My Goals For 2025 Week 35 of 52

Online Things

I was finally able to check another goal of my list recently, and that was creating my fourth new pattern of the year; Sailor’s Delight.

I LOVE hooking these large rugs, and I especially love hooking whale rugs. Something about them just makes me smile.

The pattern is now listed in my Etsy shop and the video tutorial of how I hooked the giant rug from start to finish is on my youtube channel.

Online Goals for 2025

• Reach 20,000 sales in Etsy shop MavisButterfield {I’m currently at 19,413}
• In Stock and Ready to Ship by March 31st {DONE!}
• Create 4 new patterns/kits  {3 completed so far; Great Black Whale Rug  and Pod of Black Whales  and Tall Sunflower  and Sailor’s Delight
• 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

Silly me, I thought I’d come home and be able to help the HH finish the bathroom {painting, trim, caulking, clean up} but it turns out even I need a little down time.

We’ll get to the finishing touches this week. The only thing we won’t be able to get done is the shower door. A glass door will be installed later this winter.

The new Electrolux washer/dryer combo is on though {we bought it from Costco} and it works great! The machine is much quieter than the unit we had before, so that’s a plus.

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

The tomatoes are really starting to come in now and I couldn’t be happier. The green beans too. I think I’ll make a batch of tomato ketchup in the next day or two. 

The recipe I made a few years ago was SO GOOD, we are still talking about it. And that my friends is how you know you have a winner!
Here’s what we’ve harvested so far:

• Green Beans 5 pound 2 ounces
• Radishes 8.4 ounces
• Rosemary 2 ounces
• Sugar Snap Peas 1 pound 2.3 ounces
• Strawberries 5 ounces {the Chippy’s keep eating them!}
• Tomatoes 12 pounds 3 ounces
• Zucchini 3 pounds 9 ounces

Also, the bees are LOVING the ornamental onions right now. They just can’t get enough of all the purple pom pom flowers!!

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

Not a whole lot going on in the kitchen right now but on the kitchen table is the paint by number I started in London. 🙂

I have no idea why I like doing these so much, but it’s almost time to pick another 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

Travel Things

This past week I shared a few videos of my trip to London and I have another 6 videos I still need to put together and share. 

Also, I spotted this funky shirt dress and now I’m wishing I would have bought it. Not that I’m a shirt dress kind of person, but I should have at least gone in and checked the price.

That always happens when I go on vacation. I see something and wish I would have bought it and then am kicking myself later.

Oh well, at least I have enough tea and biscuits to get through the winter. 😉

• Explore more of the great state of Maine
• Go on a painting holiday {BOOKED!}
• Québec City {Accommodations and 1 tour booked!}
• Travel Overseas {Spent over a week in the Cotswolds with the HH}
• 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

Back to projects and beach walks and making the HH crazy. It’s always good to get away for a little while. And it’s pretty nice to be home too.

I hope you’ve had a good summer. Can you believe fall is only 3 weeks away?

Where did the time go?

~Mavis

Marriage Goals

• Keep my husband busy 
• Date days
• Walk more