My Big List of Goals I’m Going to Accomplish in 2022 Week 19 of 52

 

Here’s my big list of things I want to accomplish in 2022:

Remodel The Kitchen

Even though we have a ways to go before our kitchen is done {I’m thinking late summer/early fall} the light fixture we ordered is on its way and I got a test out an AGA oven {more on that later}. 

 

Sell Enough Rugs to Buy an AGA Stove {$12,777.50 of $22,000 earned so far}

I listed 13 new pieces last night in my  Etsy shop and have already sold a few of the pieces. 🙂 I haven’t figured out my theme for next month’s listings… maybe chickens, or a garden theme? There are so many rugs I want to hook!

Fill the Canning Cupboard 

The canning cupboard is in place and now we just need to fill it! Berry season can’t come soon enough. 

So far this year I have canned:

• Pickled Asparagus
• Ginger Pear Jam
• Spiced Christmas Jam

Earn Enough Money Selling {?????} To Pay For Our 2022 Grocery Tab By The End Of The Year.

I think I’ll just have to wait until things calm down before I list my beach finds. 

Eat More Fruits and Vegetables.

Maybe I should start harvesting dandelion greens or start bartering them for some grapes or oranges. I noticed the local farmstand was selling them for $5.99 a pound and Market Basket has them “on sale” for $1.99 a pound this week in their flyer. 

Seriously! Who is buying dandelions?

Keep The Crafts… In The Craft Room.

This marks 2 weeks that the crafts have stayed out of the craft room. 

Now I just need to get the last of my wool bolts and plant starts out of the family room and that room will be nice and tidy too. 

Tap Our 2 Maple Trees and Make Maple Syrup {DONE}

It was a good experience, and we’re going to do it again next year {although I would like to find a few more trees to tap so our yield is a bit higher}. 

Make a Quilt Top

I made zero progress on my quilt top this past week. But I have until the end of the year to complete this goal so I’m not too worried about it. 

Be More Intentional With My Time

The HH and I had a date day {the Farmer’s Market}, I got all my rugs finished in time for my Etsy update, I visited with a neighbor {for nearly 3 hours!} and we spent several days outside working in the back. It was a good week! 

1 Craft / Blog Free Day {I’ve had 16 craft/blog free days this year so far.}

Keep My Husband Busy 

We finally finished cleaning up all the brush and tree limbs in the back yesterday and I think the HH is pretty happy about that. The wood chipper is LOUD and messy and the black flies were starting to make their appearance {usually they’re around for about 6 weeks} so he was happy to be done with that task. 

Now comes the fun part, getting the dinghy in the water. 

The HH’s Honey Do List {so far} for 2022

• Take over cooking {I’ll still do the baking and canning}
• Cut down the cluster of trees in the backyard DONE
• Build a new set of stairs down to the water. 
• Fill the field {with soil} 
• Remodel 1 bathroom
• Replace fireplace tile
• Build window boxes for the front of the house
• Build an arbor for the wisteria
• Order 4 cords of firewood by the end of May and stack them in an artful way {like they did in the book Norwegian Wood}.
• Sand the floors in the entire house DONE
• Install new garage door openers {new addition}
• Build a wood shed {new addition}

My House Projects For This Year {so far}

The curtains and rod I ordered for the guest room finally arrived and so the HH hung those up for me so that job is done. Next up for me is painting the trim in the hallway, 1 door and our closet area. 

• Finish painting the outside of the house
• Finish painting the inside of the house {working on it}
• Make something to hang above our new console table
• Make it look like people actually live here HA HA HA
• New window treatment for the kitchen window

Try 24 New Recipes {9 down, 15 to go}

I miss baking my own bread. 🙁

So far this year I have shared the following recipes:

• Pickled Asparagus
• Hash Brown Waffles with Bacon and Cheese
• Bacon Cheddar Jalapeno Biscuits 
• Apple Cinnamon Granola
• Mrs. C’s Slow Cooker Pot Roast
• Ginger Pear Jam 
• Lentils with Carrots and Thyme
• Dutch Oven Cinnamon Raisin Bread
• Dutch Oven Olive and Rosemary Bread

Listen to 12 Audiobooks

I finished listening to Taste by Stanley Tucci and gave it an 8 out of 10 stars. The back and forth conversations drove me nuts but other than that it was pretty good. 

The past few days I’ve been listening to The Boys by Ron and Clint Howard and it’s been pretty hilarious at times. 

Audiobooks I’ve listened to this year:  

• Dolly Parton, Songteller by Dolly Parton 10/10
• Salt to the Sea by Ruth Sepetys 10/10
• No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality by Michael J. Fox 10/10
• Night Road by Kristen Hannah on Audiobook. 9/10
• Mill Town by Kerri Arsenault. Interesting. 8/10
• The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan 10/10
• On Writing Stephen King 10/10
• Taste by Stanley Tucci 8/10

Get a Fishing License and Catch a Fish

But first, we have to get the dinghy in the water.

My List of Garden Projects For This Year I want to Accomplish

I was able to get all my pepper and tomatoes transplanted to larger containers, moved the oregano and added some fresh garden soil to the raised beds in the front. 

I’ll be starting seeds {indoors} this week for cucumbers, zucchini, corn, melons and maybe even pumpkins.

• Map out this year’s garden by April 1st – done
• Plant apple or pear trees – We bought pear and plum – just need to plant them
• Plant raspberry and blueberry bushes – raspberry canes arrived
• Plant asparagus and rhubarb – 
• Grow 500 pounds of food
• Expand the lasagna garden
• Finish clearing the front of the property
• Get some garden pots for the front an back patio/porches

Create 12 New Rug Hooking Patterns and/or Kits Done! {16 out of 12 finished so far}

I added 2 new patterns/kits to my Etsy shop last night; God Bless America and American Chicken. 

New Rug Hooking Patterns/Kits For 2022

• Patriotic Tulips
• American Kitty
• USA Flag
• Olde Blue
• Chicks and Flowers 
• Scrappy Chicken
• Easter Egger Chicken
• Spring Arrives on Widsbee Farm
• Folk Art Chicken
• Valentine Kisses 
• 1736 Tulips
• Large Valentine Heart Runner
• Antique Flower Basket 
• Love Grows Fraktur Bird

Have All My 2022 Ornaments Finished by April 1st. Done!

I’m done with garden markers and ornaments for the year. Yipee!

52 Walks {We’ve gone on 11 of 52 so far}

We walked around the harbor and hung out in downtown Rockland this past week. 

Visit 12 Towns in Maine That I Haven’t Been to Before

Washington, Maine! 🙂 What a fun little town. Now that the weather has warmed up, we’re looking forward to getting out more and exploring. 

So far we’ve visited:

• Washington General Store
• Hope General Store 

How about YOU? How did you do with working towards your goals for 2022? 

~Mavis