My 14 Goals for 2020 Week 32 of 52

My 14 Goals for 2020

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

This week I had the HH to paint the rest of the white picket fence for me using his fancy new paint sprayer. What would have taken me all day to paint by hand with a paint brush, he was able to accomplish in about 30 minutes. Take about a time saver!

Goal #2 – Take Better Care of Myself. 

Beach walks at sunrise with Lucy. You just never know you are going to find. And I love it.

Goal #3 – Get Organized

Now that I am {somewhat} caught up on my wool dyeing, and the garden is in maintenance mode, I am finally starting to tackle all the home improvement projects I have been wanting to get to this summer. And you know what, it’s pretty darn exciting. I wake up everyday looking forward to the next thing on my list and by the end of the day, I am usually able to check something off.

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. The trim paint I had ordered from the Home Depot finally arrived and so this week I’ll be able to paint the shutter doors on the other closet.

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!

Currently harvesting: Basil, dill, chives, blueberries, tomatoes, cucumbers and watching Mel, our baby watermelon get bigger and bigger each day.

Goal #8 – Explore More of Maine 

Hey! We went on a little adventure with our elderly neighbors, and found a new ice cream stand. I’ll tell you all about it in a few days.

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

Does having a yard sale count? Yes, I think it does. 😉

Goal #10 – Read/Listen to 12 Books 

No new audiobooks this week but I did watch Take Joy: The Magical World of Tasha Tudor {it’s included with Amazon Prime this month}. I enjoyed it so much, I think I’ll watch it again the next time I’m stringing ornaments.

Currently waiting to read:

• The Dutch House

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.

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 4639 sales on Etsy. That’s up from 2804 on January 1st! Only 361 sales to go before I hit my goal.  On Friday I listed oodles of handmade items; pillows, make do’s, fall themed ornaments, and even a few sets of sunflowers.

I haven’t had a whole lot of extra time this summer to sit down and make all the pieces I had planned on, but hopefully after I get all my house projects out of the way by late summer, it will carve a path for a slow and relaxing winter here in Maine.

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

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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