My Big List of Things I’m Going to Do in 2021 – Week 47 of 52

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Stay Healthy! 

I made a salad last week but I was so excited about my indoor lettuce, I forgot to take a picture of the actual salad I made. And it was a total beauty too. Oh well, maybe next time. 

Gardening has been on my mind lately, mostly because I’ve been thinking about the people who were around 200-300 years ago and how hard it must have been during the winter months food wise {among other things}. I mean really, the sheer amount of food they would’ve had to put away and preserve must have been constantly on their minds.

Especially if they had a large family!

Weigh What I Weighed When We Got Married  {128 pounds}

Weigh-ins are the first Sunday of each month.

  • My November 7th weigh in was 130.7
  • My October 3rd weigh in was 131.5
  • My September 5th weigh in was 131.4
  • My August 1st weight in was 131.4
  • My July 4th weigh in was 129.0
  • My June 6th weigh in was 129.6
  • My May 2nd weigh in was 131.0
  • My April 18th weigh in was 129.9 {after 18 days of being on the low iodine diet}
  • My April 4th weigh in was 133.4 
  • My March 7th weigh in was 135.6
  • My February 7th weigh in was 137.3
  • My January 3rd weigh in was 140.7

Keep My Husband Busy 

The boat is in the little barn, the snow sticks are in the ground, the faucet covers are on, the snow blower has been tuned up and is ready to go…. now all we need is SNOW…. and to get the floating dock up out of the water. 😉 

C’mon husband… hop to it!

The HH’s Honey Do List {so far} for 2021 

This year’s honey do list:

  • Build a new set of stairs down to the water. The old set… it’s not exactly useable. 
  • Build a firepit near the edge of the property. {DONE!}
  • Build a picnic table near the birch trees for summer lunches {Done!}
  • Build 4 or 6 garden boxes for his little lady {we did raised beds this year instead}}
  • Build a boatload of birdhouses for the {soon to be} bird sanctuary 
  • Create a garden path/walkway for the front garden {DONE!}
  • Remodel the bathroom in the hallway {DONE!}
  • Install some sort of driveway border
  • Install a workspace for me in the basement for dying wool
  • Install a fence in the front for Lucy {DONE!}
  • Build a set of 3 bookshelves in the dining room for me {DONE!}
  • Install a trailer hitch on the car {DONE!}

Things We’d Like to Buy

The best purchase this year I think has been those white Adirondack chairs from LL Bean. Not only do I love sitting in them, but I also like looking out the window and seeing them all around the fire pit. They’re so welcoming! 

Now, if we could only get those floors refinished…. 

  • A dinghy 
  • Clothesline
  • Archery Set {every camp should have archery!}
  • Kitchen table and chairs 
  • Sideboard 
  • Bench for the entryway 
  • A full size washer and dryer set {the house came with a small stackable w/d set} 
  • Deck chairs and a patio table set {Going the picnic table route instead}
  • A set of 4 Adirondack chairs for the fire pit area  {I LOVE these chairs!}
  • BBQ {He bought a Blackstone Griddle instead!}
  • 2 More Kayaks

Unplug As Much As Possible {but still keep the blog, FB and Instagram}

Instead of paying $11 for a movie ticket or a monthly subscription to something…. we invested in a 50 pound bag of cracked corn for winter. Yep. Because seriously, that’s what you do when you live in the boonies on what is basically a wildlife preserve and you have a flock of 2 dozen turkeys that come to visit you everyday. 

  • Goodbye Facebook {Done!}
  • Goodbye Amazon Prime {Done!} $119 a year
  • Goodbye Hulu {Done!} $54.99 a month *
  • Goodbye Netflix {Done!} $7.99 a month
  • Goodbye PicMonkey {Done!} $50 a year
  • Goodbye keeping my cell phone in my back pocket and checking it constantly {so far so good}
  • Limit time online to 3 hours a day {for writing, working, and Etsy} 

* Hulu is actually now $64.99 a month for the live tv version {live sports, live news}. You can get it for $5.99 a month but all that does is play tv shows and old movies {with ads}.

Try 24 New Recipes {and remember to link them here} DONE!

I have shared 33 new recipes this year, including this one for banoffee pie. It’s crazy good, you should try it. 

New recipes I’ve made this year:

Read {or Listen to} 12 New Books about Maine {or written by Maine Authors}

I still have one more book by a Maine author to read before I can check this goal off my list. 

I started watching Foyle’s War yesterday and so far so good. I was able to watch a few episodes of the series a few years ago but never got to watch the whole thing. 

So I made a request at the library and would you believe they bought the whole dvd set {8 seasons!}? How cool is that. The episodes are pretty long {100 minutes} and there are 29 episodes so I’ll probably be watching this through the end of the year. 

