My Goals For 2025 Week 45 of 52

Online Things

I had planned on hooking my new turkey pattern this past week but got distracted and ended up hooking something else.

I now have a good sized stack of rugs I need to turn into pillows but that always seems like it takes more energy than I have at the end of the day so instead I pick up my rug hook and begin on another rug. 😉 

As of this morning my Etsy count is at 19,888. Only 112 more to go to hit my goal of 20,000 sales by the end of the year.

Instead of popping on Instagram or Pinterest this past week, I listened to audiobooks until I drifted off to sleep. 

It seems like there are so many fake images online these days… And it’s really getting annoying. Is it supposed to draw us in? Because it has the complete opposite effect for me. How about you?

Online Goals for 2025

• Reach 20,000 sales in Etsy shop MavisButterfield {I’m currently at 19,888}
• In Stock and Ready to Ship by March 31st {DONE!}
• Create 4 new patterns/kits  {5 completed so far; Great Black Whale Rug  and Pod of Black Whales  and Tall Sunflower  and Sailor’s Delight and Tom Turkey}
• 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

Our big house project this past week was taking down all the Halloween decorations. There were so many bats and buoys I thought we’d never be done. 😉

The HH put the lobsters back up and as soon as Costco gets in their garland and wreaths we’ll head over and pick some up. 

Last year I thought it would be nice to have fresh garland in the house. Well, it only took doing that one time to realize WHAT A MESS it makes and that I won’t be doing that ever again. 

I’m on the hunt for some vintage looking Christmas tree lights though… Does anyone know where I can find those big fat colored bulbs we had when we were growing up?

I’d love to put some on our tree this year.

House Goals

• Paint The Inside Of The House – Making progress!
• Paint The Interior Window Trim – Making progress!
• Remodel Bathroom #1 Done!
• Freshen up Bathroom #2 Done!
• Put Stuff On The Walls {working on it}
• Work on “new” Kitchen Game Plan

Garden Things

I found a few more tulip bulbs that needed to be planted and stuck them in a wooden crate, an old galvanized bucket with a hole in the bottom and some large plastic pots. 

I’m especially excited for the tulips I planted in the wooden crate. I think they’ll look really nice next to the bird’s egg blue colonial pine door the HH made for me. 

It’s hard to imagine we won’t have any flowers blooming in the yard for another 6 months.

Garden Goals

• Grow 365 pounds of food * Nope. Didn’t happen. Maybe next year? 
• Install a side yard {flower} garden {DONE!}
• Make a Potting Bench {decided I didn’t need one} Now I do. 😉
• Make FIND a Garden Cart to sell flowers/veggies out front {DONE}

Kitchen Things

I was in the kitchen more this past week than I’ve been in a long, long time. Lucy was at my side the whole time too. 😉 

That sweet little dog. She sure does love to guard the food. That and napping. I think those are her two favorite things.

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

Although I’m done traveling for the year {at least I think I am} I’m slowly working on carving out a block of time to have a staycation painting holiday. 

Unplugging and hanging out in my pajamas and painting seems like a pretty fine way to spend a few days, don’t you think? 

I ordered Van Gogh’s “three sunflowers” paint by number kit and it should be here in a couple of days. 

This will be my third Van Gogh sunflower painting and when I finish I plan on hanging them on the wall together.

• Explore more of the great state of Maine
• Go on a painting holiday 
• Québec City Done!
• Travel OverseasDone!
• Send the HH on a vacation Done!
• Hiking in Zion National Park Done!

Marriage Things

Check out this picture I took of the lobster boats yesterday on our walk. Sometimes I forget just how cool it is to live where we do. 

The weather has been a bit of a mixed bag lately. 

Sunny one minute, rain or hail the next. I like that it’s constantly changing though, and I hope we get a lot of snow this year. 

Snow makes the cold winter months so much more enjoyable in my opinion. If it’s going to be cold, I want to see snow on the ground. 

Well that’s it for today. 

Have a good one, 

~Mavis

Marriage Goals

• Keep my husband busy 
• Date days
• Walk more