Get Back To The Basics + Learning to Unplug
I was pretty much unplugged all of last week from outside distractions.
The only time I was really plugged in was for maybe about 45 minutes in the mornings {for writing the blog, checking emails} and in the evenings when I listened to an audiobook while I worked on a hooked rug.
I’m listening to All The Light We Cannot See right now… Have you read it?
Other than that, I wasn’t online. It was pretty awesome. 🙂
In The Kitchen
I am currently on “I will eat anything that is put in front of me” mode. I did manage to bake some of my favorite cookies and a batch of granola though.
Kitchen Goals For This Year
- Master the pear frangipane tart from Standard Baking Company.
- Put my Weck jars to use.
- Use two bins of beans.
Rug Hooking
I finished drawing all the patterns and putting together all the kits! HOLY MOLEY that was a lot of work and I am SO GLAD to be done!!!
All I have left to do is to put together the 12 stacks of wool and I’ll be FINISHED. My goal was to have all the wool stuff done by April 1st and it looks like I am going to make it!!
I can’t tell you what a relief it will be to check this goal off my list.
Also, I hooked, finished and listed 4 new pillows in my Etsy shop. It was a busy week!
Rug Hooking Goals For This Year
- Finish drawing out all my patterns, making kits, dyeing wool by March 31st. {98% done!!!}
- Release 10 new rug hooking patterns/kits. {3 down 7 to go}
- Hook 27 of the patterns from the “someday I’ll hook these” bin. {4 down 23 to go}
Go New Places – See New Things
Where would you rather spend 4 hours? The Metropolitan Museum of Art, or The Statue of Liberty? Jen and I are working on our schedule and trying to decide.
Travel Goals For This Year
- Travel someplace {internationally} that I’ve never been before.
- Travel somewhere in Maine {overnight} that I haven’t been before.
Places I’ve Been So Far This Year
- Boston {Birthday getaway}
Walk And Stretch More
We got a couple of good walks in but nothing like the ones The Kiln Guy and The Chef are getting in Portugal!!
They rented an Airbnb for the entire month of March and I can’t wait to hear all about their trip when they get back. I bet they’ll have a nice tan!
Walking/Stretching Goals For This Year
- Get into some sort of stretching routine
- Fast walk a 5K, 10K, and Half Marathon {signed up for a half marathon}
Garden
I am counting down the days until the Amazing Grace tulips are in bloom. I hope they survived the winter because there is no sign of them popping through the soil yet.
Those and the yellow ones were my favorites last year. We planted some new varieties last fall and I’m looking forward to those too.
Are your tulips coming up yet? How about daffodils? Mine are about an inch above the soil right now.
Garden Goals For This Year
- Rework the driveway and garden areas
- Go crazy and plant a ridiculous amount of flowers
- Step out of my comfort zone and plant some flowers I’ve never planted before
Paint
About zero painting got done. It was wool 24/7 around here. 😉
Hey! It’s Monday. I hope you have a good one.
~Mavis
Painting Goals For This Year
- The Van Gogh wall
- The gallery wall down stairs
- The captains wall in the hall
- Trim and walls
Sarah Hamilton says
Not on your list this trip, but for another trip. I would recommend the Tenement Museum in NYC. I thought it was so interesting!
Nancy says
Definitely the Met! If you have time, the Cloisters Museum would be a great visit as well.
Teresa M says
Metropolitan Museum of Art! MOMA is also interesting!
Dawn says
Absolutely The Met.
My tulips are just starting to sprout. I can’t wait to see their little heads nodding in the wind.