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. Strawberry donuts

2. The moon

3. Billie Holiday by Warpaint

4. Working on my Winter Details mini-album

5. Going through my memory keeping supplies

6. Working on the Here: Touchstones course by Liz Lamoreux

7. Art by @lauramixedmedia

8. This layout by @jess.claire.creates

9. Words by @wendymac

10. Catching up on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

What made you happy this week?

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If You and I Had Coffee

If you and I had coffee...

We'd meet up at one of our favorite local coffee shops. We'd buy some iced coffees and some pastries. The pollen has been crazy, so we'll stick to staying indoors for this coffee date. 

If you and I had coffee...

I'd tell you that I'm still feeling a bit overwhelmed about house hunting. We are really hoping to find something by the end of the year, so at least we have some time. The market is absolutely crazy, and it seems that I am always learning something new when it comes to house hunting.

If you and I had coffee...

I'd tell you that I am so upset with what's going on with the country. We take one step forward and then take two steps back. It feels like the USA is broken, fractured, and desperately needs to heal. I've been avoiding reading the news for the past couple of days. 

If you and I had coffee...

I'd tell you that I am so ready for summer break. I think I'm more excited than my boys. This school year has been intense and frustrating. I'm more than ready for everything to go back to normal. I can't believe that my boys have been doing school work online for an entire year. 

If you and I had coffee...

I'd tell you that I'm excited for my little sister to give birth. I can tell that she's a little nervous and excited because she's been texting me and calling me with questions about labor and motherhood. I can't wait to meet my nephew. 

If you and I had coffee...

I'd tell you that I'm so glad that we were able to catch up. I'd tell you that I can't wait for our next coffee date. Maybe we'll go and find a new coffee shop and explore the neighborhood. 

What would you tell me?

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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. Buying Mother's Day gifts

2. Enrolling in a few upcoming Studio Calico classes

3. Favorite Day S'mores Trail Mix

4. The flowers in my neighborhood

5. Target

6. Reading (I've read so many books this week!)

7. This WIP by @aerialovely

8. Good Without by Mimi Webb

9. Conversations with Mami and Jaileny

10. Instagram (Two of my favorite accounts are @krystal_idunate and @julimakesthings)

What made you happy this week?

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Spring Bucket List

Happy Monday! I'm a little late sharing my spring bucket list, but that's ok. So far, spring has been wonderful. The weather has been great, and I've been enjoying watching the flowers bloom. The only downside is the pollen, but at least it's not winter. I don't think I've ever shared a spring bucket list on the blog, but I have added a few new things to my list. Check out my list below.

• Make a strawberry pie

• Go for a walk on the Silver Comet Trail

• Try 3 new recipes

• Go to the Farmer's Market

• Go berry picking

• Have a picnic

• Make s'mores

• Read outside

• Publish 1 personal story

• Make a spring mini-album

• Take lots of photos

• Complete a reading challenge

• Watch a new (or new-to-me) movie

• Watch a new (or new-to-me) show or series

• Have a BBQ

• Visit a new park

• Make homemade lemonade

• Donate clothes and food

• Spring cleaning

• Buy flowers

• Complete at least 1 Skillshare class

• Finish my winter mini-album

What is on your Spring bucket list?

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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. Arcade by Duncan Laurence

2. Pastries and baked goods

3. Receiving new books to review

4. Trips to the library

5. Happy Mail

6. This video of these women dressed as grandmas going bar hopping

7. Text messages from my little sister

8. Naps

9. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

10. Getting good news about my Mami

What made you happy this week?

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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. Here: Touchstones e-course

2. Ali Edwards' Pieces of Us Self Portrait Challenge

3. Coastline by Hollow Coves

4. Words by Amy Turn Sharp (Check out her Instagram: @amyturnsharp)

5. Shipping notifications

6. Picking up a book at the library (It's been a long time since I've stepped foot in a library. Damn you, Coronavirus!)

7. Cool breeze and signs of an upcoming storm

8. Preparing for Raphael's birthday celebration 

9. Starbucks Mango Dragonfruit Lemonade Refresher

10. Curbside Pickup 

What made you happy this week?

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April Goals

Happy Monday! It's finally April, and I'm shocked at how fast the first few months of the year passed by. Time is going by so fast. 

Last month was just...hard. March is always a difficult month for me. It's the month that we lost my baby brother. Grief is such a strange and overwhelming thing. I always feel like I'm drowning and going through different waves of sadness and anger. Needless to say, I was really emotional and felt almost every emotion imaginable in March.

House hunting is still stressing me out, but I'm still hopeful and excited. I really hope that we find something soon. This whole house hunting ordeal deserves an entire blog post of its own. I've definitely been documenting this journey in my journal and project life album. 

So before I start to ramble about house hunting, I should probably share my new goals since it is a new month. I may be a few days late with posting my monthly goals, but better late than never. Ready to check out my new goals for April and check out how I did last month? Ok...well, here we go.

Recap of March Goals

• Finish reading 2 books that I didn't finish last month: Mission accomplished! I actually read a lot in March. I even read 3 books that I didn't finish in February. I'm slowly catching up on all of the books that I started but haven't finished reading yet. 

• Read one of the books that I have to review soon: I did this! I read Sometimes I Fall Asleep Thinking About You by Catarine Hancock. I think I may post a review of this book on the blog soon.

• Complete 1 Skillshare class: This was a fail. I have no excuses and don't know why I keep forgetting to complete a class.

• Complete my December Daily travelers notebook: This was a fail. At this point, I'm just hoping that I actually complete my traveler's notebook by the end of the year. 

• Complete the One Little Word prompts from February: I actually finished this. I really enjoyed the prompt for February. My plans for the prompt changed, but overall it turned out great. 

April Goals

• Finish reading 2 books that I didn't finish last month

• Read one of the books that I have to review soon

• Complete the One Little Word prompts for March and April

• Complete the Here: Touchstones class by Liz Lamoreux

• Try 1 new recipe

• Drink more water

• Publish 1 personal piece for the blog

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

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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. Mocha Cookie Crumble Frappucinos

2. Bakery pastries (Hazelnut pies and giant chocolate chip cookies)

3. Spending time with my family on Easter

4. Reading

5. Reminiscing on happy and funny events from my childhood with my baby sister and Mami

6. Alaska by Julia Cooper 

7. It's finally Spring Break for my boys

8. Working on my Project Life album

9. This sudden burst of creativity (I have so many ideas for projects!)

10. Ordering Morgan Harper Nichols' newest book, How Far You Have Come 

What made you happy this week?

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Until next time...