My Goals For 2026 – Week 15 of 52

Get Back To The Basics + Learning to Unplug

Last week I was barely on my computer. I popped on to share what I was up to on my trip and check emails but that was basically it. 

It was awesome! I guess all that walking around NYC took up most of my time. 

I spotted this cool phone at the museum of modern art and was tempted to buy it. But ultimately I brought home some freshly baked cookies instead. 

Priorities. It’s all about priorities. 😉

In The Kitchen

One of my goals this year is to use up two bins of dried beans. So the plan for this week is to make a pot of split pea soup and a lentil salad.  I already have a really good split pea soup recipe but I’ll be testing out a new lentil salad recipe.

I’ll let you know if it’s a winner. Stay tuned.

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

With all my wool dyeing done for the foreseeable future, now I have time to work on a few projects before gardening takes over every waking minute.

The past few days I’ve been working on a custom table runner. After that’s finished, I’ll start working on the large whale rug {and new pattern}I’ve been wanting to make for a while now.

Rug Hooking Goals For This Year

• Finish drawing out all my patterns, making kits, dyeing wool by March 31st. 
• 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

Our trip to NYC was a big success. We had a blast! 

We walked 100 miles {well, it felt like it anyway} saw a broadway show, went on a tour, enjoyed afternoon tea at The Plaza, visited a couple of museums, and ate some really good food. 

What more could you ask for? 

I have no idea when or where my next adventure will be. 

But Jen did inform me that we are still on the wait list {rolled over from last year} for The Grand Canyon. I totally forgot about that! Maybe we’ll get in, maybe we won’t. I guess we’ll have to wait and see.

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}
• NYC

Walk And Stretch More

I think I nailed the walking goal last week. 

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

The great garden clean up has begun. Yesterday was so nice and sunny, I cleaned up and weeded both the front and back beds and pruned the hydrangea plants.

The next big garden project {for the HH} is to dethatch the lawn. He bought a special rake to do this a few years ago and it goes pretty quick. 

We noticed some crocus in a neighbors lawn yesterday while we were out for a walk and we’re thinking about planting some this fall. Have you ever planted crocus bulbs? Are they pretty easy to grow?

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

No painting this past week but the driveway is coming along. Just a few more rows to go and then the grading will begin on the front garden. Yee-Haw. It’s getting there! 🙂 

We’re supposed to have a high of 58 degrees here in southern Maine today {holy cow!}.

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