I came up with 12 goals I’d like to accomplish this year with the hopes of being able to cross one off my list per month to make them more manageable. I thought a great way to hold myself accountable to the things I want to accomplish this year would be to do a weekly update.

After all, we all need a little help staying motivated sometimes. Here’s how I am doing so far:

1. Clean, de-clutter and organize my entire home in 30 days or less. – So far this year I have cleaned my closet, organized my kitchen, decluttered my bathroom, organized my office, gutted the garage, and tackled the laundry room. Last week  I cleaned out our night stands, and this week I’ll be getting everything organized for The Girl WHo Thinks She’s a Bird Graduation Party.

2. Fit into the same jeans I wore 8 years ago when we moved into our house. -Last week my goal was to log at least 12,000 steps a day on my pedometer. On Sunday my friend The Mad Scientist and I walked around Seattle for about 3 hours and by the end of the day I had walked over 29,000 steps! That’s about 17.2 miles. A new record for me. 🙂 The last time I walked that much was this spring when The Girl and I got lost in Paris.

Most days I’m able to reach my goal of 12,ooo steps, and as an added bonus, Lucy the Puggle dog gets a good workout too.

3. Travel.   So far this year The Girl and I have been to Boston, London, Paris and now Portland, Oregon. It’s official! Our summer vacation plans are set in stone. The Girl and I will be heading to the East Coast the day after graduation on a super cool adventure. It involves chocolate. Lot’s and lots of chocolate and we are EXCITED!

4. Send my daughter to college without having a nervous breakdown thus spending a week in bed sobbing. The Girl and I have been so busy with end of the school year stuff {senior presentations, PROM, and getting ready for graduation} that I haven’t really had any time to think about it. Which is good. 🙂

5. Get 3 new teeth. – I still have one more check up to go before I get the go ahead.

6. Pay off my car. Done!

7. Finish this primitive folk art rug I started 4 years ago. Almost done. I just need to fill in the last 2 stars and finish the edging and then I’ll be finished. Wahooo! Although, I’m not sure how I’m going to keep Lucy off of the rug once I’m finished. She’s convinced it’s hers.

8. Family Day. Do one thing together as a family every Sunday. Umm, the boys helped us unpack from our weekend in Seattle, does that count?

9.  Secret Plan #1 – Done! – I’ll tell you about it next month. 

10. Secret Plan #2 Still plotting away. Making progress though. 😉

11. Secret Plan #3

12. Convince the HH we should buy a Salt Box Style House in Colonial Williamsburg. Still working on it. 😉

13. Spend at least 1 hour a day working in my garden. I finally finished pulling up all those weeds that were in last years pumpkin patch. Now, if I can just stay on top of them through the end of summer I’ll be happy.

So there you have it, my goals for the new year.

How about YOU? How are your 2014 goals coming along?

~Mavis

P.S. YES, I know I wrote down 13 goals. I’m fairly certain I won’t be able to attain one of them. {gee, I wonder which one?}  But I wanted to add it in there anyway because I believe in miracles. 

I came up with 12 goals I’d like to accomplish this year with the hopes of being able to cross one off my list per month to make them more manageable. I thought a great way to hold myself accountable to the things I want to accomplish this year would be to do a weekly update.

After all, we all need a little help staying motivated sometimes. Here’s how I am doing so far:

1. Clean, de-clutter and organize my entire home in 30 days or less. – So far this year I have cleaned my closet, organized my kitchen, decluttered my bathroom, organized my office, gutted the garage, and tackled the laundry room. Last week  I cleaned my garbage disposal and this week I think I’ll work on cleaning out our night stands. How does stuff pile up in there anyway?

2. Fit into the same jeans I wore 8 years ago when we moved into our house. – You are going to be so proud of me! For the past 10 days I’ve made it my mission to log at least 12,000 steps a day on my pedometer.

Well, not only have I been typically reaching 13,000 steps, but I’ve also lost a wee bit of that muffin top as well. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still totally there,  but for I finally feel like I’m headed in the right direction.

3. Travel.   So far this year The Girl and I have been to Boston, London, Paris and now Portland, Oregon. It’s official! Our summer vacation plans are set in stone. 🙂 I’m not ready to let the cat out of the bag just yet but let’s just say holy canolies, it’s going to be a wild summer full of travel. {Squeal!}

4. Send my daughter to college without having a nervous breakdown thus spending a week in bed sobbing. A few days ago I broke down sobbing over a handwritten note on a coffee cup. And you know what? I think it’s just going to be like that for a while around here and there is nothing I can do about it.

