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. Spicy chicken biscuits from Chick-fil-A

2. Going to Barnes and Noble

3. Sleeping in

4. Staycation officially begins

5. So many Mother's Day gift ideas

6. Short stories

7. Naptime

8. My sister sending me funny TikTok videos

9. Not having a mountain of clothes to fold

10. Vanilla ice cream with warm chocolate chip cookie

What made you happy this week?

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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. Netgalley

2. Jo Koy: Live From Seattle

3. Morning and afternoon walks

4. Strawberry and cream cookies

5. New sandals and shirt from Target 

6. Drawing on Grief by Kate Sutton

7. Easter candy

8. Working on Raphael's birthday scrapbook layout

9. Daily journaling

10. Mind maps

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 a local coffee shop. Depending on the weather, I may order a flavored hot chocolate or a mocha frappuccino. We'd probably stay indoors because the pollen count has been insane, and nobody has time to deal with allergies.

If you and I had coffee...

I'd tell you that I'm still going through this weird and annoying phase of starting new books before finishing the ones I already started reading. Now I have way too many books that I need to finish reading. I also really need to start working on accepting that it's ok to not finish a book that I don't like.

If you and I had coffee...

I'd tell you that I'm dreaming of vacations. We are going on a vacation in a few weeks, so I'm really excited about that. I'm also dreaming about going back to Helen, GA. I absolutely fell in love with that small town. 

If you and I had coffee...

I'd tell you that this has been a strange month. I haven't worked on a lot of my creative projects. I'm not feeling motivated or in the mood to work on my unfinished projects.  However, I am still working on my 100 Day Project. I also haven't been writing as much. I wouldn't say that I'm going through a creative block...in fact, I don't really know what to call it.

If you and I had coffee...

I'd tell you that the next few weeks will be a bit busy, but I'm looking forward to it. Most of the events that are coming up are celebrations. My oldest son's birthday is coming up, my nephew's first birthday is also coming up, Mother's Day, school events, and finally, the last day of school. We also have a few local events in our town coming up. I'm so excited for all these spring and pre-Summer (is that even a thing?) events coming up.

If you and I had coffee...

I'd tell you that I hope everything continues to go well with you. I hope you enjoyed your drink and pastries. I'd give you a hug and tell you that I can't wait for our next coffee chat. 

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. Counting down the days until vacation!

2. Starbucks Red Velvet Loaf

3. Cooler weather in the mornings

4. First sip of hot chocolate

5. Post Traumatic Texts by Chad Coffey & Courtney Coffee (Do yourself a favor and read this book. It's so funny!)

6. Good school reports

7. Being ahead of schedule 

8. Getting notifications from my local library! I can't wait to pick up a few books that I've wanted to read.

9. The Writers On Instagram page

10. The weekend is finally here!

What made you happy this week?

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April Goals

Happy Monday! We are almost halfway through the month, and I'm so late sharing my goals for the month. It's been a busier month than usual, but it's been a good month so far. Spring break is over, but we had such a blast. We celebrated Raphael's birthday and went to the aquarium. We have so many other plans for the rest of this month, and I can't wait. 

Since it's a new month (and this post this overdue), let's check out my goals for this month and how I did last month.

Recap of March Goals

• Read 5 books: I read a lot in March! I actually read over 40 books. Keep in mind that some of these books were short story collections, poetry books, novellas, and some were books that I hadn't finished in February.

• Read 2 books from Netgalley: I read quite a few books that I received from Netgalley. I read So, Stranger by Topaz Winters, The Mermaid with Angel Wings by Betül Kelez, Pocket Therapy by Sarah Crosby, Little Astronaut by Jennifer Stein, Somewhere We Are Human by Reyna Grande, and BoodFresh by Ebony Stewart.

• Try 1 new recipe: I honestly can't remember if I did try a new recipe, so I will just assume that I didn't. 

• Finish last year's Project Life album: Yikes! I didn't finish last year's Project Life album, but I'm so close. I think I have just one random layout to complete. It will definitely get done this month.

• Complete 2 half-finished memory-keeping projects: I didn't complete any half-finished projects. I mainly focused on my current Project Life album and my Day in the Life mini-album.

• Take more photos: I did take more photos this month. I actually remembered to take pictures for my Day in the Life album. Usually, I tend to have more journaling than photos in my Day in the Life albums, so I was pleased to switch it up this time around. The Day in the Life project inspired me to take more photos, and I hope to continue to do so.

April Goals

• Read 6 books

• Read 3 books from Netgalley

• Try 1 new recipe

• Complete 2 half-finished memory keeping projects

• Continue to work on my 100 Day Project

• Share 2 personal essays on 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. Drumstick blizzard treat from Dairy Queen

2. Sleeping in

3. The Honorable Kentaji Brown Jackson

4. Neoni's Wonderland and Darkside (Actually their entire album Wars in a Wonderland)

5. Chocolate chip scones

6. Daily pages from different artists and writers

7. Working in my journal

8. Slowing down and taking care of myself

9. Happy mail

10. My craft supplies

What made you happy this week?

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Until next time...

Atlanta Mom Blog

Happy Monday! Can you believe it's April? Spring is in full force and I'm so here for it! 

Speaking of spring, today I'm over at Atlanta Mom with a new post. I'm sharing some Spring cleaning tips. Feel free to check out my post and tell me what you think.

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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 happy and grateful list link up.

1. Kind neighbors

2. Day date with John

3. Going to a new-to-me coffee shop

4. Health insurance

5. Making plans for the boys' spring break

6. Chocolate chip scones

7. Working on my Day in the Life album

8. So, Stranger by Topaz Winters

9. Spending time with my family

10. It's finally April!

What made you happy this week?

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Until next time...