Wednesday, December 31, 2025

25 Goals in 2025 - The Results


So ... how did I do?

Goals Reached

  1. Reorganized my fat quarters and fabric scraps by color and/or holiday into identically-sized zipped bags

  2. Altered a white oval tablecloth into a circle tablecloth. I learned to sew a narrow hem.


  3. Made a travel pouch for my reusable drinking straws to put in my purse

  4. Gave my grandmother's yoyo quilts to daughter Julie to fix and display

  5. Made a white maternity dress for Jodie

  6. Made a pink print maternity dress for Jodie

  7. Made 35 additional craft/sewing projects (goal of 25)



  8. Made crafts primarily from my stash rather than purchasing new supplies 

  9. Baked cookies once a month and shared them

  10. Whitened my teeth once a month

  11. Went on an Artist Date once a month. (Ornaments made on my crafting retreat).


  12. Gave purposeful, simple love gestures to Dale once a month

  13. Touched base with my two older kids twice a week (for 8 months)

  14. Visited 30 new-to-me parks (goal of 25)


  15. Found 41 geocaches (goal of 25)

  16. Read / listened to 30 books (goal of  25) A whole lot more if you count all the books I read to granddaughter Abby!



  17. Filled patio planters and gardens with Morning Glories, Daffodils, Sunflowers, Strawberries and Tulips.

  18. Went to The Enchanted Forest with daughter Julie's family

  19. Had our oldest granddaughter, Melody, stay with us for several days

  20. Went to the Oregon shore for a day


  21. Visited Julie's family in Idaho (twice)

  22. Took photos of a lighthouse


  23. Got a gym membership

  24. Finished our end-of-life preparations (Will, Trust, Advance Directive, burial site, bought urns)


  25. Crawl space renovations 


Honorable Mentions

I worked on these, but didn't reach my goal:
  1. Developed 10 sewing skills (goal was 25)

  2. Made/sent 21 cards/letters (goal of 25)



  3. Completed 13 jigsaw puzzles (goal of 25)

  4. Crocheted 4 purses for Bag of Love (goal of 12)


  5. Started rearranging my Studio

  6. Started garage organization

Yeah ... that's a lot. I'm quite the ambitious woman. 

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