My 22 Goals for 2019 – Week 31 of 52

My 22 Goals for 2019

Goal #1 — Spend More Time Doing What I Love

Would you take a look at this! Could it be? Fall is around the corner? Yes, yes I think it is. 🙂 🙂 🙂 I picked up my first acorns up off the driveway yesterday and skipped all the way home.

Goal #2 — Garden, Garden, Garden

Darrrrrrling, the herb garden I planted just outside the kitchen window is growing like mad. This time next year the little lavender plants I started from seed {along the back of the bed} will be big and bushy and the whole area will have a nice established look to it.

Goal #3 — Plant an Orchard {Calling it Quits on this one for this year.}

Miss Lemon has been busy producing more lemon babies for us. It’s only a matter of time now before they ripen {anyone here in New England now when that might be?}.

The coleus, black eyed Susan, and basil plants I started from seed this spring are growing well too. I think it would be fun to fill the entire back patio with pots next year. Maybe even plant a stock tank with pumpkins or nasturtiums or something that will overflow and on to the patio for a sort of rambling look.

Goal #4 — Gussy Up the Potting Shed Done!

I’m thinking about filling those empty spaces with parrot tulips this fall. What color would you select though?

Goal #5 — Grow Enough Extra Vegetables, Eggs and Flowers to Earn $1500 at my little roadside vegetable stand.

I should have heirloom tomatoes and peppers to share in another week or two at the little red farm stand the HH built for me. I have one more batch of jam to make peach} and then I’ll be ready.

Goal #6 — Finish Every Single Unfinished Rug Hooking Project in My Pattern Bin + 10 Things from back Issues of Magazines/Books I’ve Been Meaning to Make. 

I finished 1 patterns from my pattern bin this past {a giant cat head} and for some reason or another and finding it hard to make the time t get new hooked pieces added to my Etsy shop. Probably, because there is so much to do outside.

I started the year off with:

• 73 rugs in my pattern bin {now down to 39}
• 183 hooked flowers {finished 133, now down to 51}
• 10 “things” from back issues of magazines {finished 0}

Goal #7 — Create 12 New Rug Hooking Patterns {with at least half of them being large ones} DONE!

So far this year I’ve added 12 new rug hooking patterns and 13 beginner rug hooking kits to my Etsy shop.

New rug hooking patterns I’ve created and added to My Etsy Shop this year:

• Tullia and Thomas Turkey
• Double Nantucket Whale Runner
• Miss Henny and Penny
• Miss Penny
• Simple Kitty
• Primitive Flowers
• 2 Fat Cats
• Annabell’s Big Day
• Old Fashioned Double Tulip
• Fat Brown Hen
• Busy Little Bee
• Queen Bee

Rug Hooking Kits

• Busy Little Bee {in 2 different colors}
• Folk Art Heart
• Small Nantucket Whale
• Primitive Crow
• Miss Robin {in 2 different colors}
• Simple Kitty
• Primitive Flowers
• Sunflowers
• A Basket of Spring Posies
• Fat Brown Hen
• Chicky’s Garden

Goal #8 — Split and Stack 2 Cords of Wood for Next Winter 

So far we have 3 1/2 cords for this winter. I say we need more. The HH disagrees.

Goal #9 — Do Something with the 5,002 Photos on My Phone

Down to 3141 photos. Getting there.

Goal #10 –Lose the Muffin Top

No comment.

Goal #11 — Run, Walk or Crawl a 5k, 10k, Half Marathon and Marathon

We are at day 46 on the turtle baby watch. According to the Google, hatching could occur anytime between 45-90 days. Any day now people, ANY DAY NOW.

I have cleared a path down to the pond for the babies and The Girl and I are ready to assist if needed.

Goal #12 — Read or Listen to 26 New Books {16 down, 10 to go}

I finished The Gown two nights ago and highly recommend it! 🙂 I also made my way though the stack of magazines my neighbor let me look through and so I need to return those.

Magazines… Do you still have any magazine subscriptions?

