Goal Setting Week 35

Four weeks and we are heading west! At least that’s what the plan is. It looks like the issues are getting resolved and we are on track to move by the end of September. Oh, and if you noticed I skipped a few weeks I’m just adjusting what week it should be! Somehow I got mixed up along the way as to what week number it was!

1. Find a new hosting site for my blog and make it secure.  Done! This was the first goal accomplished this year and I am so happy to have a secure website.

2. Monetize my blog. I have set up two affiliate accounts. You may be noticing links to my favorite items on Amazon. I’ve also teamed up with an amazing heirloom seed company, Mary’s Heirloom Seeds. Really don’t want to clutter my blog up with too many ads.

3. Create a cookbook. This is definitely getting put on hold. Hopefully I’ll have more time once we are relocated, this may be postponed until the new year!

4. Be diligent about getting 10K steps in 5 out of 7 days a week. I’ve decided to change this goal to 3 out of 7 days a week! This week I met my goal! Between running up and downstairs as I pack boxes, we also went for a beautiful hike this past weekend. Our son was visiting from Seattle and it was the perfect day to go for a hike.

5. As we continue to prepare for our house sale, continue to de-clutter.  DONE!! 

6. Read 25 books this year! Done! I’ve been doing a lot of reading in the evening as I am trying to read the three books I’d been waiting for at the library, of course all three came in at once. Read what I call a “beach read” this week. It was called Beach House For Rent by Mary Alice Monroe. It was a light read, took place in South Carolina on the beach. Cute story and I enjoyed this “beach read”.

7. Have a consistent meal plan each week and prepare ahead. Our son was visiting this week so we had a meal plan for the whole time he was here. Being a mom I wanted to cook his favorites. We also enjoyed a wonderful Lobster Roll Dinner from our local Farmer’s Market. A summertime treat only available every Friday during g August. Sunday 7 of his fraternity brothers came for an overnight. It was such fun having a large group around the table again. I made a batch of Baked Spaghetti which was a big hit. I’ll share the recipe on Friday. I also made popovers in muffin tins which were a great hit too. I have a special popover pan but it was packed. My son loves popovers so I used a muffin tin and they came out perfectly!

8. Finish 4 knitting projects. Completed! Made two hats and two scarves. Since this goal is completed I am going to put the baby sweater I was working on aside. I have a hard time knitting when the weather is warm so I will finish this sweater but probably not until the fall! Maybe I’ll do some knitting on the drive west? I am planning to take my knitting bag in the car.

9. Clean out our freezer. Definitely a priority now! I have only 4 weeks to use up ingredients in the freezer and the pantry! The downstairs freezer is empty except for two lasagnas for Labor Day weekend. Making progress on the upstairs freezer. In another couple of weeks it should be just about empty!

10. Take a few road trips and visit family and friends on the east coast that we will not see as often once we move to the west coast. We will be staying put until one last road trip in September. This week we had lots of company! My son here, friends are stopping by for an overnight and we have a large group coming for Labor Day weekend. I will miss having a large house to entertain such large groups. Nothing I enjoy more than having lots of friends and family around the kitchen table. It reminds me of dinners at my mother’s years ago.

 

“You are never too old to set a new goal or to dream a new dream.”

C.S. Lewis

 

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