Books I’ve Enjoyed This Year:

Books about Maine {or written by Maine authors} I’ve read this year:

  1. Christina Olson Her World Beyond the Canvas
  2. Andrew Wyeth: A Secret Life
  3. Finding Freedom
  4. Maine’s Favorite Birds
  5. At First Light: Two Centuries of Maine Artists, Their Homes and Studios
  6. Bernard Langlais at the Colby College Museum of Art
  7. The 3,000 Mile Garden
  8. Becoming Teddy Roosevelt 
  9. Here On The Island
  10. The Lobster Coast 
  11. A Small Farm in Maine

Audiobooks I’ve listened to {or attempted to listen to} this year: 

Get 24 Stories Off My Phone and onto the Blog  ** SEE NEW GOAL BELOW **

Try Everything That Head Tide Oven Offers This Summer

Head Tide Oven is closed for the season but my adventures there were fun while they lasted. 

Items I’ve Tried From Head Tide Oven in Damariscotta, Maine this summer:

Breads

  • Dark Rye Sourdough Bread
  • Light Rye Sourdough Bread
  • Sourdough Kalamata Olive Bread
  • Sourdough Green Olive Bread
  • Sourdough Bread 
  • Flat Sourdough Bread
  • Baguette 
  • Walnut Raisin Sourdough Bread
  • Vollkornbrot Sourdough Bread

Cookies/Bars

  • Raspberry Jam Bar
  • Ginger Cookie x2
  • Swedish Cookie
  • Almond Bar 
  • Anise Sesame Biscotti
  • Pan Forte x2

Pies and Cakes

  • Chocolate Cake with a chocolate ganache 
  • Peach Pie
  • Lemon Thyme Pie x2
  • Blueberry Pie
  • Cherry Pie
  • Cherry Rhubarb Pie
  • Blueberry Hand Pie
  • Lemon Hand Pie

Get the Photos on My Phone Down to Less Than 1,000 {started the year with 2863 photos}

Down to 1108 photos. I’m pretty sure I can wrap this goal up here in another week or two. There are just so many cute photos of Lucy though. 

Clean Out My Closet

I didn’t get rid of anything in my closet this past week but my red Duck Feet {my favorite shoe brand} arrived a holy cow man, they are bright! 

My House Projects For This Year

I still have not come up with a good solution to the crappy blind situation at our house. Maybe I’ll have a better idea of what we want once the kitchen is done. 

  • Figure out new window treatments for the back of the house
  • Come up with a game plan for the kitchen remodel {for 2022} {working on it!}
  • Paint the family room walls and trim {DONE!}
  • Paint the entryway trim and doors {DONE!}
  • Paint the dining room walls and trim {DONE!}
  • Paint the master bedroom walls and trim {DONE!}
  • Paint the barn and add a new fixture 
  • Paint the hallway bathroom {DONE!}

My List of Garden Projects For This Year I want to Accomplish

It’s official, all my outdoor gardening projects are done for the year!! I did cheat a bit and sent my extra bulbs to my friend Heather though. 😉 

The HH still needs to make me my birdhouses… I think I’ll start pestering him after Thanksgiving. 

Still left on the list:

  • Install a simple flower bed border in front of the house {Done}
  • Start a lasagna garden
  • Install a boatload of birdhouses/feeders in the side yard {re-thinking this one}
  • Transplant evergreen saplings to the side of property for a privacy border {Done}
  • Clean up and prune the area that faces the road {Done}
  • Install a vegetable garden {Done}
  • Install a sunflower patch {decided for a row along the side of the barn instead}
  • Plant 2,500 flower bulbs in the fall {Done}

Reach 10,000 Sales on Etsy {as of this morning I’ve made 8940 sales on Etsy}.

Only 1060 to go! 

Last night I listed a few mini rugs on Etsy and should have another round to list next weekend. While I’m not sure how close to my goal I’ll get, it sure has been fun trying. 

Create 12 New Rug Hooking Patterns or Kits {15 so far this year!} DONE!

New Rug Hooking Kits or Patterns I’ve Created This Year:

Create 12 New Ornaments for 2021 Done!

The ornament section of my Etsy shop is fully stocked and ready for the holiday rush. 

2021 Ornaments I’ve Made So Far

2021 Garlands I’ve Made So Far

Discover 12 Made in Maine Products and Share Them on the Blog

Seawicks Candle Company! Hand poured {soy} wax candles made in small batches right here in the great state of Maine. Their New England Winter candle smells wonderful {and the label is pretty cute too}.  

Made in Maine Products I’ve Discovered in 2021:

Visit 6 Lighthouses in Maine

4 down, 2 to go! DONE!

Hey! We visited 2 lighthouses last week on our date day adventure. 🙂 I’ll tell you all about it soon. 

Lighthouses We’ve Visited So Far This Year:

Lighthouses I’ve Been to in Maine Before 2021:

Other places in Maine We’ve Been to This Year Are:

So that’s it. That’s my progress report for this past week. How about YOU? Did you make any goals for 2021? Have you checked any of them off your list yet? 

Have a great one, 

~Mavis

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