My Big List of Goals I’m Going to Accomplish in 2022 Week 36 of 52

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

Remodel The Kitchen 

The kitchen looks exactly the same as it did last weekend. The Girl came for a visit and stayed an extra day and then I did a bunch of canning and never got around to getting the paint on the walls {it’s been primed though}. 

Oops. Oh well. That just means I’ll have to add painting to my to-do list this week. 

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

I 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.

The cabinets are slated to be installed the first week in October and the AGA will be delivered the week after that. Countertops will likely be installed 4-6 weeks AFTER the cabinets are in so that means we will be without any plumbing in the kitchen {sink, dishwasher} until those are done. 

But at least I’ll have an oven!! 🙂 

Fill the Canning Cupboard 

The canning cupboard is almost full! This past week The Girl and I canned Basil and Tomato Garlic Sauce. 

So far this year I have canned:

• Costco Like Salsa
• Basil and Garlic Tomato Sauce
• Tomato Ketchup
• Tomato Bruchetta
• 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
• Zucchini Relish
• Heirloom Tomato Salsa

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. I know this is cutting my selling season a bit short, but with so many other things going on right now, I just don’t have the time to add another thing to my to-do list.

Eat More Fruits and Vegetables.

Brown sugar glazed sweet potatoes. Mmm Mmm Good. 🙂 

Keep The Crafts… In The Craft Room.

HA HA HA. 

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 comment. 

1 Craft / Blog Free Day a Week {I’ve had 35 craft/blog free days this year so far.}

With all the canning that’s been going on lately, it’s been super easy to unplug and stay off the internet. 

Be More Intentional With My Time

I helped The Girl can 34 jars of salsa, 9 jars of ketchup and 7 jars of tomato sauce. 🙂 

Keep My Husband Busy 

The HH finished a bunch of projects last week but now I can’t remember what they were. He also helped out in the kitchen by seeding 2 batches of hot peppers for me {so I could dehydrate them}. I told him to wear gloves but he thought that was a dumb idea so he didn’t. 

Well… guess who was talking about how his hands were STILL burning after 2 days. Hmmm. Maybe he’ll wear them next time. 

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 DONE {new addition}

My House Projects For This Year {so far}

I am hoping to get all my inside painting done on Monday and Tuesday of this week. That way we can start to work on finishing up the painting that needs to be done outside {it’s been too hot to paint outside this summer}. 

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 {working on it!}
• New window treatment for the kitchen window {ordered!}

Try 24 New Recipes {19 down, 5 to go}

I didn’t try any new recipes this past week but I’ve been craving some Dutch Oven Cinnamon Raisin Bread so I think I might take The Duck Lady up on her offer and use her oven this week. 

So far this year I have shared the following recipes:

• Tomato Bruschetta
• Strawberry Lemon Jam
• Costco Salsa 
• 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
• Peach Lavender Jam

Listen to 12 Audiobooks {12/12 so far} DONE

I’m currently waiting to listen to Hello, Molly!: A Memoir by Molly Shannon. Maybe I’ll get to listen to it by Christmas. 

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 London by 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
• Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by Anderson Cooper 10/10

Get a Fishing License and Catch a Fish

Still no fish. 

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

One of the goals on my list this year is to grow 500 pounds of food this summer and now that We’ve hit that goal, I’m already thinking about what I want to grow next year. 

The tomatoes are nearly done, and the pumpkins and winter squash are up next. 

So far this year we’ve harvested: 651 pounds and 0 oz. 

• Cabbage 36 pounds 9 ounces
• Radishes 3 pounds 14 ounces
• Broccoli 3.5 ounces
• Lettuce 1 pound 4 ounces
• Chives 13 ounces
• Tomatoes 396 pounds 11 ounces 
• Blueberries .75 ounces
• Shelling Peas 7 pounds 4 ounces
• Green beans 16 pounds 7 ounces
• Zucchini 45 pounds 9 ounces
• Cucumbers 28 pounds 1 ounces
• Carrots 28 pounds 3 ounces
• Eggplant 4 pounds 2 ounces
• Cauliflower 2 pounds 13 ounces
• Peppers 10 pound 7 ounces
• Garlic 9 ounces
• Onions 5 pounds 9 ounces
• Leeks 12 ounces
• Beets 15 pounds 15 ounces
• Potatoes 30 pounds 15 ounces
• Sweet Potatoes 1 pound 2 ounces
• Corn 28 ears

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 Done
• 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! {27 out of 12 finished so far}

I was planning on updating my Etsy shop last night but with all the garden/canning chores that needed to get done I wasn’t able to get everything done in time so I’ve had to move it to next Saturday {September 17th} at 8pm EST.

New Rug Hooking Patterns/Kits For 2022

• Tom and Tilly Turkey
• 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 thought I was done with garden markers and ornaments for the year but decided to make a few batches of mini ornaments {for feather trees and package toppers}. I’m planning on having them ready to list next Saturday. 

52 Walks {We’ve gone on 22 of 52 so far}

The Girl and I went on a couple of nice walks while she was here and I’ve also been doing a lot of walking back and forth from the kitchen to the compost pile lately. 🙂  

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

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