1. Get Organized.
Once we are done with the remodel I’ll tackle the {small} storage room.
2. Run, walk or crawl a Marathon, half marathon, 10k, and 5k race this year. Nothing new to report. LOL. 😉
3. Remodel our Master Bathroom, Master Closet and Monkey Boy’s Bathroom.
Chino and his crew have been at the house this week working on the master bathroom and I’ve been upstairs working on Monkey Boy’s bathroom cabinets. I plan on staining them this weekend and I’m a little nervous.
4. Finish Every Room in Our House.
I feel like every single room in our house is a total mess right now. Just a few more weeks to go until I can put it all back together.
5. Turn Spare Bedroom into a Cozy Home Office Space for myself.
I’m hoping to tackle it this summer when The Girl is back from college.
6. Create a Vegetable Garden.
Between the small veggie plot and container gardens at our house and the new garden I’m working on over at the Hillbilly’s house, I should have plenty of fresh veggies this summer. Girly Girl also said I could garden in her garden boxes this summer but they are such a mess, I’m not sure if I’ll the have the energy for the clean up. We’ll see.
7. Build a Path into the Hillside for Easy Access to the Upper Garden.
I’m rethinking this one.
8. Limit my personal spending to $100 a month. I didn’t buy a single thing for myself last week. Weeeee! I almost stopped by Starbucks and bought a Passion Fruit Venti Iced Tea, but I fought the urge and saved myself $3.
So far in March I have spent $42.44.
- In February I Spent $32.52
- In January I Spent $84.33
9. Purge… Weekly. Find 10 things each week to donate to the thrift store. It was slim pickings this week for the thrift store pile. Monkey Boy’s sandals, a belt, solder wire, new {but not returnable} outlet cover, mini scissors, a water bottle and 2 tiny ceramic figurines. I hope I can make to the end of the year. LOL.
10. Read 1 book a week.
I was planning on starting Wild by Cheryl Strayed last week but as soon as my head hit the pillow I was out like a light. This remodel is making me so tired.
11. Slow Down.
I made a little more progress on my large primitive hooked rug I started last month. It’s pretty big {24.5×40} so it’s going to take a little longer to finish than my other rugs.
12. Canning
Mrs. Hillbilly gifted me 2 jars of her mother’s jam. {Shhhh… don’t tell her}. Apparently she was feeling overwhelmed with all the jam in her pantry and decided to send me home with a few jars when I was visiting her last week. I LOVE jam… so of course I took them. 🙂
Did you set any goals for this year? If so, how are they coming along?
~Mavis
Lindsay says
Wait, does this mean you are not putting in a vegetable garden in your own yard anymore?
Madam Chow says
Mavis, did you get that trail into the upper garden approved?
Kari says
I love the rug in your front room. Where did you get it?
Mavis Butterfield says
Home Goods. $99.
Pamela says
I recently finished reading the book “Wild”. Loved it! While I haven’t been through all that she has experienced, hiking alone in the Green Mountains of Vermont was life changing for me and lead me to make some difficult life changing decisions. No regrets . . .
Nancy D says
I see that the Puggle Princess (aka Gladys Kravitz) has her own special throne by the front window? 🙂
Mavis Butterfield says
Yes. She has a throne in each front window. LOL.
Butterflyweed says
Hi Mavis, if you haven’t started on the staining project yet, may I suggest staining the inside of the doors and drawers first. That way you can use the learning curve on portions less noticeable.