Friday, May 8, 2026

Five on Friday - May Goals

Today I’m recapping my April goals and listing my May goals.  As always, I’m using a Y for YES and N for NO to indicate whether or not I accomplished my goals. 

 

April Goals

Personal Health / Wellness / Fitness / Beauty

Y  Be intentional about creating joy every day.

Y  Meditate and read devotional every day.

Y  Continue Bible study.

Y  Finish Lent study.

Y  Visit with upper cervical chiropractor.

Y  Visit with therapist.

Y  Taper my vertigo medicine 1/4 pill per day to 1/4 pill every other day.

Y  Walk 28 miles.

 

Appointments / Meetings / Other Requirements

Y  Attend monthly Home and School Advisory Board meeting.

Y  Jacob finish all Confirmation tasks and paperwork.

Y  Jacob register for classes for next school year.

Y  Jacob complete all service hours for the school year.

Y  Olivia attend additional dance classes in preparation for her recital.

 

Home / Organization / Planning

N  Clean out kitchen. – Well, I put a big dent in it, but I didn’t get it done.

Y  Set up new drawer organizer in kitchen.

Y  Deep clean blinds in front room.

Y  Deep clean all windows in the house.

Y  Change out two light fixtures upstairs.

Y  Work on reorganizing List Master app.

Y  Update 50 album artwork in iTunes.

Y  Back up all photos on computer to hard drives and Amazon Drive.

N  Put down new rug in living room.

Y  Start prepping for Olivia’s recital.

Y  Start prepping for Mother’s Day.

Y  Wash car.

 

Blog / Social Media

Y  Work on end of year blog post.

Y  Start sharing Disney recaps.

Y  Complete one blog post for summer break.

 

Fun Stuff!

Y  Help decorate the church for Easter.

Y  Celebrate Easter.

Y  Have our annual Easter egg hunt.

Y  Celebrate my birthday.

Y  Attend parent night at Olivia’s dance studio.

Y  Have dinner with my girls.

Y  Jacob attend his spring retreat.

Y  Go to a hockey game with friends.

Y  Have a poker night with friends.

Y  Go to an arts in the park event that my friend, Jessica, is organizing.

N  Go on a date with B. – We have some catching up to do on our dates.

N  Purchase and plant herbs and flowers for the back porch.

Y  Read 1 book.


Summary

37 tasks accomplished

4 tasks not accomplished

 


Monthly Stats


Books Read: 1

    Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden  

Meditation Days: 30

Rings Closed on Apple Watch:

    Move Ring: 16

    Exercise Ring: 18

    Stand Ring: 30

Workouts Completed: 24

    Barre: 0

    Core Training: 0

    Dance: 0

    High Intensity Interval Training: 0

    Hiking: 0

    Mixed Cardio: 2

    Outdoor Run: 0 (0.00 miles)

    Outdoor Walk: 13 (28.04 miles)

    Pilates: 0

    Pool Swim: 0 (0 yards)

    Stair Stepper: 2

    Strength Training: 7

    Yoga: 0

Time Spent Working Out: 10:35:10 (hours:minutes:seconds)

Calories Burned During Workouts: 2,393

Total Steps This Month: 232,814 (Average: 7,760 / day)

 

Pictures of My Successes

Apple Watch ring


Decorating the church for Easter

Decorating the church for Easter

Celebrating Easter

Girls Night

Cleaned out part of the kitchen

Hockey game with friends

Parent night at Olivia's dance studio

Arts in the Park

Celebrating my birthday

New light fixtures

Poker night



Now for the May goals… 

May Goals

Personal Health / Wellness / Fitness / Beauty

Be intentional about creating joy every day.

Meditate and read devotional every day.

Continue Bible study.

Visit with upper cervical chiropractor.

Visit with therapist.

Go to annual checkup with OBGYN.

Get permanent upper retainer.

Taper my vertigo medicine 1/4 pill per day to 1/4 pill every three days.  (Maybe??)

Start doing yoga again.

Try a Tai Chi workout.

Walk 28 miles.

 

Appointments / Meetings / Other Requirements

Attend monthly Home and School Advisory Board meeting.

Assist with Teacher Appreciation Week at the school.

Olivia attend additional dance classes in preparation for her recital.

Kids go to orthodontist checkups.

Get SUV serviced.

Attend Jacob’s Confirmation practice.

Jacob receive Confirmation.

Olivia dance in her recital!

 

Home / Organization / Planning

Clean out kitchen.

Clean out primary bathroom.

Clean out kids’ bathroom.

Clean out guest bathroom.

Work on reorganizing List Master app.

Update 50 album artwork in iTunes.

Put down new rug in living room.

Purchase and plant herbs and flowers for the back porch.

Clean makeup brushes.

Finish prepping for Olivia’s recital.

Finish prepping for Mother’s Day.

Prep and pack for beach trip.

 

Blog / Social Media

Work on end of year blog post.

Complete one blog post for summer break.

Decrease weekly posts from four to three for summer break.

 

Fun Stuff!

Celebrate Mother’s Day.

Have dinner with my girls.

Kids wrap up their 9th and 6th grade years!

Have a poker night with friends.

See Dave Matthews Band in concert!

See the Beauty and the Beast Broadway show!

GO TO THE BEEEEACH!

Go on a date with B.

Read 4 books.

 

Friday Funnies






On the Blog This Week

What I Ordered from Amazon in April 2026

Our Week – The One with an Awards Ceremony, a Retainer Update, and a Sleepover

What I Wore - April 2026

 


Previous Monthly Goals Posts


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Wednesday, May 6, 2026

What I Wore - April 2026

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Y’all, we have had the longest winter and spring that I can ever remember, and as I type this on May 4, it was 46 degrees this morning!  We live in Georgia.  We do not see temps in the 40’s past late March or very early April, typically.  And there have been very few days that I’ve had a chance to wear shorts this spring so far.  Normally, we are well into the 80s and even 90s this time of year, so it has been refreshing, yet odd, having this actual season of spring this year. 

That said, outfits were all over the place in April.  I wore shorts, sweatshirts, tanks, boots, jackets, and pretty much everything in between.

Here’s what I wore, and as always, I’ll be sure to link what I can under each of the pictures.  Also, please excuse my first OOTD picture… I didn’t get a good one in Magic Kingdom of myself other this one that was taken at night.  

April 1 - Princess Eras Tour Shirt // Skirt // Tennis Shoes

April 2 - 

April 3 - 

April 3 (evening) - 

April 4 - Jeans

April 5 - 

April 6 - Jeans

April 7 - Leggings // Tennis Shoes

April 8 - Leggings // Tennis Shoes

April 9 - Jeans

April 10 - Tennis Shoes

April 11 - 

April 11 (evening) - Shoes
April 12 - 

April 13 - Leggings // Tennis Shoes

April 14 - 

April 15 - 

April 16 - Tank

April 17 - Shoes

April 18 - Support Live Music Tee // Shoes

April 19 - 







April 20 - Birth Year Shirt // Leggings // Shoes

April 21 - Leggings // Tennis Shoes

April 22 - Tennis Shoes

April 23 - 

April 24 - Shoes

April 25 - Top // Jeans

April 26 - Shoes

April 27 - Tank // Skirt // Tennis Shoes

April 28 - Tank // Skirt

April 29 - Jeans

April 30 - Leggings // Tennis Shoes


Happy Wednesday, y’all!