I am waiting my turn on the library wait list for the following audio book{s}:

• On Writing {I’ve already listened to this 2 times but it’s sooo good, even if the only writing I do is an online journal.
• Mistress of the Ritz
• Grateful American

Books I’ve Read or Listened to So Far This Year:

• Marilla of Green Gables #1 Still my favorite
• The Great Alone #2
• The Aviator’s Wife #3
• Before We Were Yours #4
• Secrets of a Charmed Life #5
• Where’d You Go, Bernadette #6
• Carnegie’s Maid #7
• The Gown #8
• The Alice Network #9
• The Shape of Mercy #10
• Will’s Red Coat #11
• Big Little Lies #12
• Bunny Mellon  {Doesn’t count because it was my second time}
• Walden
• Finder’s Keepers
• Delicious!
• Following Atticus

Goal #13 — Try 52 New Recipes.

20 down, 32 recipes to go. This past week I made a Summer Peach and Cream Cheese Tart and now it’s all gone and I have nothing to eat for breakfast except boring eggs and toast.

Goal #14 — Clean Up 52 Old Recipes on the Blog

9 down, 44 to go. I’ll get crackin’ once fall {and cooler temps} come around.

Goal #15 — Fill 100 Canning Jars 41 down, 59 to go.

I plan on making peach jam today!! 🙂

So far this year I’ve I canned:

• 7 jars of Strawberry Jam
• 15 jars of Carrot Cake Jam
• 15 jars of Spiced Pear Jam 
• 4 jars of Almond Pears.

Goal #16 — Finish Furnishing Our House

I didn’t come across any new furniture this week {I suppose I’d have to leave the house for that} but I did re-stain the patio chairs so you know, what’s old is new again. 😉

Furniture pieces I’m still on the hunt for:

• Coffee table for the family room
• Console, cupboard or sideboard for the one and only tv in our house which is in the family room. I could totally live without a television, but my husband says the tv stays.
• Long rectangular table for the craft room.
• Table for the formal dining room.
• 2 wing back chairs for the family room.
• I’d also like to decorate the mantel in the keeping room as well as put up some sort of decoration above the other 3 2 1 fireplaces in the house. I’m not one for a lot of things on the walls, but it would be nice to throw up a little pilgrim bling on the plaster.

Goal #17 – 52 Dates with the HH {25 down, 27 to go}

Need I say more?

Goal #18 — Take One Adult Education Class Done {I’ve taken 2!}

1. I’m keeping the first class I took with my neighbor top secret for now
2. Spoon Carving Class with Heather.

Goal #19 — Secret {for now} Holiday Project

The big reveal… Friday, September 13th, 2019.

Goal #20 — Create 12 Wowie Zowie Party Platters

4 down, 8 to go. {I’ve decided to wait and work on this goal during the fall/winter months}

Goal #21 — Visit 12 General Stores

8 down 4 to go. I have a new one on the list to visit this week! Wahoo… I think you’re going to like it.

So far this year we’ve visited:

• Chase’s Daily {I think it should count}
• Squam Lake Marketplace
• Harrisville General Store
• Dodge’s Store in New Boston, New Hampshire
• Zeb’s General Store in North Conway, New Hampshire
• Dan and Whit’s in Norwich, Vermont
• Hussey’s General Store in Windsor, Maine

Goal #22 — Compete with Carole….. Get on My Front Door Game On

The HH took the bunting down. 🙁 The star is still up though and I kind of feel like it belongs there. There’s a house up the street {kind of sort of} similar to mine and the neighbors has had a long skinny pineapple on the front door ever since we’ve lived here. Every time I walk past her house I think…. that pineapple… it’s perfect for the front of their house.

So maybe the star stays up for most of the year?

P.S. We’ve only watered our lawn TWICE this year… And look how green it is! It’s nuts.

Front Door Bling I’ve Made So Far This Year to Compete with Carole:

• Late January : Valentine Heart
• Late February : Shamrock
• Late March : Giant Carrot
• May: White wave petunia hanging basket
• June/July: Tin Star and Flag Bunting

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How about YOU? What are your goals for 2019? If you told us about them HERE, check in! We want to know how you are doing. Because seriously, it’s so much easier to get those goals checked off your list when you have people rooting for you! 🙂

♥ Mavis

You can read more about my 22 goals for 2019 HERE.

Have a Great Sunday!