the last one as we are done after this! I’ve also been having fun taking care of my very (I mean very) tiny flower bed in front of our house. I ripped out everything the builder put in, because every other house in the neighborhood has the same plants. I also didn’t like them. We planted two gardenia bushes (my husband’s choice) and a bunch of petunias. I’m a novice so I’ve been kinda making it up as I go along. I just pruned all of my petunias because I didn’t know I was supposed to and they got crazy. This fall I’m hoping to plant tulip bulbs – my very favorite flower. Have you ever visited Butchart Gardens in Victoria, BC? My mom and I went several years ago and it’s where I fell in love with tulips.
Christine says
So maybe take a peek at the Heirloom Tradition Paint’s Facebook page. I have been following them for a while. We are building a house and I am getting ready to redo some furniture. Anyway folks are always posting about painting their kitchen cabinets. I don’t think they use a sprayer but it might be worth checking out.
Thel says
Curious , what do you do with all of your Sorrel? I think your kitchen will look amazing with a fresh coat of paint!
Mavis Butterfield says
My neighbor requested it, I am growing it for him. 🙂 I’ll have to ask what he is going to do with it.
Thel says
Mavis , you are an amazing neighbour!