My goals for 2017
Get 7- 8 Hours of Sleep Each Night
I am doing really good with this goal so far this year and I can tell a difference in my attitude and how much more I am able to get done each day. Oddly enough it’s helping me to prioritize my time a little better too.
Make Saving a Priority, Not an Idea
This past week found $0.11 on the ground {for a total of $0.90 for this year}, stacked thin soaps on top of one another, ate oatmeal for breakfast almost every single day and analyzed our gas bill to figure out why it was $52 more than this time last year. {There were 2 more days in the billing cycle and it was 2 degrees cooler outside on average for the month}. Some weeks you save big, some weeks it’s just pennies.
Live a little
When Mrs. HB and I were grocery shopping this past week I wasn’t planning on buying a chunk of Yancey’s Fancy Horseradish cheese but I decided to splurge because it truly is delicious and something I only buy once or twice a year.
Visit 52 REAL Bakeries
Hess Bakery in Lakewood, Wa seriously has the best pretzels on the planet. So far I’ve been to 4 bakeries this year…. so only 48 more to go
Have 1 “no spend” week each month
I did this last week and it was super easy. You should try it!
Start a Line of Rug Hooking Patterns
So far I have created two rug hooking patterns. One for Halloween and one for Christmas. I think I am going to wait to share them with you until I have them all done and available for sale.
Turn My Wool Stash into $2,500.
I made $490 this past week on ebay with my rug hooking! That’s almost a 1/5 of the way to reaching my goal for 2017. Hobbies. They are fun. Especially when you can make a little money on the side.
I spent all morning yesterday cleaning out the garden boxes and raking and pulling up weeds on the side yard. Lucy was right by my side to help of course. You can read all about it over on Dig for Your Dinner.
Purge 250 Items Including Selling Larger Items We No Longer Feel We Need
Yesterday I added a large chicken wire board, 4 canisters, 3 roasting pans and a square bowl to my garage sale pile. That means I only have 230 items left to purge for this year. Giddy up!
Learn to Crochet
I signed up for a class and hopefully by this time next week I should have the basics down. I know I could have probably stopped by a senior center or retirement home and asked for someone to teach me, but since I don’t know anyone in a facility, or who works for one for that matter, I’d just feel awkward about the whole thing.
I tried watching some videos on youtube but just couldn’t get the hang of it and decided that before I acquired any bad habits {from not really knowing what I was doing} I’d just stop there and sign up for a class instead. I’m not really one to part with $35 when there is a free way to learn something… but hey. I really want to learn.
Dote on My Husband Even More Than I Do Now.
Poor HH. His nasty cold is back and he’s been coughing up a storm. I guess this means I won’t be asking him to do anything on his honey do list today.
Lose the Muffin Top. {again}
Ya Ya. I need to work on drinking more smoothies and eat more salads. I kind of got off track this past week.
Wear out {most of} the clothing I already own.
You probably think I’m a total sicko for not wanting to buy any new clothes for a second year in a row but I am really enjoying this goal. I have so many friends who are addicted to buying clothes when their closets are already stuffed. Seriously. You have PLENTY of things in your closet. You don’t need one more item. You need money in your retirement account.
But what do I know, right? I’m weird.
Try 52 New Recipes
New cookbooks? Are rad. I think this week I tried 3 more recipes. This goal will totally be wiped out by the end of April if I keep at this pace.
Read 52 Books
No new novels this week. 🙁
Give Back to 12 Different Organizations in My Community
I finally got a hold of the quilt organization and will be dropping off our fabric donation at their next meeting. I’m excited to share with the quilters about why their work is so important to the community and how meaningful it was to our family.
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 2016 Goals HERE.
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