Rugs and Pugs: March Report Card ~ April Goals

Hi All ~
Thanks so much for stopping by.

It's hard to believe that we are now in to the month of April. It seems like just yesterday I was sitting down writing my goals for the month of March!

Let's see how I fared in March ~

make that birthday gift I didn't make last month ~ DONE
finish my taxes and get them mailed ~ finished my son's and my mom's. Mine have been done for a week but just want to double check them again. They will be in Monday's mail ~ WOO HOO!
bind my horse rug ~ NOPE
make a "wool hookin' tools case" (a pattern by Jenifer Gaston of the Woolen Willow) ~ NOPE
finish hooking this little tulip mat ~ DONE

Hook this Maggie B rug from her book "With These Hands". The finished size is 24 1/2" x 17" and for me to hook that in a month would be a ~~MAJOR accomplishment~~ MIRACLE! ~ CLOSE ~ I started it on March 9 and I am pleased with what I got done. As I've said before, I am a very S-L-O-W hooker, and I've never gotten this much hooked in a 3 1/2 week period.

purge 4000 (yes, four thousand) emails from my in box. Why don't I just delete them as they come in??? ~ DONE

Now I guess I need to go out on a limb and state my April goals for blogland to see.

finish the Maggie B rug
bind my horse, tulip and Maggie B rugs (UGH! I hate the finishing part!)
make that "wool hookin' tools case" that I didn't make in March
make my "pay it forward" goodies and get them mailed
purge 2000 more emails
have a give-away

Since I'm anticipating the weather getting nicer (am I dreaming?), that's it for the list. There will be lots of yard work to do, so there won't be a whole lot of time for strictly fun stuff :( Just not enough hours in the day. Too bad I have to sleep!
I've been a list maker for years and it really helps me to stay on task. If I didn't have a list, I'd probably get nothing done, so thank you so much for letting me share it with you!
Thank you so much for stopping by and I do hope you are having a wonderful weekend, whatever you choose to do.
Pug hugs :)
Lauren

16 comments:

Kim said...: I am impressed with how you are doing with your lists. I need to get my pay it forward stuff done too and I want to do a giveaway. I better get moving.; April 2, 2011 at 7:27 PM
acorn hollow said...: I love the rug good job. I am impressed how you finished up the other things. I too finished my taxes. I am still having a problem with the nook I may have to go back to my old hook. It takes me way to long.
Cathy; April 2, 2011 at 7:33 PM
Sassafras and Winterberry said...: I'm right there with you on the PIF gifts. I also added another rug to the list for the hook-in April 30th. Got half a cat hooked today, but nothing else!! Maybe we like living on the edge like this!!
Hugs,
Courtney; April 2, 2011 at 7:35 PM
Gayle said...: Wow! I can't believe how much you've gotten accomplished! I love your rugs - I haven't pulled a loop for at least two weeks now - need to get back to it! Good luck on reaching your April goals!; April 3, 2011 at 12:30 AM
The Barn Door said...: You got a lot done!!! I'm a list maker to. Can't get a thing done without one!!; April 3, 2011 at 2:26 AM
Doris said...: Well done, Lauren. Just the taxes alone is a great accomplishment. Why is it that the lists keep getting longer and longer no matter how much you ddo?????????; April 3, 2011 at 7:19 AM
Teri said...: Hi Lauren,
WoW! Not bad ... you did really well on you March to do list. Here something funny,just before I logged into my dashboard to read my blog list, I ordered the book " With these hands" from Amazon ... I can't wait to get it now that I have seen your mat! I love your mat,and the colors are great!
And BTW, I am the worlds slowest hooker ... LoL! Have a great week ... And you may have to shorten the April to do list, if the weather gets better ... I mowed the lawn yesterday!
Teri♥♥♥; April 3, 2011 at 8:23 AM
moosecraft said...: Good going, Lauren! I think you got a lot accomplished... the biggest being the taxes! Not just yours but two more on top of that? WOW! And, the rugs are beautiful!; April 3, 2011 at 8:59 AM
Deb said...: I think you got a lot done! There is always such a sense of accomplishment when we can cross things off the list. Love your rug too. Definitely I need to get back to hooking!!; April 3, 2011 at 9:03 AM
weaverpat said...: Way to go!
Wish I could be so orgainzed. Being a procrastinator doesn't help!
Supposedly we will be getting some slightly warmer weather this week. We can only hope!; April 3, 2011 at 9:57 AM
Tammy Burks said...: Lauren,
I always love seeing your lists....makes me feel not so alone in the lists that I have :); April 3, 2011 at 10:06 AM
Sandi said...: wow! i love both of those rugs, lauren :)
the colors are great!; April 3, 2011 at 11:10 AM
Alice ~ Folk Art Primitives said...: Good job, Lauren! Remember what you learned at finishing class ~ but you still don't like to do it, do you? I usually finish them right away ~ but have a couple to do right now! Guess I should make a list and put that at the top!!!; April 3, 2011 at 11:41 AM
Cathy G. said...: Hi Lauren,
You are very brave to put your list out for all to see! I make lists then put HUGE checkmarks by what I have actually done and a smiley face! Sometimes it's only one or two things I get done but boy do I LOVE making those big old checks ✓!!!
Hugs!
Cathy G; April 3, 2011 at 4:00 PM
Tamera's Craft Palace said...: Hey--you got a lot done!!! I'm a list maker, too--an d my #1 on my April list is CRAZY TRAIN!!! so much going on and counting down to a friends wedding in May and the garden and and and....what's sleep??; April 4, 2011 at 9:39 AM
Beckyjean said...: Lauren~

You did great on your list. Love your tulip mat!! I need to start making lists again.

Have a good evening~Becky; April 4, 2011 at 11:34 PM