Online Things
Things are moving right along in the “online things” department. Mostly I worked on patterns, kits and wool last week. I also made some pretty good progress on the giant whale rug I’ve been working on. The plan is to have it completed by the end of the month.
If I can stick to that time table, so I’ll be able to get a second large rug hooked before the end of winter.
I’ve been really good about staying offline and not picking my phone up as much as I used to as well.
I still detest the apple computer and I’m still having problems with editing/uploading photos, none of which comes naturally to me yet. It’s frustrating and I can only handle trying for so long before I hop on my old computer and do it there.
I have no interest in taking a class or watching 15 minute videos when I just need 30 seconds of the content. The whole thing makes me crazy.
I am doing a little more typing on the apple though. I finally figured out why I was having such a hard time with the keypad… The delete button and the squiggly line {next to the number 1 button} are aligned differently than on my old computer and I keep hitting the + button instead of the delete button and it’s super annoying.
At this rate I should be able to use the apple in another year or two.
- Reach 20,000 sales in Etsy shop MavisButterfield {I’m currently at 18,192}
- In Stock and Ready to Ship by March 31st
- Create 4 new patterns/kits
- Take all new pictures + videos for Etsy shop
- Get as much as humanly possible done online January – March of this year.
- Stop picking up my phone so much {I’m doing great with this!!}
- Spend less than 3 hours a day online {And this too!!}
- Tidy up the back end of the blog
House Things
I didn’t get any painting done but I did tape off the downstairs bathroom so I can start painting soon. I also ordered a new vanity for the upstairs bathroom. {We still haven’t found one for the downstairs bathroom.}
Choosing a blue vanity was totally out of character but I thought it was a little more exciting than white and it will be perfect for the nautical type look I’m going for.
- Paint The Inside Of The House {including closets!}
- Paint The Interior Window Trim
- Remodel Bathroom #1
- Freshen up Bathroom #2
- Put Stuff On The Walls
- Work on “new” Kitchen Game Plan
Garden Things
We got a fresh layer of snow yesterday {4 inches} so there’ll be no outside garden activity for a while. I also organized my seed packets and will probably be starting some onion and flower seeds soon.
On one hand I miss gardening, but on the other it’s kind of nice to have a bit of a break during the colder months.
- Grow 365 pounds of food in my teeny tiny backyard.
- Install a side yard {flower} garden
- Make a Potting Bench
- Make a Garden Cart to sell flowers/veggies out front
Kitchen Things
Absolutely nothing going on in the kitchen department. But in case you didn’t know, magazines are now $14.99!!! Holy smokes, I couldn’t believe it. I’d rather have 3 pastries than a magazine, wouldn’t you? Do you have any magazine subscriptions? Are they costing you a small fortune?
- Try 12 new recipes
- Fill the canning cupboard
Travel Things
We bought a one year membership to Historic New England. We had a membership the first year we moved to New England and were able to visit some really cool historic homes so we decided to do it again.
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House in Gloucester, Massachusetts and Cogswell’s Grant Estate and American Folk Art Collection in Essex, Massachusetts were two of our favorites.
This time around we’re hoping to visit homes in Maine, Massachusetts and Connecticut. At $72 for a dual membership {which includes admission to the properties} I think it’s a bargain.
- Explore more of the great state of Maine
- Go on a painting holiday
- Québec City
- Travel Overseas
- Send the HH on a vacation
Marriage Things
It’s been waaaay to cold and windy to go out walking around but if the weather predictions hold, we might be able to go for a nice walk on friday.
Hopefully to the beach. It’s been a while since we’ve been and I’m nearly out of lobster rope!! 😉 If that doesn’t pan out, our next date day might have to be a trip to Costco.
- Keep my husband busy
- Date days
- Walk more
Secret Projects
No progress on the secret projects.
How about YOU? Did you make any progress on your goals for 2025 this past week?
~Mavis
- Secret Project #1 {Hoping to reveal by April 30th}
- Secret Project #2 {Hoping to reveal towards the end of the year}
Paula says
I love the blue vanity. Get pick!!
I am still working on decluttering and cleaning closets. I try to at least one a day. I am still trying to finish up the details with a trip we are taking to Scotland in September.
Working with a contractor to make repairs to our house that happened during hurricane Helene. This is getting to be a very big project.
Holley says
WOW on the magazine price! That’s insane! And to think I used to have subscriptions to several! I’d have to take out a mortgage to have a subscription now! Most things these days can be found online thank goodness. Less paper that way too!
You may have to put “Learn How to Use Apple Computer” on your goals list for next year! LOL
Holley says
P.S. – I forgot about my goals because I was in so much shock from the price of the magazine.
I didn’t know that one of my goals this year was to make more cards to send to charity. But when they posted they needed cards for kids that have been affected by the California fires, I went to work. I managed to make 50 cards in three days and put them in the mail on Friday. I hope they bring smiles to those children’s faces!
Laura says
Would you (could you) please share the organization that needs cards? I have so much stuff to make cards and just inherited all my parents stuff to. This seems like a great way to use what I have for a good cause. I love making cards, but seldom send them.
Tamara says
I am an old woman. I do like looking things up quickly online, even ordering items that do not take “6 to 8 weeks for delivery” (the old way, for you youngsters ). For browsing and more in depth reading, though, nothing beats a journal or magazine. I just like to hold the book or magazine in my hands. My husband has three subscriptions, don’t know the price total. He is happy so I am. I take two subscriptions, one is $30.00 a year and we both read it. The Early American Life is a birthday gift from my son. We have taken these magazines for so many years I’m not sure what we would do without them. Plus, if we are on vacation or away for a few days we do not always have internet, but we have paper, which is sustainable.
Diana says
I am working on going through things this year and doing a major overhaul of our garage. We have three cars and a camper and no room for any of them in the garage. My business takes up half the space and 2 rooms of the house, so I have been streamlining my process and reorganizing. Hoping to get a car in by June. Getting my husband to get rid of old tools and projects is hard! Also working in the yard doing one plant or tree every day, so weeding, fertilizing, trimming, and mulch. I also have been working out every day as we are going to Hawaii for a week! The first months of the year are always so busy!