My 22 Goals for 2019 – Week 43 of 52

My 22 Goals for 2019

Goal #1 — Spend More Time Doing What I Love

Played in the dirt for so long yesterday, that my body aches and now I am forced to loaf around inside all day today to recuperate. ✔

Goal #2 — Garden, Garden, Garden

Gardening this week consisted of raking leaves, tending the boxwoods and moving about 5 yards of dirt from one side of the yard to the other.

When we bought the house with it came a compost pile with about 20 yards {I kid you not!} of material. The plan is to get all that material moved to the back of the lot {the back 16 to be exact} in a straight line in sort of a lasagna garden style bed. So far so good. We are a quarter of the way done and with a bit of luck, we’ll get be able to get all the dirt moved before the ground freezes.

The area is pretty shaded, so I’m not sure what I’ll plant back there yet, but I know spring is going to be gloriously busy in the backyard so anything I can get done this fall will be a huge time saver.

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

Miss Lemon! She’s hanging in there. Poor baby, she’s lost a lot of her leaves since we’ve moved her inside for the winter but she seems to like her sunny corner so I think we’ll be okay.

Goal #4 — Gussy Up the Potting Shed Done!

There really isn’t a good area for a potting shed here, but I would love to have another potting bench or party lights or something set up in the back to hold my collection of watering cans. We’ll see.

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

It was totally my intention to grow a ton of fruits and vegetables to sell at the farm-stand when I made my list of goals for 2019 last winter, but then we moved. So, that whole goal was sort of a bust.

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. 

This week I added 2 new mini whale rugs to my Etsy shop and a few more ornaments. I’ll be working Tuesday – Friday this week on a few more items, then I’ll need to devote about 2 weeks to dying wool so I can do a major re-stock of my hand dyed wool offerings. I’m hoping that once the first snowflake falls to the ground, all the dyeing and garden chores will be done and I can hook, hook, hook.

• 73 rugs in my pattern bin {now down to 27}
• 183 hooked flowers {finished 141, now down to 42}
• 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 

All that firewood! We sold it. 😉

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

Down to 3,365.

Goal #10 –Lose the Muffin Top

Doing well! Not only does a pastry a day keep the doctor away, but so does constantly being in motion. 🙂 🙂 🙂

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

First we build the fence. Then we finish the marathon goal. 😉 Over the past 2 days {and a learning curve or two} we have installed about 100 feet of fencing. Not to shabby for two old people if you ask me. Today though, today we rest because we can barely move.

Goal #12 — Read or Listen to 26 New Books {21 down, 5 to go}

On the nightstand this week: Maine Home and Design.

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
• Unbroken #9
• Drama#10
• The Alice Network #11
• The Shape of Mercy #12
• Will’s Red Coat #13
• Big Little Lies #14
• Mr. Churchill’s Secretary
• Born to Run
• I Feel Bad About My Neck
• Bunny Mellon  {Doesn’t count because it was my second time}
• On Writing {Doesn’t count because it was my third time}
• Walden
• Finder’s Keepers
• Delicious!
• Following Atticus

Goal #13 — Try 52 New Recipes.

31 down, 21 recipes to go. Last week I shared a recipe for Easy Slow Cooker Recipes- Sticky Honey Sesame Chicken. I also made another pumpkin recipe {which I’ll share in a few days}.

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

9 down, 44 to go. Once the ground freezes… I’ll do this. Even if I have to stay in my pj’s for a week to get it done. 😉

Goal #15 — Fill 100 Canning Jars 48 down, 52 to go.

No canning this week but we have decided that a jar of Spiced Christmas Jam and a baguette from the local bakery will make fabulous neighbor gifts this year so once the cranberries hit the stores, I’ll whip up a batch or two.

So far this year I’ve I canned:

• 7 jars Peach Jam
• 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 cut the white linen for the upstairs roman shade incorrectly and ended up with a piece of fabric I wasn’t going to be able to use {for a shade} and decided to toss it into a blue dye bath. I guess I’ll make some throw pillows? I’m not exactly sure yet.

Goal #17 – 52 Dates with the HH {35 down, 17 to go}

You can never go wrong with a trip to the bakery.

Goal #18 — Take One Adult Education Class Done {I’ve taken 3!}

1. I’m keeping the first class I took with my neighbor top secret for now {Mel know’s what it is though} 😉
2. Spoon Carving Class with Heather.
3. Mini pottery lesson {I loved it! and now I want to sign up for a full class}

Goal #19 — Secret {for now} Holiday Project

The big reveal will be on Friday, November 1st.

Goal #20 — Create 12 Wowie Zowie Party Platters

6 down, 6 to go. I need to get my game on. I have a feeling November are going to be filled with lot’s of cheese.

Goal #21 — Visit 12 General Stores

9 down 3 to go. {And thank you for all your suggestions! I am looking forward to a busy November and December checking them out}.

• H.B. Provisions in Kennebunk, Maine
• 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

Mrs. HB sent a picture of her front porch all decked out for Halloween. Isn’t it beautiful?

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
• August : Sunflower
• September: Indian corn and pumpkins
• October: Pumpkins and spinner do hickeys

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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! 🙂

Have a great day everyone,

♥ Mavis

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

Have a Great Day!