My 14 Goals For 2024 – Week 48 of 52

Eat More Fruits and Vegetables

We ate plenty of fruits and veggies last week… Mostly in the form of pickety bits. 😉 You can never go wrong with pickety bits as a linner option, that’s for sure.

Visit 24 {new} Bakeries / Coffee Shops

I didn’t get a chance to visit any new bakeries/coffee shops this past week as I was busy painting ornaments in every bit of my spare time. 

There was an extra spot at the library for a craft vendor for their annual holiday fair so I did that instead. It was SO MUCH fun. I sold a lot of ornaments, met a bunch of my neighbors and had a really good time.

New Bakeries / Coffee Shops I’ve Been To This Year {That I liked}

• Mike’s All Day Breakfast
• The Cookie Jar Pastry Shop
• Fortnum and Mason
• Ritual Bakehouse and Patisserie
• Caramel Patisserie
• Standard Baking Co. 
• Saltwater Farm Cafe
• Coffee Roasters of the Kennebunks
• Farine Bakery and Cafe
• Night Moves Bread
• Cape Porpoise Kitchen
• Fika
• Belleville Bakery

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

No free little libraries this past week but I have a stack of books ready to go for my next drop off. 

Towns I’ve donated books to:

• Snowshill, England
• Gardiner, Maine
• Nobleboro, Maine
• Kennebunk and Kennebunkport, Maine
• Cape Elizabeth, Maine
• Raymond, Maine
• Bellevue, Washington
• Colorado!
• Portland, Maine

Spend More Time At The Beach

Winter is usually THE BEST time to find treasures that have washed ashore. This past week though there wasn’t anything exciting.

Read or Listen to 24 Books {16 down, 8 to go}

This past week I listened to Olive Kitteridge {again} while I worked on ornaments. 90% of the book is funny/interesting. The other 10% I could do without. 

I need to get crackin’ on this goal though if I am going to get through 8 more audiobooks in the next 3 weeks. 

Books I’ve Read or Listened To This Year: 

• Grateful American: A Journey from Self to Service by Gary Sinise. 10/10
• My Girls by Todd Fissher 10/10
• The Paris Dressmaker by Kristy Cambron 9/10
• 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
• Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson 8/10
• Family Reins by Billy Busch 7/10
• Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child by Bob Spitz 9.5/10
• Carnegie’s Maid by Marie Benedict 10/10
• White House By The Sea by Kate Storey 7/10
• Belgravia by Jullian Fellows 10/10
• Tom Cruise by Andrew Morton

Paint 

I think I’m done with painting for this year. Crazy, right? 

But with all the paint by number kits, buoys and bedrooms I painted this year, I think I did pretty well on this goal. 

Who knows what “painting” will mean for me next year. Every year it’s a little different. One thing’s for sure, I’ll find something new to paint. 😉

Paintings I’ve finished this year:

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

Hook 6 “Big” Rugs.

I’ve started my last “big” rug for the year. It’s an adaptation of an antique rug. It’s one I spotted in a book a couple of years ago and have wanted to hook ever since. 

Hopefully I’ll be able to finish it by next weekend so I can check this goal off my list. We’ll see.

• Three Roosters
• Hidden In The Garden 
• Yankee Doodle
• Double Nantucket Whale Runner with the American flag
• Chicken Stroll

Visit 6 Greenhouses {4 down 2 to go}

No greenhouses this week. 

Grow Baby Grow

The potted amaryllis are still in bloom, but what I’m really missing is all the color from the hydrangeas while I’m out on my walks. 

I wish I would have known how beautifully the limelight hydrangeas look dried, I would have clipped a bunch more to set around the house during the winter months. 

I think I might have to make a trip to the garden center soon, and pick up a few {colorful} houseplants for this winter. 

Do you have any suggestions?

Donate to 12 Different Organizations in Maine

So Far This Year I’ve Donated To:

• Sarah’s House
• Grammy Rose Dog Rescue
• Cleaning Up My Local Beach
• New Hope MidCoast {50 pairs of new socks}
• Humane Society {180 trays of cat food}
• Travis Mills Foundation
• Camp Sunshine
• Honor Flight Maine
• The Dempsey Center
• Pink Feather Foundation

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

~Mavis

Goals I’ve Already Completed This Year

Go On An Adventure DONE

I went to England and had a jolly good time. And I can’t wait to go back!

In Stock and Ready to Ship by March 15th/ March 30th Now April 15th DONE!

I finally finished up all the major wool dyeing and pattern/kit making I had hoped too. All the “extra” wool is tucked away in bins so if I run out of wool in my Etsy shop I can whip up some more bundles in a jiffy. A summer off from dyeing wool… It’s going to be pretty rad.

Tidy Up / Clean Out / Purge DONE

We cleaned the whole house, inside and out. And then we sold it. Yee-Haw!

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