April flew by, so I am glad we kept goals simple! Emma and Johnny had a lovely spring break, that new feels as if it were light years away, in spite of the month flying by so quickly. We spent loads of time outdoors – one benefit of having an indoor space that none of us adore! I got some lovely pictures of the kids meeting their newest cousin, captured the lovely flower above, and took a few others that will show up in posts this upcoming month. We took the kids into San Francisco for the first time, and had a wonderful time there! I joined a community choir run by my college voice teacher (they practice once a week, after the kids are in bed – perfect for me) and got to practice my newborn photography skills both on my niece and a friend’s newborn – something I would love to perfect. Johnny got to know the students in his new kindergarten class better. Emma finally mastered the steps of the traditional Mexican dance she is learning at school. Lily and Anna developed a more solid this-is-how-we-play-when-it’s-just-the-two-of-us routine. I have challenges I’m dealing with that I don’t write about much because this blog is my happy place, but there is a lot of beauty in my life.
May 2014 Goals
I’m keeping my May goals simple, because – even though it’s been nearly a year since we put our house in Massachusetts on the market – we still haven’t quite found our feet in California. Moving across the country is complicated – and exhausting!
- Enjoy the last month of school, and have the kids write thank you notes to their wonderful teachers. Theme: gratitude
- Keep taking pictures of the kids. Photography makes me happy, and I love capturing memories. Theme: gratitude
- Start making summer plans. Theme: responsibility and education
I’ll meet my simplicity theme by, once again, stopping with these very basic goals. What are your planning to do in May?
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MaryAnne is a craft loving educator, musician, photographer, and writer who lives in Silicon Valley with her husband Mike and their four children.
I love reading your goals and I hope the challenges you are dealing with get less challenging soon. My in-laws are visiting from Botswana next week for the girls’ joint birthday party so we are looking forward to that.
Thank you, Jody! I hope you have a wonderful visit with your in-laws!
All I’m trying to do in May is enjoy being in the states and seeing friends and family. It’s been such a whirlwind already. 2 weeks have flown by!
Enjoy your time in the US!
I love your photography – you have a gift, for sure. I’m excited to see what plans you make for summer. What a fabulous place to explore the outdoors!
Thank you, Giselle! We actually just got tickets to visit Massachusetts for a couple weeks this summer, while Mike is out there for work. Very excited!
I am working on my May Goals! I hope to write them down soon :) You are right, April just flew by :)
I haven’t figured out my May goals yet. It’s been a busy April and I’m still kinda surprised it’s May already.
I loved reading your set of goals, it’s a great topic for a parent blog post.
Love those goals. Very attainable! May is always such a busy month. I like the idea of keeping things simple.
Your photography skills are amazing and I love how your goals always include gratitude!
Simple goals are best. Enjoy the last month of school – we are getting out on June 9, and I can’t wait!
I love that these goals are simple, but specific, too! I think that’s what makes goals manageable, not unattainable and frustrating – love these! Oh, and photography makes me happy, too :)
LOVE LOVE LOVE how simple you made this. I think that is KEY to what I need to start doing. I tend to make things bigger and more difficult. Maybe I should go X out all my goals and just write in SIMPLICITY. Love it!
Sorry to hear you’re facing some difficult challenges, but how wonderful to be part of a choir and to have such life-giving simple goals. Summer will be soon!
It is really smart that you reflect on accomplishments this way.
I really have enjoyed seeing pictures on FB and Instagram of your two little ones playing and the pictures of you SF outing.
Thinking of you because of your challenges. Hugs for you.
Complicated goals stress me out, so I’m all about the simple ones. My work goal for the month of May is to gain one new freelance writing client. My personal goal is to become less attached to my smartphone. I don’t want to be checking it during my precious time with my son!
I love simple goals! I took some of mine out and this last month stopped doing several projects. I’m sure I can keep going just need to do my best.
I love your goals. I love San Francisco!
Thanks for practicing your photography on sweet Baby J. We’ve been here 9 years, and it still feels temporary to me. I’ll miss it though when the time comes to move. I hope you guys have a fun summer exploring this beautiful place and feeling more comfortable in CA.
You make goal setting approachable. I have a few hours left in April…I wonder what I can come up with that’s simple and attainable.