My Goals For 2025 Week 36 of 52

I was going through my travel photos and realized I didn’t finish a single project I brought to London. I guess that’s a sign of 2 things:

I was so busy being on vacation that I didn’t have time to hook.
I slept on the plane.

I don’t think that has ever happened before. 😉

I didn’t work on any new rugs this past week, but I did cut a bunch of wool and it’s ready to go into the dye pots.

Some weeks I am able to squeeze in a bunch of hooking time. Sometimes I don’t.

Online Things

Online Goals for 2025

• Reach 20,000 sales in Etsy shop MavisButterfield {I’m currently at 19,522}
• 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 

We are coming down the home stretch on the upstairs bathroom remodel… And that feels good.

The skies are full of rain and cloudy this morning {and supposed to be all day}. Hopefully that means I can get some painting done inside. We’ll see.

House Things

House Goals

• Paint The Inside Of The House – 2 closets left to paint!
• 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

I froze a second bath of tomatoes from the garden {and a few from The Kiln Guy}. I think I’ll head down to the farmstand either today or tomorrow though and see if they are offering cases of tomatoes at a discount.

That way I’ll be able to make some homemade salsa and maybe some sauce.

This has been a really busy summer for us and the HH didn’t want to dig up the backyard and add more garden space… But next year will be a whole different story.

We’ll have a much, much larger garden, that’s for sure. 😉

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 18 pounds 7 ounces
• Zucchini 4 pounds 2 ounces

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

This past week I shared a recipe for Burrata and Prosciutto Salad With Pesto And Cantaloupe. It’s a total copycat recipe from the salad I had at Harrods {minus the gold leaf} and it’s fantastic!

The HH is already asking me to make it again. I love when that happens!

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

My hiking trip to Utah is about a month away and I need to start getting in shape for it.

Something tells me hiking 10 miles a day in and out of canyons is going to be a little different than power walking around the harbor for an hour.

I should probably start doing some stretching exercises too. Maybe yoga? Gaa. I hate training. And yoga too. I’m more of a roll out of bed and just do it kind of person.

But something tells me I need to be in shape for this.

• 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

This past week the HH and I went on a few walks but most importantly we spent a lot of time talking about my secret project #2.

The whole project is crazy and will be exhausting but in the end I think it’s going to be a really, really good thing. I’m excited to tell you all about it but there are still a few things we need to do first.

How are YOUR goals coming along? Can you recommend any strength training or even yoga videos? I really need to get in shape for my hiking trip. Quick!

Have a great Sunday everyone,

~Mavis

~Mavis

Marriage Goals

• Keep my husband busy 
• Date days
• Walk more