My 14 Goals For 2024 – Week 12 of 52

Eat More Fruits and Vegetables

I popped by Trader Joe’s this past week and loaded up on fruits and veggies, so it was a good week. I’ll tell you all about it tomorrow. 🙂

Visit 24 {new} Bakeries / Coffee Shops

Stopped by an old favorite, Boulangerie bakery for one of their “jam in biscuits” and it was fantastic. Seriously, if you’ve never put a spoonful of jam BEFORE baking a tray of biscuits before, give it a try. A little crusty and sticky and oh so good!

New Bakeries / Coffee Shops I’ve Been To This Year:

• Ritual Bakehouse and Patisserie
• Standard Baking Co. 
• Saltwater Farm Cafe
• Coffee Roasters of the Kennebunks

Go On An Adventure

Planning for my first adventure for the year is in the works. But first there are a few things I need to do first. And one of the things I need to prepare for my trip arrived in this box last week. Yee-Haw!

Contribute to 12 Free Little Libraries. {3 town down, 9 to go}

I didn’t donate to any new little libraries this past week nor did I visit any library book sales to acquire craft books.

Towns I’ve donated books to:

• Gardiner, Maine
• Nobleboro, Maine
• Kennebunk and Kennebunkport

Tidy Up / Clean Out / Purge

I tidied up the DVD collection. There were only 5 movies I saw fit to donate.

• Barn
• Garage
• Closets 
• Dresser drawers
• Kitchen 
• Sideboard
• DVD collection

Read or Listen to 24 Books {4 down, 20 to go}

My current wait time for Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner has moved from 11 months to 8 months. 

Books I’ve Read or Listened To This Year: 

• Grateful American: A Journey from Self to Service by Gary Sinise. 10/10
• Elizabeth The Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch by Sally Bedell Smith 9/10
• Wait Till Next Year by Dorris Kearns Goodwin 8/10
• George VI and Elizabet:by Sally Bedell Smith 9/10
• Steve Jobs by Walter Issacson 9/10
• These Precious Days by Ann Pachett 9.5/10

Spend More Time At The Beach

This  past week I cleaned up the shoreline in front of our place and found {among other things} two giant pieces of styrofoam. I also found 1 small buoy which is always a treat and a few pieces of lobster rope too.

Paint 

Garden Path with Chickens – Gustav Klimt is finished! It’s a big one too at 20” x 30” and it took all my spare time this past week to finish it. I love how it turned out!!

So far I’ve finished:

• Portrait of Joseph Roulin 
• Red Boats at Argenteuil
• Regattas at Argenteuil
• Vase with Cornflowers and Poppies 
• Sunflowers
• Garden Path with Chickens

In Stock and Ready to Ship by March 15th / March 30th

I wasn’t able to get any wool dyed this past week. Too many other things around here that grabbed my attention instead so I may have to extend my deadline by 1 week. Gaaa! As long as it doesn’t go past that I think I will be fine with my gardening timeline. 

Hook 6 “Big” Rugs.

I was able to make some progress on my big rooster rug so I was pretty happy about that. I am challenging myself to get it hooked by the end of March. If I spend a few hours on it each night I should be able to get it done in time.

Large Rugs I’ve Hooked This Year

• Hidden In The Garden 

Visit 6 Greenhouses {that I’ve never been to before}.

No visits to any greenhouses this past week, but I already know which one I want to go to first. 

Grow Baby Grow

Gardening projects are on hold again thanks to a beautiful batch of snow that fell yesterday. I love this time of year. The unpredictability when it comes to working outside is actually something I look forward to. 

Donate to 12 Different Organizations in Maine

Nothing new to report in the donations department this past week but I am looking for new places/ideas to donate to here in Maine.

So Far This Year I’ve Donated To:

• New Hope MidCoast {50 pairs of new socks}
• Humane Society {180 trays of cat food}

*I still need to Drop off the art supplies to Camp Sunshine

So how are YOUR goals for 2024 coming along? I’d love to hear about them. 

~Mavis