My 14 Goals for 2020 Week 31 of 52

My 14 Goals for 2020

 

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

The poor HH. I kept him busy this week. Changing light bulbs, taking down bunting, replacing tan outlets with white outlets, moving things from one end of the house to the other… I don’t think he enjoys working from sun up to sun down as much as I do. 😉

Goal #2 – Take Better Care of Myself. 

Beach walks at sunrise. Check!

Goal #3 – Get Organized

I desperately need to make a list of ALL THE PROJECTS I want to get done before fall. Because HELLO, all I did was walk past our front porch yesterday and noticed the wood was faded and 10 minutes later I was out there staining the boards. It wasn’t even on my radar.

I think I suffer from shiny object syndrome. 😉 But hey… look at the difference! But now I feel the need to re-paint the white railing now because you can’t do one and not the other, right?

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

Taking a break on this project, but will put it up again in the fall. This is the tutorial I used in case anyone is interested.

Goal #5 – Master Bedroom Make Over {almost done!}

This past week I finished the second closet in our bedroom so I’m pretty happy about that. I used all the trim paint in that space though and realized I didn’t have any left to do the closet doors. So I ordered another gallon from Home Depot {did you know you can order paint online?} and that should be here in about a week or so.

I plan on getting started on refinishing the floors later this month {or early September} I’m still trying to decide what color of stain I want to use.

Still left to do:

• Paint Writing Desk a Glossy Black
• Finish the 2nd closet
• Paint the Creamy Closet Doors White
• Refinish the Floors

Goal #6 – Kitchen Update

All that’s left to do is paint the kitchen cabinets which we’ll do as soon as the temps drop and there is a nice breeze. Spraying cabinets in 80 degree heat just does not appeal to us.

Goal #7 – Install Vegetable Garden Done!

Last night we harvested blueberries, basil a few cherry tomatoes and a pint of blueberries. We’ll be picking green beans today and I then I’ve got to get another round of bean seeds in the ground. I think they take about 60 days so we should be fine.

Goal #8 – Explore More of Maine 

I don’t think we went anywhere exciting this past week, too busy with home projects, maybe next week though.

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 

No new audiobooks this week {our library uses Libby but the selection isn’t that great with this particular library} but Amazon Prime just added a few of my favorite movies so I’ll be watching those this week as I finish up some rug hooking projects.

On Amazon Prime this month:

• Four Weddings and a Funeral
• Steel Magnolias
• Top Gun 

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

Anxiously waiting for my neighbor’s glass kiln to arrive!! It should be any day now. I already know exactly what my first project will be! 🙂

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
• Marshall Point Lighthouse in Port Clyde, Maine

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

As of this morning, I have made 4576 sales on Etsy. That’s up from 2804 on January 1st! Only 424 sales to go before I hit my goal.  This past week I dye wool and listed it in my Etsy shop as well as finishing up the last of the  items for my next Etsy shop update for finished goods on this Friday, August 7th.

I’m hoping to squeeze in some time to get another fall themed kit ready in time for my update, but we’ll see.

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

• The HH’s meal plan for the month: Snacking & BBQ
• My meal plan for the month: Ice Cream, Pie, Salads and Pickety Bits {It’s going very well}

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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