My Big List of Goals I’m Going to Accomplish in 2022 Week 30 of 52

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

Remodel The Kitchen 

The new faucet arrived in record time and the electrician made it out last week as well. He took a look at everything that needed to be done and said he’d be out in about 2 weeks to get it all done. 

Once he’s done with his part we’ll be able to finish the kitchen demo, patch up the walls and paint. Then, sometime in September the cabinet guys will install their bit. Exciting!

Sell Enough Rugs to Buy an AGA Stove DONE!!!

Well I did it!!! I finally hit my goal of selling enough of my 2022 hooked rugs and pillows in my Etsy shop to pay for my new Duck Egg Blue AGA cooker. 

Now I’ve shifted to saving up for a “research trip” to England to find the perfect scone {so I can duplicate it in my new oven}. Because seriously, life would be boring without goals.

Fill the Canning Cupboard 

I made a batch of peach jam this week to add to the canning cupboard.  I think I have enough jam now to get us through the winter. 🙂 

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’ve decided to wait until fall to list my beach finds. 

Eat More Fruits and Vegetables.

This past week is was super easy to fill our plates with fresh fruits and vegetables thanks to our garden and The Duck Lady’s cast offs. 

 

Keep The Crafts… In The Craft Room.

It wasn’t a good week for keeping the crafts out of the dining room. I dyed a bunch of wool {that still needs to be stacked and folded} and now have some mini ornaments on the table waiting to be painted. 🙂 

Why is it that I always seem to gravitate to working at the kitchen table? Maybe because it’s in a spot where I can keep an eye on everything? I don’t know.

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

No progress on the quilt.  I still need to finish counting squares {and cutting out white ones}.

Be More Intentional With My Time

Met up with our old neighbors for brunch. It was nice to catch up. 

1 Craft / Blog Free Day {I’ve had 28 craft/blog free days this year so far.}

Yesterday I got up and headed out early with The Duck Lady to help Kiln Guy {who’s real occupation is/was a caterer} to help out at an island wedding. It was a long day and I totally fell into bed when I got home last night just before midnight, but it was interesting and a lot of fun too. 

Keep My Husband Busy 

The HH replaced the old can lights in the kitchen with retrofitted LED lights and let’s just say they look a lot better than the old ones. 

And while can lights wouldn’t be my first choice for overhead lighting, it’s what we have and neither of us have any interest in having the ceiling torn up {and patched and painted} to have them replaced throughout the house. 

At least with the new, updated lights, we aren’t looking at giant holes in the ceiling with an ugly flood light sticking out.

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}

Hey! I finally took care of something on my list! I ordered a window covering for the kitchen window. Yee-Haw. Now, if I could just get motivated and get my indoor painting projects done.

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 {ordered!}

Try 24 New Recipes {16 down, 8 to go}

I made bread in the air fryer. It was interesting. 🙂 

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
• Air Fryer Bread

 

Listen to 12 Audiobooks {11/12 so far}

No new books this week.

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

The HH tried out his new pole on the dock, but so far no fish. Maybe I need to take him out on the water and show him how it’s done. 😉 After all, pretty much every summer of my childhood was spent on a boat crabbing, clamming and fishing.

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

The tomatoes, beans and cucumbers are starting to trickle in so that’s been nice. I was also busy this past week dehydrating kale, cabbage, green onions and celery for winter stews. If you are looking for a new dehydrator, this is the one we have. I love it! 

One of the goals on my list this year is to grow 500 pounds of food this summer. So far we’ve harvested: 33 pounds and 5 oz. {Thanks Torry!}

• Cabbage 11 pounds 12 ounces
• Radishes 3 pounds 14 ounces
• Broccoli 3.5 ounces
• Lettuce 1 pound 4 ounces
• Chives 8 ounces
• Tomatoes 4 pounds 2 ounces 
• Blueberries .75 ounces
• Shelling Peas 7 pounds 4ounces
• Green beans 9 ounces
• Zucchini 12 ounces
• Cucumbers 3 pounds 2 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 Done

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 17 of 52 so far}

This past week for date day we walked around downtown Rockland and around the harbor to look at the boats. 

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

Yesterday I went to a new island I’d never been to before. And it just reinforced the fact that I would LOVE to live on an island some day. 🙂 My poor husband. Ha!

So far we’ve visited:

• Alna, Maine
• Boothbay Harbor
• Washington General Store
• Hope General Store 

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

~Mavis