One Hundred Dollars a Month

My 22 Goals for 2019

Goal #1 — Spend More Time Doing What I Love

Winter in New England…. I could get used to this. I know it sounds totally crazy, and maybe it’s because it’s our first winter here, but I’ve ABSOLUTELY loved the pace of things around our home here this past winter. Working from home, not having to go anywhere {unless we really want to} waking up everyday and looking out the window to bright blue skies and snow on the ground.

The warmth of the wood stove, soup simmering in the Crock Pot and watching the HH walk out to the chicken coop every morning to let the ladies out. The pace of life is so different these days and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.

That feeling of finally feeling at home… it’s a good one.

Goal #2 — Garden, Garden, Garden

I need to get out to the mini greenhouse, clean things up a bit. But I know that once I do get out there and set things up, it will mean winter vacation is over. 🙁

Goal #3 — Plant an Orchard

Maybe in late April?

Goal #4 — Gussy Up the Potting Shed

No gussying up this week…. The doors on the potting shed are still frozen shut. The back woods though… aren’t they dreamy?

Goal #5 — Grow Enough Extra Vegetables, Eggs and Flowers to Earn $1500 at my little roadside vegetable stand.

Goal for this week… line all my seed packets up in planting order according to the week I need to sow the seeds.

Seeds I planted so far this year:

• English Lavender
• Rosemary
• Green Globe Artichokes

And with a little luck, I’ll be selling some of those starts at my little stand in late spring.

Goal #6 — Finish Every Single Unfinished Rug Hooking Project in My Pattern Bin + 10 Things from back Issues of Magazines/Books I’ve Been Meaning to Make. 

Ain’t she a beauty!? I updated my Etsy Shop on Friday with my latest creations including this good sized bee skep rug. I was originally going to hook the background in a muted black {which seems to be my go to color for backgrounds} but at the last minute decided to use my favorite robin’s egg blue wool combination instead. It’s bright and punchy and HAPPY. And I just love how it turned out.

I started the year off with:

• 73 rugs {now down to 63}
• 183 hooked flowers {finished 68, now down to 115}
• 10 “things” from back issues of magazines {finished 0}

Goal #7 — Create 12 New Rug Hooking Patterns {with at least half of them being large ones}

I started off the year wanting to create 12 new rug hooking patterns and so far I’ve create 4 new patterns {well, actually 5 but I don’t count a pattern as done until I have the model hooked up and the pattern ready to sell}.  I’ve also added a few rug hooking kits to my Etsy shop due to people asking if I could make a kit for them. I wasn’t planning on making kits to sell, but I’ve made a few and so we’ll see how it goes.

New Rug Hooking Patterns I’ve Created This Year:

• Old Fashioned Double Tulip
• Fat Brown Hen
• Busy Little Bee
• Queen Bee

Goal #8 — Split and Stack 2 Cords of Wood for Next Winter 

We have officially gone though 4 1/2 cords of wood this winter and even though it’s been a pretty mild year {at least that’s what people have been saying} it looks like we will need at least 5 cords of wood {maybe even 6} to keep the house warm if we plan to heat with wood {instead of oil} during the winter months.

Goal #9 — Do Something with the 5,002 Photos on My Phone

Ehhhh.

Goal #10 –Lose the Muffin Top

The good news is, the treadmill arrived early. The bad news is…. someone needs to put it together {not me!} before we can use it. Hopefully The Girl and the HH can get it put together soon.

Goal #11 — Run, Walk or Crawl a 5k, 10k, Half Marathon and Marathon

I’m thinking about doing the North Face Endurance Challenge for my marathon. It would be more scenic than a road race and if I’m going to torture myself, I might as well have a little fun with it… right? The question is, would I be able to finish in the time allotted {9 hours on mountain terrain}.

Goal #12 — Read or Listen to 26 New Books

I was able to download Marilla of Green Gables on Monday and L O V E D the book!!!!!! So  many questions were answered {John Blythe!} and oh my goodness it was good. If you are an Anne of Green Gables fan, it is a must read.

Carnegie’s Maid is up next. 🙂

Also, Peg sent me the latest issue of Early American Life Magazine so I’ll be reading that as well this week.

I am STILL patiently waiting my turn on the library wait list for the following books:

• The Four Tendencies
• Before We Were Yours
• This is the Story of a Happy Marriage
• The Coddling of the American Mind 
• The Alice Network
• 12 Rules for Life

Books I’ve Read or Listened to So Far This Year:

• Marilla of Green Gables
• Finder’s Keepers
• Delicious!
• Will’s Red Coat.
• Following Atticus

Goal #13 — Try 52 New Recipes.

6 down, 46 recipes to go. The HH made me a chocolate cheesecake for my birthday. 🙂 We were to full after dinner last night to slice into it so we will get our chance to try it today.

Goal #14 — Clean Up 52 Old Recipes on the Blog

Seven recipes down, 45 to go.

Goal #15 — Fill 100 Canning Jars

No canning going on at the moment but I’m ready to go.

Goal #16 — Finish Furnishing Our House

We didn’t check out any furniture stores this past week but I did pick up a few treasures at the recycle center. A nice basket, some jingle bells, a zester and a cool rooster vase to add a bouquet of flowers in this summer at the vegetable stand.

Furniture pieces I’d like to acquire this year:

• Coffee table for the family room
• Console, cupboard or sideboard for the one and only tv in our house which is in the family room. I could totally live without a television, but my husband says the tv stays.
• Long rectangular table for the craft room.
• Table for the formal dining room that nobody will ever sit in.
• A wing back chair for the family room.
• I’d also like to decorate the mantel in the keeping room as well as put up some sort of decoration above the other 3 fireplaces in the house. I’m not one for a lot of things on the walls, but it would be nice to throw up a little pilgrim bling on the plaster.

Goal #17 – 52 Dates with the HH {7 down, 45 to go}

Goal #18 — Take One Adult Education Class 

I’ll know it when I see it.

Goal #19 — Secret {for now} Holiday Project 

Frustrated, I’ve decided to take a break from working on my holiday project for now. Maybe I’ll start it up again in April, or move on to something else.

Goal #20 — Create 12 Wowie Zowie Party Platters

2 down 10 to go.

I think this one qualifies as WOWIE ZOWIE. 😉 Yum Yum Yum.

Goal #21 — Visit 12 General Stores

1 down 11 to go and I have a HUGE list of stores I want to visit when we are in those particular areas.

Goal #22 — Compete with Carole….. Get on My Front Door Game On

Since it will still be too cold to put a hanging basket out in April, I think I’ll make another wooden cutout for the door. But do I make a large Easter egg or a bunny? {I think an egg might look better from the road}.} Also, I made a bunch of Easter ornaments for the {I’m going to leave it up all year long} stick tree in our dining room. The brown bunny with polka dots is my favorite.

Front Door Bling I’ve Made So Far This Year to Compete with Carole:

Late January : Valentine Heart ♥

Late February : Shamrock

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How about YOU? What are your goals for 2019? If you told us about them HERE, check in! We want to know how you are doing. Because seriously, it’s so much easier to get those goals checked off your list when you have people rooting for you! 🙂

♥ Mavis

You can read more about my 22 goals for 2019 HERE.

Have a Great Sunday!