Gah, January is already finished for 2026. What the heck?! I have been making some progress with my goals…let’s see what I have accomplished so far.
#1 Exercise/Walk More
Believe it or not, I have been walking in my house before I go to work. I try to get 1000 steps in a day before work.
#2 Read 52 Books
I have read 2 books so far. I really like Lee Goldberg fiction. His writing isn’t too intense, but it keeps you interested and still has some humor.
#3 Cook More At Home
I have been cooking a ton at home. Here’s a few things I have been cooking up:
#4 Bake More For Us
I baked a pumpkin pie for us two weeks ago and last week I made us blueberry muffins.
#5 Get $10,000 in Etsy Sales
It’s been a great month in the vintage dishes department! I had 19 orders so far this year with a total of $935. Great start!
#6 Get My Little Bakery Cabinet Up and Running
Nothing yet on this one.
#7 Journal as Much as Possible
Been pretty bad at this goal.
#8 Home/Garden Focused
Still need to order my seeds! Ugh…I at least have a plan of what I want to grow.
In the home department, I have been doing pretty good though.
#9 All New Wardrobe
I have cleaned out my dresser drawers, and washed all of my laundry to see exactly what I have to work with and what I need. Next, I will be working on my closet.
#10 Pay off $10,000 in credit card debt
I paid $949.99 off in debt this month! Wahoo!
#11 Organize/Hoe Out House/Work on a Cleaning Schedule/Work Smarter Not Harder
My kitchen workbench was so disorganized and downright yucky. I spent $32 on bins at Target and voila…organized and cleaned!
#12 Spend More Time With My Husband
Because of the multiple snow storms here on the East Coast, most of our together time has been binge watching shows. We finished seasons 3 and 4 of the game show The Floor, watched all of the seasons and are now caught up on the Gilded Age, and are plowing through the available seasons of Ted Lasso. Otherwise, we get out for a drive and antique or catch lunch somewhere.
#13 Less Screen Time
I am trying to flip the switch on my screen time by playing less games and social media with reading more Kindle and working hard on listing on Etsy. All cell phones include a feature where you can track this daily and weekly and even put a limit on what you can do on your phone. Here are my stats for this month:
One of my goals with this is to have less screen time for social media and games. Since week 3, I have had less screen time with games, thankfully, but Facebook is still a problem. I don’t mind Instagram as much because most of my business dealings are on Instagram, and to be honest, I feel Instagram is less toxic. That’s just my opinion.
That’s for this update! How are you doing on your goals? -MM
The Professional Domestic 