5. Get 3 new teeth. – I still have one more check up to go before I get the go ahead.

6. Pay off my car. Done!

7. Finish this primitive folk art rug I started 4 years ago. It’s almost done!!!!!! One more star and a little  more black and I’ll be finished. Wahooo!

8. Family Day. Do one thing together as a family every Sunday. Although we didn’t do anything super exciting, we all worked in the yard and went for a nice long drive. 🙂 Quality time doesn’t have to cost a penny!

9.  Secret Plan #1 – Done! – I’ll tell you about it next month. 

10. Secret Plan #2 Still plotting away. Making progress though. 😉

11. Secret Plan #3

12. Convince the HH we should buy a Salt Box Style House in Colonial Williamsburg. Still working on it.

13. Spend at least 1 hour a day working in my garden. Got weeds? So do I and let me tell you Bob, pulling weeds stinks! It’s not super high on my list of favorite things to do, but once I get this patch cleaned up, I’ll be a happy camper that’s for sure.

So there you have it, my goals for the new year.

How about YOU? How are your 2014 goals coming along?

~Mavis

P.S. YES, I know I wrote down 13 goals. I’m fairly certain I won’t be able to attain one of them. {gee, I wonder which one?}  But I wanted to add it in there anyway because I believe in miracles. 

I came up with 12 goals I’d like to accomplish this year with the hopes of being able to cross one off my list per month to make them more manageable. I thought a great way to hold myself accountable to the things I want to accomplish this year would be to do a weekly update.

After all, we all need a little help staying motivated sometimes. Here’s how I am doing so far:

1. Clean, de-clutter and organize my entire home in 30 days or less. – So far this year I have cleaned my closet, organized my kitchen, decluttered my bathroom, organized my office, gutted the garage, and tackled the laundry room. Last week  pulling weeds is high on my list.

2. Fit into the same jeans I wore 8 years ago when we moved into our house. – You know that moment when you realize you are a TOTAL DORK and there is nothing you can do about it? OH MY WORD!!! I just watched the TV Segment I did on New Day Northwest with Francisco this week and holy cannoli’s…. I totally forgot to take off my pedometer and went on live tv looking like a total weirdo.

Why does my family let me out of the house alone? Seriously.

3. Travel.   So far this year The Girl and I have been to Boston, London, Paris and now Portland, Oregon. We are thinking about heading to Maine for a week this summer. How cool would that be? So if you’ve ever been to Maine and you know of some good rentals or towns/ sites we should visit, let us know.

4. Send my daughter to college without having a nervous breakdown thus spending a week in bed sobbing. Less than 90 days until she leaves. 🙁 Note to self: Buy tissues. Lots and lots of tissues.

5. Get 3 new teeth. – I still have one more check up to go before I get the go ahead.

6. Pay off my car. Done!

7. Finish this primitive folk art rug I started 4 years ago. Apparently Lucy loves this rug because whenever I put it on the floor to photograph it she just has to walk/lay/sleep on it. What a nut.

8. Family Day. Do one thing together as a family every Sunday. The boys went golfing and The Girl and I did a few arts and crafts projects. But we all ate sunday dinner together… does that count?

9.  Secret Plan #1 – Working on it. 

10. Secret Plan #2 Still plotting away. 

11. Secret Plan #3

12. Convince the HH we should buy a Salt Box Style House in Colonial Williamsburg. I told the HH I was going to call a realtor today to get some more info. 😉 Also, check out this garden gate/path combo. Isn’t it dreamy? The world would be such a happier place if we all had a garden gate like that don’t you think?

13. Spend at least 1 hour a day working in my garden. I think I should start burying treats in my backyard just so Lucy the puggle dog can find them. What do you think? Do normal people do stuff like that?

So there you have it, my goals for the new year.

How about YOU? How are your 2014 goals coming along?

~Mavis

P.S. YES, I know I wrote down 13 goals. I’m fairly certain I won’t be able to attain one of them. {gee, I wonder which one?}  But I wanted to add it in there anyway because I believe in miracles.