2022 Goals Review for May

May has been a very productive month. We did a lot of work in the yard and on the house. Using the pole saw and chainsaw, we were able to cut a lot of limbs that were in the way. Then we used the pressure washer and washed the back of the house and deck. We were exercising on a regular basis also.

1. Lose 5 lbs. - I’ve lost 5 lbs. this month but I’m still up 1 lb. since January.

2. Finish my national park blanket. - complete!

3. Year of the Gnome - knit at least one gnome a month. Completed 5 gnomes.

4. Knit a sweater. - Complete!

5. Yarn - more out than in (use more yardage than I buy)

-Yarn used - 6481 yds.

-Yarn bought - 5210 yds.

6. Design 3 new patterns. - started on a new sock design.  

7. Learn something new. -  Complete! I’m mosaic crocheting a blanket and dabbling with watercolor painting.

8. Read 12 nonfiction books - read 6 books so far.           

-A Serial Killer's Daughter: My Story of Faith, Love, and Overcoming by Kerri Rawson

-Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah

-Captive: A Mother's Crusade to Save Her Daughter from a Terrifying Cult by Catherine Oxenberg        

-That Time of Year: A Minnesota Life by Garrison Keillor

- The Cat I Never Named : A True Story of Love, War, and Survival by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess, Laura Sullivan

-The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz

by Erik Larson

 

How is your progress towards your goals? Please share.

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