What happened in May? That is the question I am asking myself right now. Can I remember what I did? My planner is helping me remember what happened. My planner helps me plan and also gives me a place to track what happened.

May began with Miss K’s dance performance. This year it was at a theatre here in our city instead of the next city south. So that meant running back and forth for rehearsals and then performance weekend which was two shows on Saturday and two on Sunday. Miss K was on stage seven times in each performance. She keeps everyone laughing as she attempted to do her own make-up. I am proud of her for her hard work and thankful for the school that has encouraged her to dance.

We did have a bank holiday to recover from the weekend. May is a great month with two bank holidays. The second one was at the beginning of our half-term break.

There was also a Tae Kwon Do grading as well.

One of the big things that happened was Whole30. I did it again. I have a love-hate relationship with Whole30. I will say I learn so much about myself and what I can do. I can bake chocolate chip cookies and not eat any. I can make a carrot cake and not eat it though that received good reviews from the church staff. Add that to the list of things to bake for the next time I need to bake a cake. Most of my recipes are American and so I like finding things that are enjoyed here.

Whole30 was working towards my health goal.

I did not read as much in May. Maybe I should say I didn’t finish as many books in May. I gave myself permission to quit reading. Just because the book is on the classic book list doesn’t mean I need to read it. I tried and just couldn’t get into the book so I quit reading it. That is fine. In fact it is probably a good thing to do. Give yourself permission to evaluate and determine if it is necessary to finish not everything you start needs to be finished.

I worked to declutter and get rid of things. The end of homeschooling is coming and so it is time to begin clearing off the shelves. I love being able to bless people with resources that we are finished using. That helps me as I clear the shelves.

I spent quite a bit of time in May working to get my blog GDPR ready. I learned quite a bit in that process. I am excited to have that completed and be able to get to writing new content.

Three things I am using and loving in May.

1. My Plum Paper Planner – This is my first year to the Plum Paper Planner. I am loving it. I am still figuring out how to use all the extra pages that I added. I enjoy having a place to keep notes.
2. Moleskin journals – I have to stay that this is worth the investment. I am still using one that I bought about 2.5 years ago.
3. Water with lemon and mint leaves – It is so easy just a few mint leaves from my mint plant and a wedge of lemon and some water. I find it refreshing and a bit of flavour for my water.

How was your May? Did you begin anything new? Finish anything exciting? Or Maybe give yourself permission to quit?