May: Month @ a Glance {05.01.25}

Hello and happy May friends! I hope your month is off to a great start.  This month is filled with birthdays, brunches and Mother's Day.  Before we get going... sorry I accidentally took a month off. I have been dealing with some depression and finally am coming up for air after getting my meds figured out. 

ON THE AGENDA THIS MONTH

1. TV & girl time with my girlfriends: Last week a few of my girlfriends came over to watch The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives with me and it was so much fun. If you haven't watched the show and like drama television, definitely check it out. So of course, we need to finish the rest of the first season before the second season comes out in a few weeks. 

2. Brunch at an Audrey Hepburn Brunch place: This weekend I'm heading to a local brunch house that is all things Audrey Hepburn. I love getting together with these ladies and have been looking forward to it for a while! If we have time, we are also going to hit a few book stores. 

3. Another Simple Favor with my friend: Did you know a second movie is coming out from A Simple Favor? I had no idea but came across it on TikTok of all places.  So this Saturday, my friend is coming over and we're watching the second movie. I really loved the first one so I am excited to see how this one goes. 

4. Pottery class: Last week I started a pottery wheel class with my friend and that will continue all through the month of May (and into June). Last week we did our first throws on the wheel and it was interesting. BUT, even though my piece collapsed a bit it still turned out super cool and I'm excited to see what I make next. 

5. Book clubs (as always): May is actually a smidge quieter in terms of book clubs - this month I'm doing Fantasy and Dark Romance only with my local indie book store. I am also participating in a few other clubs outside of that and doing a few buddy reads.  So while I'm not necessary doing a lot book clubs, I will be doing a lot of reading. 

6. Brunch with the book club girlies: Next weekend a bunch of my book friends are coming over to do brunch at my house. It is the first time we're all getting together to do a brunch and I think it will be so fun! 

7. Mother's Day Brunch with our moms: This year we are going back to the Palazzo di Bocce for Mother's Day Brunch and I am excited. The mom's really love going here and it's such a nice restaurant. 

8. Game night for my birthday: My birthday falls in the middle of the month and I am excited because we are doing a game night at our house. We haven't had a game night in a very, very, long time so it will be nice to get together with our friends and spend the evening playing games and enjoying each other's company. 

9. Basement cleanout: Memorial Day Weekend Justin and I are taking a long weekend to work on our basement. It desperately needs to be cleaned up and organized, plus he wants to move his office down there because his current work space is just too hot for him in the summer time. If we push ourselves hard, we should be able to get the whole thing prepped and ready for him to potentially move down there. 

GOALS FOR MAY

1. Finish the library. We started working on the library in January and it has been a very slow moving process. Mostly because budget has been tighter, but also because of time. We've been so busy that it keeps getting pushed back. All of the books have been moved into the room and the shelves are up and set in place, just really need to add the final touches and decor to be done with it.  

2. Start the 5k training program. My friend and I are signing up to run a 5k together in August and it's been a while since I really trained for anything, so this month I'm going to start training for the 5k with the Couch to 5k program. I've done it before, so this will be fun. 

Like previous months I will be using a tracker that I created which was inspired by Evermore Paper Co.. Their website is still down, so I am using my version I created for tracking this month. I'm hoping their site will go back up soon, but if you'd like to use mine, just click on the image at the end of this post - to be clear their version was free and this version is free. I will not earn any income from this printable.

Well I think that is everything for today! I hope you have a great month!



Question of the Day: What do you have planned in May?

Have a wonderful day,
Jackie
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