My goals for 2017
Get 7- 8 Hours of Sleep Each Night
I didn’t do a great job of getting enough sleep last week and I totally felt it. I need to do better.
Make Saving a Priority, Not an Idea
We were able to knock another 7 principal payments off our mortage for February thanks to coming in under budget and not buying a bunch of stuff we didn’t need in January.
This next month though, it’s going to be a stinker {more on that later}.
Also, while The Girl and I were making smoothies we noticed the bearing on our Blendtec pitcher was loose. Instead of rushing out to buy a new one for $100 I contacted their customer service department and told them about the problem. They sent out a new one for free!
More money saving things I did this past week: cut the HH’s hair, turned down the water heater, ate leftovers, dropped off all our recyclables instead of paying the garbage company to do it, trimmed our hedges and hung our sheets and comforter to dry instead of popping them in the dryer.
Live a little
I went to lunch with Mrs. HB at Qdoba and spent $8.46 on a giant burrito. Oh, and we also bought 4 baby chicks. 😉
Bakery Nouveau in Seattle, Washington. I am in love.
Have 1 “no spend” week each month
I tried this last month and really enjoyed it. Because I am drinking more water than tea lately, we still have a gallon of milk left in the fridge. I don’t know that we can make it an entire week without getting more but if we can, I plan on not buying anything from the grocery store this week. I’m doing really well on cleaning out the garage freezer and I would like to keep the momentum going by using up what food we have.
Start a Line of Rug Hooking Patterns
I have finished 5 patterns so far and plan to share them as soon as I have all the samples hooked up.
Turn My Wool Stash into $2,500
I only sold one little mat last week on ebay but it brought my total up to $589.84 for the year so far. I also added a few things to my etsy page. Normally I’d be hooking like mad and selling much more but I’m really trying to concentrate on creating rug hooking patterns right now instead.
Play in The Dirt
I worked on raking up most of the junk on the side yard last week and we made 2 trips to the {free} drop off landscape facility. I’m hoping to get the front area done this week and then I’ll be done with those spots for awhile.
The artichokes I started from seed are looking might fine. 🙂
Purge 250 Items Including Selling Larger Items We No Longer Feel We Need
So far I’ve purged 35 items this year. I know it doesn’t sound like much, but you should see my cupboards, they are done to the bare essentials. And I’m LOVING IT.
Learn to Crochet
I’m getting better.
See those two dishcloths on the left? My friend Kathy made them for me awhile back and since I’m trying to wear out the dishtowels I currently own I’ve been saving them. Well I pulled them out the drawer the other day and compared them to the one I just finished and you know what? I think I’m doing okay. I’m getting the hang of it.
Mine might be smaller and not as perfect as hers, but I’ll get there. I started on a second dishcloth this past week and I plan on making more until all the grey yarn is used up. Then, I think I’ll try a hat. After that…. Bring on the granny square. Seriously. I think I’ll be able to reach my goal of making a granny square blanket by the end of the year if I just keep at it. 🙂
Question- Does anyone know why the corners of my towel flip up? Do I need to iron it?
Dote on My Husband Even More Than I Do Now.
The poor HH. His cold seems to finally be gone but last week he worked 6 full days and I barely got to talk to him. As soon as I finish this post I’ll bring him breakfast in bed and try {really hard} not to ask him to do anything around the house today.
Lose the Muffin Top. {again}
I’m hoping my 1 gallon of water a day challenge will help with this. Because seriously, cutting back on pastries is not an option.
Wear out {most of} the clothing I already own.
So this is going to sound weird.
I went through all my long sleeved shirts and set aside 13 that are in excellent condition to save for next year. I have soooo many shirts that it seems kind of dumb to have all 40 of them hanging in the closet at the same time. I mean really, how am I supposed to wear anything out if I can rotate through them so easily? It would take YEARS. At least this way, I am hoping to wear about 10 -12 of them out to the point they become rags and the ones that are left over at the end of the year will be next years under shirts {under flannels and sweaters}.
Try 52 New Recipes
Mrs. HB and I are kickin’ it in the new recipe department. At Mr. HB’s request we even tried a recipe with a pound of Velveeta and a can of Rotel in it. Both the HH and Mr. HB LOVED it. 😉
Read 52 Books
On my nightstand this week:
- Tools of Titans {I’ve gotten sloppy with organizing my time}
- Teach Yourself Visually Crochet {I need all the help I can get}
- DK New England {For our upcoming trip}
Give Back to 12 Different Organizations in My Community
Mom and I are still working out who we want to give to in February.
And then, there’s those top secret goals we’re not talking about yet.
- Secret Goal #1
- Secret Goal #2
- Secret Goal #3
- Secret Goal #4
How about YOU? Did you set any goals for 2017? How are they coming along?
~Mavis
Read About My 2017 Goals HERE.
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