My Big List of Goals I’m Going to Accomplish in 2022 Week 28 of 52

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

Remodel The Kitchen 

The electrician is planning on coming out this week to see what needs to be done so that’s a step in the right direction. Now the hard part; making sure we get all the outlets and plugs in the right spots {we’re having quite a few of them moved} and remember to do all the stuff we want done in the other rooms.

Sell Enough Rugs to Buy an AGA Stove {$21,833.70 of $22,000 earned so far}

I didn’t sell any of my *new* finished pieces this past week {new pieces are marked with *** at the end of the listing} but I am planning on listing a few more pieces in my Etsy shop this coming Saturday {July 23rd} at 6pm so I hope that pushes me over the edge.

Fill the Canning Cupboard 

This week I added raspberry blueberry jam and carrot cake jam to the canning cupboard. The top shelf was getting pretty weighed down though and so I had to move the jars of soup to the second level. 🙂 

So far this year I have canned:

• Raspberry Blueberry Jam
• Carrot Cake Jam
• Strawberry Lemon Jam
• Blueberry Lime Jam
• Strawberry Jam
• Cinnamon Rhubarb Jam
• Pickled Asparagus
• Ginger Pear Jam
• Spiced Christmas Jam
• Cranberry Sauce
• Split Pea and Ham Soup
• Beef Stew

Not canned, but in jars:

• Real Maple Syrup

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.

This past week we’ve been eating fresh shelling peas from the garden. 

Keep The Crafts… In The Craft Room.

With the exception of needing the table for about 30 minutes to stack and fold wool, it was another successful week keeping my craft projects out of the dining room.

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 need help! If I want to make a quilt that is 90″ x 90″ and my quilt squares are 2 1/2″ how many quilt squares will I need to cut out? Are there any quilters out there? Does anyone know? 

Be More Intentional With My Time

Sweet Lucy. She loves being on the water.

1 Craft / Blog Free Day {I’ve had 26 craft/blog free days this year so far.}

Turning off the computer for the day is much easier to do in the summer than the winter, that’s for sure.

Keep My Husband Busy 

It wasn’t on the list, but the HH bought a new mailbox and built a stand for it. And he even painted it white! Which got me thinking… maybe I should have him finish painting outside of the house. 🙂 I think he’d be great at it, don’t you?

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} DONE
• Remodel 1 bathroom
• Replace fireplace tile
• Build window boxes for the front of the house
• Build an arbor for the wisteria {We decided to move the wisteria to another location instead}
• Order 4 cords of firewood by the end of May and stack them DONE
• Sand the floors in the entire house DONE
• Install new garage door openers {new addition}

My House Projects For This Year {so far}

I’ve been very busy lately with my rugs so I haven’t had much time to get any house projects done. But I did order a set of hand carved acorns to hang on the wall and they turned out even better than I imagined they would. 

Things I need to get done this year:

• Finish painting the outside of the house
• Finish painting the inside of the house 
• 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 {15 down, 9 to go}

This past week I canned raspberry blueberry jam.

So far this year I have shared the following recipes:

• Strawberry Lemon Jam
• Raspberry Blueberry Jam
• Pickled Asparagus
• Split Pea Soup
• Beef Stew
• Pressure Canned Split Pea and Ham Soup
• Hash Brown Waffles with Bacon and Cheese
• Bacon Cheddar Jalapeno Biscuits 
• Apple Cinnamon Granola
• Mrs. C’s Slow Cooker Pot Roast
• Ginger Pear Jam 
• Blueberry Lime Jam
• Lentils with Carrots and Thyme
• Dutch Oven Cinnamon Raisin Bread
• Dutch Oven Olive and Rosemary Bread

Listen to 12 Audiobooks {11/12 so far}

No new books this week but I am on season 4 of Foyle’s War on dvd. Again.

Audiobooks I’ve listened to this year:  

• The Boys by Ron and Clint Howard 10/10
• Wilding: The Return of Nature to a British Farm by Isabella Tree 9/10
• Seven at Sea by Erik and Emily Orton 9/10
• The Last Bookshop in Londonby Madeline Martin 10/10
• 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

We have fishing poles!!! I repeat we have fishing poles. The HH finally bought us a set and now all we need are some worms and to get out on the water and go for it. I am SO EXCITED about this.

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

Right now my current project is getting the rest of the seeds planted for my fall garden. So far I’ve started peas, broccoli, cabbage and beets. The carrots and parsnips I planted a few weeks ago are up, so that’s good. 

Once the tomatoes and peppers are finished, I plan on filling those spots in with broccoli and cabbage starts. 

One of the goals on my list this year is to grow 500 pounds of food this summer. So far we’ve harvested:

• Cabbage 10 pounds 9 ounces
• Radishes 9 ounces
• Broccoli 3.5 ounces
• Lettuce 5.5 ounces
• Chives 6 ounces
• Tomatoes 1.5 ounces 
• Blueberries .75 ounces
• Shelling Peas 1 lb. 6 ounces

My garden projects for this year:

• Map out this year’s garden by April 1st – Done
• Plant apple or pear trees – Done
• Plant raspberry and blueberry bushes  Done
• Plant asparagus and rhubarb – Done
• Grow 500 pounds of food
• Expand the lasagna garden We created a new garden plot instead Done
• 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! {26 out of 12 finished so far}

So far I’ve added 26 new patterns to my Etsy shop this year! 🙂 

New Rug Hooking Patterns/Kits For 2022

• The Willard Inn Pumpkin Patch
• Olde Sturbridge Pumpkin
• Autumn in the Garden
• Olde Salem Cat # 2
• Fat Black Cat with Pumpkins
• Small American Flag 
• Small Flower Basket
• Fat Black Cat
• Busy Little Bee – Brown
• Simple Red Heart
• Patriotic Tulips
• God Bless America
• American Chicken. 
• 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 15 of 52 so far}

We took Lucy for a walk on our favorite trail. 

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

Not only did we discover a new town, but a farm as well. 🙂 I’ll tell you all about it soon. 

So far we’ve visited:

• Boothbay Harbor
• Washington General Store
• Hope General Store 

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

~Mavis