My Goals For 2025 Week 43 of 52

Online Things

I have a new Thanksgiving pattern in the works, but before I start I want to finish the Anne Nichols turkey rug I started working on last week.

Simply put, I LOVE this pattern! I’ve hooked one almost every year since I discovered it {maybe 10?} years ago. This time around I’m hooking it with a light background. 

I checked my Etsy stats and I am at 19,794 “sales” {not actual items sold, but “sales”} and I’m pretty excited about that. Only 206 more to go to hit my goal of 20,000 sales by the end of the year.

I did a fantastic job of not wasting time on the internet or my phone this past week. Having a ton of projects on the old to-do list always helps with that!

Online Goals for 2025

• Reach 20,000 sales in Etsy shop MavisButterfield {I’m currently at 19,794}
• In Stock and Ready to Ship by March 31st {DONE!}
• Create 4 new patterns/kits  {5 completed so far; Great Black Whale Rug  and Pod of Black Whales  and Tall Sunflower  and Sailor’s Delight and Tom Turkey}
• Take all new pictures + videos for Etsy shop {in progress}
• Get as much as humanly possible done online January – March of this year. 
• Stop picking up my phone so much
• Spend less than 3 hours a day online 
• Tidy up the back end of the blog

House Things

Fact: Flannel sheet season has arrived!! 🙂

This past week we went to the tile store, the paint store, Home Depot, the Re-Store and Home Goods to look for or to pick up supplies for the next round of projects over at the studio.

The goal is to get the upstairs bedroom walls and trim painted this week so we can order carpet.

Normally I’m not a fan of carpet, but since the floors {under the old carpet} were plywood we decided to just do carpet again as a cost saving measure.

Luckily all the other rooms in the studio {except the bathrooms} are hardwood so only two rooms will have carpet.

House Goals

• Paint The Inside Of The House – Making progress!
• Paint The Interior Window Trim – Making progress!
• Remodel Bathroom #1 Done!
• Freshen up Bathroom #2 {Just need to install the facet and hang something on the wall}
• Put Stuff On The Walls {working on it}
• Work on “new” Kitchen Game Plan

Garden Things

This past week we planted tulips bulbs, cleaned up the garden and tidied up the yard.

The HH still has to mow one last time and I still need to trim the hydrangea bushes but I think we’re pretty much done with outside projects for the year. Hooray!

I also scored about 20 vases in various shapes and sizes from the side of the road. These will come in handy next spring at my little flower stand!!

Gardening season is over for the year here at Casa De Butterfield. And while I grew more flowers than vegetables this year, I have a feeling next year will be totally different.

Here’s what we’ve harvested so far:

• Beets 2 pounds 4 ounces
• Butternut squash 11 pounds 14 ounces
• Green Beans 5 pounds 2 ounces
• Pumpkins 15 pounds 6 ounces
• Radishes 8.4 ounces
• Rosemary 2 ounces
• Sugar Snap Peas 1 pound 2.3 ounces
• Strawberries 5 ounces 
• Tomatoes 24 pounds 3 ounces
• Zucchini 4 pounds 7 ounces

Garden Goals

• Grow 365 pounds of food * Nope. Not going to happen. Maybe next year? 
• Install a side yard {flower} garden {DONE!}
• Make a Potting Bench {decided I didn’t need one}
• Make FIND a Garden Cart to sell flowers/veggies out front {DONE}

Kitchen Things

I plan on using a jar of the apple pie filling that I made a few weeks ago for a big apple galette today. It’s been a while since I’ve made one and late October just seems like the perfect time for one.

Kitchen Goals

• Try 12 new recipes {3 down, 9 to go}
• Fill the canning cupboard 

New Recipes I’ve Shared This Year

• Double Chocolate Rye Cookies
• Velveeta Zesty Chili Dip
• Haddock and Corn Chowder
• The Best Way To Freeze Avocados
• Freezing Refried Beans
• Burrata and Prosciutto Salad With Pesto And Cantaloupe

Travel Things

I’m done traveling for the year {or at least I think I am. You never know when an irresistible last minute fare will pop up} and I’m looking forward to hunkering down and listening to audio books and watching a few movies this winter.

I picked up a few $1 dvd’s at the library this week. I buy them for $1 then sell them for $1 at a yard sale so it’s a win-win in my book. The library makes a little money and I get my money back.

• Explore more of the great state of Maine
• Go on a painting holiday 
• Québec City Done!
• Travel OverseasDone!
• Send the HH on a vacation Done!
• Hiking in Zion National Park Done!

Marriage Things

We went on a few walks, worked on a few projects together and had a great date day this past week.

The fall foliage is spot on right now and we’re loving it.

How was YOUR week? Did anything exciting happen? Do you still have leaves on your trees?

Have a great Sunday everyone,

~Mavis

Marriage Goals

• Keep my husband busy 
• Date days
• Walk more