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. Done!

So far this year I have cleaned my closet, decluttered my bathroom, organized my office, gutted the garage, and tackled the laundry room. This week I’m going to take a break from cleaning and play instead.

2. Fit into the same jeans I wore 8 years ago when we moved into our house. Ha! This week I’m going to stuff my face with pastries instead of worrying about how many steps I take with my pedometer strapped to my hip. 😉

3. Travel.

You may have noticed there was no Morning with Mavis yesterday and today and I had a great excuse… The Girl and I were on the red eye flight to Boston to start the first leg of our annual February vacation. Our first stop was to Sturbridge, Massachusetts. I’ll share more about our trip soon but let me just say this… I LOVE MASSACHUSETTS!

4. Send my daughter to college without having a nervous breakdown thus spending a week in bed sobbing.

5. Get 3 new teeth.

6. Pay off my car.

7. Finish the primitive folk art rug I started 4 years ago. This week I’ll be working on a smaller Bird and Nest Rug. My plan is to work on it while waiting for various flights and while we travel on public transportation.

8. Family Day. Do one thing together as a family every Sunday. We picked the HH up from the airport {Lucy came along as well} and then we all had dinner together. Not super exciting, but at least we were together.

9.  Secret Plan #1 – Working on it.

10. Secret Plan #2

11. Secret Plan #3

12. Convince the HH we should buy a Salt Box Style House in Colonial Williamsburg.  Move over Colonial Williamsburg and hello Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Wowza! What a town. I’ll write a little more about it later but holy cow man, I would move there in a heartbeat.

13. Spend at least 1 hour a day working in my garden. Lucy and I worked pretty hard in the garden last week harvesting lettuce and cleaning up a few garden spaces. Oh, and we also got our tomato seeds planted as well. I’d say that’s pretty good for February, wouldn’t you?

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’m doing so far:

1. Clean, de-clutter and organize my entire home in 30 days or less.  Done!! Now that the inside is done, I’m going to get all my outside chores done before I get to busy with the garden. You can see some of my organization tips HERE.

2. Fit into the same jeans I wore 8 years ago when we moved into our house. – Maybe if I set the pedometer to count how many cookies I’ve walked off each day? I’m not sure why I feel the need to eat 4 cookies for breakfast, but I do.

3. Travel. On one of the legs on our trip we will be flying first class! International first class. You know what that means right? Fancy food and seats that recline into a bed. Wahoooooo! And to think I was able to score both tickets for just $240.80. Yes, I had to clear out our points {and steal some from the HH} to get them, but The Girl and I are super excited. I’d never in a million years pay big bucks for a first class ticket, but I just couldn’t let this deal pass.

4. Send my daughter to college without having a nervous breakdown thus spending a week in bed sobbing. {I started sobbing yesterday and I know it’s only the beginning}. 🙁

5. Get 3 new teeth. – I’m totally keeping my fingers crossed because it’s been 7 whole days and none of my teeth have fallen out. Seriously, how awesome is that?

6. Pay off my car. Here’s a video of us when we bought it last summer.

7. Finish the primitive folk art rug I started 4 years ago. I’m making good progress. I dyed some wool last night so I’ll be able to work on filling in the background this week {my favorite part}.

8. Family Day. Do one thing together as a family every Sunday. We watched the Superbowl on Sunday.

9.  Secret Plan #1

10. Secret Plan #2

11. Secret Plan #3

12. Convince the HH we should buy a Salt Box Style House in Colonial Williamsburg. I started a Saltbox House Pinterest Board last week and have been pinning like crazy. It’s official, I am addicted.

13. Spend at least 1 hour a day working in my garden. Do the chores ever end? I think not!!

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.