Saturday, March 16, 2024

10 Things That Made Me Happy This Week

Happy Saturday! Today, I'm linking up with Charlotte, Lindsay, and Beth for their weekly happy and grateful list link-up.


1. Celebrating St. Patrick's Day

2. Lover's Death by Ursine Vulpine & Annaca

3. Second Skin by Maiah Manser

4. Malaka Gharib's picture zine, The Duplex 

5. Rewatching old supernatural horror movies

6. Easter candies

7. Conversations with my friends

8. Spring-like weather

9. This prompt by Amy Turn Sharp

10. Finally getting my orders from Persnickety Prints and Ali Edwards


What made you happy this week?


Thanks for visiting!

Until next time...

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

March Goals

Happy Wednesday! Can you believe it's finally March? February went by so fast. Last month started off a bit hectic. COVID hit our household, but thankfully, we are all healthy and doing well. We went for several walks on the Silver Comet Trail, celebrated Valentine's Day, and had winter break.

March is usually an emotional month for me, but I'm feeling really hopeful about this month. I'm looking forward to going to a St. Patrick's Day festival, celebrating Easter, and spending time with my family. 

Now that it's a new month, I look forward to working on new goals. Since I mentioned goals, let's have a quick recap of my February goals and check out my new goals for March.

Recap of February Goals

  • Read 3 books: I read some really great books and short stories. I'm currently reading the Improbable Meet-Cute short stories collection. The collection has six stories, and I read the first four short stories. I also read several books that I received from NetGalley. I also read a few books that have taken me so long to finish reading. I guess you could say they were books that no longer held my interest and were temporarily on my "did not finish" list. 
  • Read 2 books I borrowed from the library: I started reading one of the books I borrowed from the library, but unfortunately, I didn't finish reading it. 
  • Work on my Project Life album: I did work on my Project Life album. I still have so many layouts to work on, but it was so nice to work on a few. 
  • Watch a new (or new-to-me) movie or TV series: I watched Thanksgiving. It was odd to watch a horror movie set during Thanksgiving when it was almost spring, but I was intrigued. 
  • Try 1 new recipe: I haven't tried a new recipe, but I found a few that I want to try. Most of the recipes I found are dessert and breakfast recipes. 
  • Go for a walk on the Silver Comet Trail at least once a week: I don't remember if I went for a walk every week, but I did go for a few walks throughout the month. I really loved going for walks with John and the boys.
  • Participate in Exhale's February blog hop: Unfortunately, I didn't participate in the blog hop, but I plan to work on the prompt in March. It was a busy month, and I didn't feel like writing.
  • Complete February: Five Things challenge/class: I didn't finish this class. I'm really hoping that I can complete the class in March. I will also try to incorporate the prompts in different projects like traveler's notebooks and my project life album.

March Goals
  • Read 5 books
  • Make 1 layout a week
  • Go for a walk on the Silver Comet Trail at least once a week
  • Participate in Exhale's March blog hop
  • Work on a project from 2023
  • Try 1 new recipe


What are your goals for March? How did you do in February?

Thanks for visiting!

Until next time...


Photo by Ella Jardim on Unsplash

Thursday, February 29, 2024

February 2024 // A List


February, February, February

My goodness! You came quickly and are leaving just as fast.

You were a month full of lessons.

A month full of making decisions.

A month of looking ahead.

February, you lived up to your theme.

The month of love.

A month of gifts, both tangible and intangible.

A month of good books.

A month of finding comfort in nature.

A month of dreaming about spring.

February, although you are the shortest month of the year,

You certainly left your mark.

March will be here soon.

Although March is a difficult month.

I'm hoping for good days.

So, goodbye, February.

You were quite the month.

Hello March.

Here's to finding comfort, hope, and good energy.

Friday, February 23, 2024

10 Things That Made Me Happy This Week

Happy Friday! Today, I'm linking up with Charlotte, Lindsay, and Beth for their weekly happy and grateful list link-up.



1. Hints of Spring (Today's weather is pure perfection!

2. My Valentine's Day flowers are still alive


4. Back to the Roots Grow Kit (So excited to try these with the boys)



7. Great customer service 

8. Good news from the doctor's office


10. Early morning light


What made you happy this week?

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Until next time...

Saturday, February 17, 2024

10 Things That Made Me Happy This Week

Happy Saturday! Today, I'm linking up with Charlotte, Lindsay, and Beth for their weekly happy and grateful list link-up.



1. Valentine's Day gifts from John

2. My new Kedzie Gemini Crossbody Bag (I got mine in Botanical)

3. New spring clothes at Target

4. Mini books from Second Story Cards (I have the Dreams and Write S*** Down mini books)


6. Working on a Project Life layout and an Awesome Ladies Project daily page prompt




10. Winter Break is finally here!


What made you happy this week?

Thanks for visiting!

Until next time...

Monday, February 12, 2024

Target Finds

Happy Monday! It's time for another Target Finds! As usual, I've found some great things at Target and am here to share them with you. Valentine's Day is almost here, so don't be surprised to see some Valentine's Day-themed items.

Toddler Boys' Short Sleeve Chest Striped Pocket T-Shirt

I was on the hunt for a picture day outfit for Raphael. I came across this T-shirt and loved it. It's true to size and is so soft. I also love that it reminds me of spring. I also found and bought a pair of jeans to pair with the T-shirt. You can see them here

Valentine's Day Shark Mailbox Paper Craft Kit

Valentine's Day is in a couple of days, and I needed to get a Valentine's mailbox for Raphael. I couldn't find a ready-made box that only required to be decorated, and I should have bought one weeks ago, but that's ok because I did find this shark mailbox kit. I haven't put it together yet, but it'll get done.

Heart-Shaped Frosted Donuts

This was an impulse buy. I had plans to buy donuts on a Friday after work as a treat, but I decided that I deserved a mid-week treat after finding these donuts. They were okay, and the boys loved them. They were fresh, and the chocolate frosting/icing was good.

Dashing Diva Gloss Ultra Shine Gel Nail Art Palette

I had my eyes on these nail strips for a while and decided to buy them. I haven't tried them yet, but I really love the designs, and they seem simple enough to apply. I'll have to give a review once I actually do try them.


What are some of your favorite Target finds?


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Until next time...

Saturday, February 10, 2024

10 Things That Made Me Happy This Week

Happy Saturday! Today I'm linking up with Charlotte, Lindsay, and Beth for their weekly happy and grateful list link up.



1. New arcs that I was hoping to get (Really excited to read I'll Just Be Five More Minutes by Emily Farris)

2. Buying Valentine's Day gifts

3. Starbucks' new Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Crème Frappuccino

4. Spring-ish weather

5. My scrapbooking supplies from Studio Calico arrived!

6. Making mummy brownies with Raphael

7. Discovering new-to-me artists

8. Cadbury TimeOut Roundies

9. Great conversations with my coworkers



What made you happy this week?

Thanks for visiting!

Until next time...