My Goals For 2025 Week 28 of 52

Online Things

I put together another rug hooking tutorial. This time for my busy little bee rug and posted it to my youtube channel.

I also finished the sailboat and little house on my giant whale rug. Now all that’s left is the sky. This rug is taking me SO MUCH longer than I thought it would.

Unfinished projects. Gaa! I should have known I wouldn’t have much time to hook during the summer.

Even though it was a busy week for me, I managed to stay off the internet except when absolutely this past week and I barely picked up my phone. HOORAY! Unplugging is really hard sometimes, and other times it’s super easy.

I think one of the reasons I’m looking forward to going on that big hiking adventure in the fall is because I’ll get to truly unplug for several days. Okay that, and because I’ll get to go to In-n-Out and afterwards. 

Online Goals for 2025

• Reach 20,000 sales in Etsy shop MavisButterfield {I’m currently at 19.2K}
• In Stock and Ready to Ship by March 31st {DONE!}
• Create 4 new patterns/kits  {2 completed so far; Great Black Whale Rug  and Pod of Black Whales
• 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

I called the tile shop the other day and things are on track for our tile installation in a few weeks. 

We’ll have to remove the washer and dryer and the bathroom vanity ourselves, but we are obviously going to wait until the last possible second to do that. 

Let’s just hope the HH can line up a plumber to come out and hook everything back up as soon as the tile guys are done because living without a shower for at least a week is not going to be fun. And if the HH doesn’t complete his research for a new washer and dryer and order one in time, well, that will be on him. 🙂 

He can hang out at the laundromat, not me.  🙂 I’ve got my own long list of things to do.

House Goals

• Paint The Inside Of The House {including closets!} 
• Paint The Interior Window Trim 
• Remodel Bathroom #1 {scheduled!}
• 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

Growing 365 pounds of fresh vegetables seems sort of like a pipe dream at this point but hey, the pumpkins and tomatoes are growing like mad so you never know, right? 

Here’s what we’ve harvested so far:

• Radishes 8.4 ounces
• Rosemary .75 ounces
• Sugar Snap Peas 1 pound 2.3 ounces
• Strawberries 5 ounces {the Chippy’s keep eating them!}

Also, the yarrow is in bloom and it is pretty spectacular if I do say so myself. I love the hot pink color!!!

Garden Goals

• Grow 365 pounds of food 
• 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 walked into the kitchen and opened a bunch of cans this week. Tuna, Costco chicken, Heinz beans. There was no trip to Costco which meant no salads to fill my belly.

It was very, very sad. I miss salads. The end.

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

I need to start researching our trip to Quebec! So far all I have done to prepare for that trip is to book a garden tour and a place to stay.

We are headed to Quebec City as well as 1 ½ hours north of Quebec City up the Lawrence River to La Malbaie. None of us have been there before {Kiln Guy and The Chef are meeting us there!}.

I’m super excited, but I usually travel with a detailed itinerary {I don’t want to miss anything!} but the idea of just happening upon stuff seems sort of appealing too.

It looks like an area that would have a lot of farmstands and not be overrun with tourists… Have you been to that area before? If so, I’d love to know your favorite spots.

Travel Things

• Explore more of the great state of Maine
• Go on a painting holiday {BOOKED!}
• Québec City {Accommodations and 1 tour booked!}
• Travel Overseas {All accommodations and 4 events are booked!}
• Send the HH on a vacation {He went to NYC!}
• Hiking in Zion National Park {This wasn’t planned – but how could I say no?}

Marriage Things

We went on a lot of walks, worked a lot in the yard and even went out for an ice cream. Does it get any better than that? 

How about YOU? How was your week? Anything exciting going on in your neck of the woods?

~Mavis

Marriage Goals

• Keep my husband busy 
• Date days
• Walk more