May Resolutions Review

Make a Cape Cod budget and stick to it	Brainstorm programs I can run at my job	Make  a thinspiration board/ journal	Help cook at least (AT LEAST) three meals	Find more summer clothes
Follow up about the job/ finally start it	Cohost May slam with Cshep	Work on 2026 scrapbook	Write a letter to God every Monday	Write more book reviews for my upcoming (secret) book
Finish Dream Daddy	Take breaks for myself at Cape Cod	FREE SPACE	Decorate my next journal	Fill up my five subject notebook
Go through my Youtube channel and unsubscribe to the channels I no longer listen to	Monitor my irritability	Pick ten songs to play on the piano daily	Make a book on the six wives of Henry the 8th (illustrated with facts. Use a blank book)	Fill up my Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow book
Blog more about my weight loss journey	See Devil Wears Prada 2 with my besties	Start a new column on my blog called “public conversation”	Put the five parts on my (secret) book together and do another round of editing.	Finish my Shadow Growth Book

My year gets busier and more chaotic every day but that will not stop me from achieving my goals…and every day there seems to be more of them. But I think I did a good job with these.

May Resolutions Accomplished:

•  Make a Cape Cod resolution and stick to it. So while I didn’t exactly make a budget I thought long and hard about the stuff I was spending my stuff on (drinks at the club? What was the point? It wasn’t getting me drunk) but I will say I think I spent about half of the money I usually do. Between the cafe being closed and only going into town one day, I was very frugal. 

• I started my job! I started yesterday actually. I am so proud of myself for getting this  job which started as a volunteer gig. Some programs I’m hoping to start  are scrapbooking/ collaging and poetry circle in addition to my book club. 

• I unsubscribed to over half the shows I had been subscribed to on Youtube. I would share the remaining few but I don’t feel comfortable sharing that with the public. Most of the channels I kept I  had subscribed to within the last year but I kept some old favorites like Ryan Higa and Phillip DeFranco. Ahh, the voices from my adolescence.

• I ran a poetry slam with Cshep in May. Chsep (my friend and co organizer) has really taught me a lot about being a leader and a performer and on top of that, being a fantastic poet. Running the event alongside of him, I felt really confident. It was probably the best slam I’ve hosted so far.

• Taking breaks for yourself at Cape Cod is important otherwise you get too overwhelmed. It’s the same thing I mentioned about being “on” all the time. I don’t think I’m in trouble unless I’m crying and I didn’t cry once this year (though my eyes did get slightly misty when Justin said something sweet) so I count this as victory.

• I saw Devil Wears Prada 2 in theaters. I did enjoy the movie but I loved going out to eat with my friends more as we discussed the movie and compared it to the original. It was a joint trip down nostalgia lane.

• I did finish the five parts of my book but I have made a very big change. Most of the parts are going to be published as small books individually so there will be 3-5 small books instead of one. The first book is going to be  my very first book of short stories. I’ve been writing short stories for several years and have published some in magazines and anthologies. This book will also be published under my given name and I plan to do the most marketing and publicity for it.

Resolutions I’ve Continued to Work On:

• Some might say its a dumb waste of time but I enjoy playing it so I am still going to play Dream Daddy (even though I’ve gotten into the habit of writing, reading and knitting instead. Damn productivity). 

• I will keep you posted on my weight loss. My mom is adamant the scale is not broken but it seems all over the place. I just got back from vacation and I fear I had one too many hot dogs. What am I going to do? Just say no?

• I actually forgot I was supposed to be monitoring my irritability. Whoops. Well, if I need to know I can always ask my parents or my boyfriend because those are the poor people I take it out on.

• I did start a healthy eating book but then turned it into a comfort book with pictures of my favorite movie scenes, favorite books, Youtube channels, stickers, Instagram posts and song lyrics. It is in the very stages of infancy but I think everyone should have a comfort book.

• I continue to work on my 2026 scrapbook. I’m too inconsistent. I have ten memories from one month and none from another and more keep getting lost. 

•  I’m in the process of selecting ten songs for the piano. I made a Monday list, a Tuesday list and a Wednesday list with ten songs each (Thursday and Friday I work). I tried to switch it up: The Beatles, Chappell Roan, Simon and Garfunkel and Taylor Swift. 

• I will try to be more consistent in my letters to God. If anyone deserves my attention it’s him.

Projects I’m Abandoning (with no shame)

• My Henry the VIII book. I might go back to the idea when I am not so crammed with social and creative activities but for now I am tabling it.- 

• I am still going to fill up my journals but at my own pace. As I mentioned before I have alot of other stuff on my plate.

• I’m not going to write any more book reviews until I’m done with the short story book (and yes  I will publish a book of book reviews if I get the chance).