Last week was a really good week! Not any real drama to speak of. Dad’s doing great in his new home. š Here is what I accomplished on my goal list.
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.
Still have to get the new countertops and my guy is coming this week to measure again.
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 this week.
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
Didn’t feel like picking the needle up this past week.
Read 30 books (It’s my goal every year)
No books finished this week but reading several at the moment. One is an interesting book of poetry.
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
That’s 7 books read. 23 to go.
Take at least 2 mini vacations and see my step-daughter’s new house in NC.
We are talking about visiting NC in July but nothing firmed up yet.
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 digging in the garden! This week I am doing an inventory of my seeds.
Exercise somehow every single day concentrating most on core and pelvic floor and mobility.
I did core exercises 2x last week
Get all of my Etsy listings listed by March 31st so I can enjoy my garden in the Spring and summer months.
I got 12 listings up in my Etsy shop this past week!
Explore the Western NY Antique Trail (Yes, there is such a thing).
I might have to go alone for this one in order to get this goal knocked off my list.
Explore at least 3 local walking/biking trails.
Warmer weather for this goal.
Sell 300 listings on Etsy this year.
I sold 5 listings this past week. 252 out of 300 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 in April! (God willing)
Pay off one of the two credit cards.
Stay tuned for that update some time today.
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
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