I have been busy the last month working on bakery orders and such and haven’t had the time to buckle down and work on projects but let’s see if I got much accomplished in the goal department.
Home repairs professionally done – New kitchen countertops, rip out over-the-oven microwave and replace with new exhaust hood, trim all fruit trees and cut down all sumac in the hedgerow.
The tree guy is coming over this week to look at all of the work that needs to be done in our yard so I can get an idea on timeline and cost. I’ll report back next week on this.
Home projects done by us – Paint all trim in kitchen, re-paint upper kitchen cabinets, paint ceiling and walls in hallway, finish painting and put up picket pallet fencing, finish painting master bedroom and hang mantle over bed, front porch stained or painted, new brick patio in the backyard.
Nothing done on this goal.
Sewing projects – Finish Joyce’s Rose, New curtains for kitchen window, new seat cover for kitchen chair, new curtain over cat’s window seat, Christmas tree skirt, finish winter and summer season x-stitch projects
Joyce’s Rose is complete!! It took me two years and 3 months to complete it but here she is!
Read 30 books (It’s my goal every year)
I finished reading two books in the last few weeks. The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur, and God Never Blinks by Regina Brett. Very different books! The Sun and Her Flowers was a poetic work. I haven’t read poetry in years and I liked it.
Books read so far in 2024:
1. “Not Quite Prince Charming” by Liz Talley
2. “Buttercups in the Basement” by Jane Harvey
3. “Searching for Sandra” by Jane Harvey
4. “Christmas at Hummingbird House” by Jane Harvey
5. “Perfectly Charming” by Liz Talley
6. “Home for Christmas” by Lloyd C. Douglas
7. “Witch Is When I Said Goodbye” by Adele Abbott
8. The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
9. God Never Blinks by Regina Brett
That’s 9 books read. 21 to go.
Take at least 2 mini vacations and see my step-daughter’s new house in NC.
Nothing really talked about yet for this one.
Garden goals – raise 500 lbs of produce, new kitchen garden in front and new fruit garden in back, compost all dug and reset, raised bed garden re-imagined.
I started 7 different varieties of seeds:
Purple Red Rubin basil, Green Italian basil, Green cabbage, Big Beef tomatoes, jalapenos, bell peppers, and
Exercise somehow every single day concentrating most on core and pelvic floor and mobility.
I have been doing great with exercising. I have been doing my stretches and before I go to work in the morning I have been getting 1000 steps in before I sit at my desk. My goal each day is 5000 steps.
Get all of my Etsy listings listed by March 31st so I can enjoy my garden in the Spring and summer months.
Well this goal is not going to get done by March 31st but I am still keeping it here because I need to keep going with it. I have gotten 14 more listings up officially but I have a ton more I have photographed that need their listings completed.
Explore the Western NY Antique Trail (Yes, there is such a thing).
We explored the spots closest to us which were Warsaw and Mt. Morris. I really want to explore Arcade next.
Explore at least 3 local walking/biking trails.
Warmer weather for this goal.
Sell 300 listings on Etsy this year.
I sold 31 listings in the past 4 weeks. 79 down, 221 to go!
Church goals – Six thrift sales this year, Work on baptism records and historical info, work on getting our church info out there for weddings, one historical themed event/fundraiser this year.
Our next thrift sale is this weekend! We have been working so hard. My hubby, a friend and I helped clean a house out two weeks ago getting some wonderful new items for our sale and many individuals have continued to drop their items off directly to us. If you are local stop by!
Pay off one of the two credit cards.
Here is my last update:
Not Impressed With Our Debt March 2024
That’s it this time! Nothing terribly excited going on in the Ripley household and with the excitement we have been dealing with lately I think that’s perfectly ok. How are you doing with your goals? – MM
P.s. if you would like to check out my Etsy shop here is the link https://redmillvintageandnew.etsy.com