Friday, March 6, 2026

Five on Friday - March Goals

Today I’m recapping my February goals and listing my March goals.  As always, I’m using a Y for YES and N for NO to indicate whether or not I accomplished my goals. 



February Goals

Personal Health / Wellness / Fitness / Beauty

Y  Be intentional about creating joy every day.

Y  Meditate (EMDR) and read my devotional every day.

Y  Continue making my way through my Bible study.

Y  Visit with upper cervical chiropractor.

Y  Visit with therapist.

N  Taper my vertigo medicine 1/4 pill per day to 1/4 pill every other day. – After having dizziness and tension from my retainer, I decided not to taper this month because I didn’t want to add to the issues I was already having.  Hopefully I can try again this month.

Y  Research jaw clenching at night.

Y  Walk 24 miles. – I walked 35.55 miles.

Y  Start strength training again. – It’s slow going and very limited, but I finally got back into it. 

 

Appointments / Meetings / Other Requirements

Y  Attend monthly Home and School Advisory Board meeting.

Y  Jacob attend state e-sports championship.

Y  Finish planning Daddy/Daughter and Mother/Son dances.

Y  Co-chair Daddy / Daughter Dance.

Y  Kids go to orthodontist checkups.

 

Home / Organization / Planning

Y  Clean out living room.

N  Clean out kitchen.

Y  Clean out dining room.

Y  Clean out Jacob’s bedroom.

Y  Deep clean blinds in my office.

N  Deep clean blinds in living room.

Y  Work on reorganizing List Master app.

Y  Update 50 album artwork in iTunes.

N  Put down new rug in living room.

Y  Start One Second a Day video for 2026.

 

Blog / Social Media

Y  Work on end of year blog post. – I’m all caught up to present!

Y  Work on catching up on blog page links. – I caught up on seven months of posts.

Y  Start posting on Instagram more frequently after taking a break. – Kind of?  But I’m hoping to get back into it a bit more in March.

 

Fun Stuff!

Y  Attend annual benefit ball.

Y  Celebrate Brian’s birthday.

Y  Celebrate Olivia’s birthday.

N  Have dinner with my girls. – We had to postpone.

N  Have a poker night with friends. – We had to postpone.

Y  Go on a date with B. – We went on two!

Y  Work on our puzzle.

Y  Read 2 books. – I read two!

 

Summary

 

29 tasks accomplished

6 tasks not accomplished

 

Monthly Stats


Books Read: 2

    The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez

    The Surrogate Mother by Freida McFadden  

Meditation Days: 28

Rings Closed on Apple Watch:

    Move Ring: 14

    Exercise Ring: 17

    Stand Ring: 28

Workouts Completed: 23

    Barre: 0

    Core Training: 0

    Dance: 0

    High Intensity Interval Training: 0

    Hiking: 0

    Mixed Cardio: 0

    Outdoor Run: 0 (0.00 miles)

    Outdoor Walk: 16 (35.55 miles)

    Pilates: 0

    Pool Swim: 0 (0 yards)

    Stair Stepper: 0

    Strength Training: 7

    Yoga: 0

Time Spent Working Out: 10:23:04 (hours:minutes:seconds)

Calories Burned During Workouts: 2,454

Total Steps This Month: 209,291 (Average: 7,475 / day)

 

Pictures of My Successes

Apple Watch rings


Attending our annual ball

Cleaning out all the things

Celebrating our sweet girl

Celebrating Valentine's Day

Planning the Daddy Daughter dance with my favorite co-chair

And hanging out with my favorite DJ at the Daddy Daughter dance

Celebrating our favorite girl's birthday

Date night!

Date night #1 at the ball

Celebrating our favorite guy's birthday!


 

Now for the March goals… 

March Goals

Personal Health / Wellness / Fitness / Beauty

Be intentional about creating joy every day.

Meditate and read devotional every day.

Continue Bible study.

Lent study.

Go to annual GYN appointment.

Go to my semi-annual dentist appointment.

Go to orthodontist checkup.

Visit with upper cervical chiropractor.

Visit with therapist.

Taper my vertigo medicine 1/4 pill per day to 1/4 pill every other day.

Walk 41 miles.

Strength train.

 

Appointments / Meetings / Other Requirements

Attend monthly Home and School Advisory Board meeting.

Kids to go semi-annual dentist appointments.

Finish planning Mother/Son dance.

Co-chair Mother/Son Dance.

 

Home / Organization / Planning

Clean out kitchen.

Deep clean blinds in living room.

Deep clean blinds in dining room.

Deep clean blinds in front room.

Deep clean blinds in kitchen.

Deep clean all windows in the house.

Work on reorganizing List Master app.

Update 50 album artwork in iTunes.

Put down new rug in living room.

Plan, prep, shop, and pack for Disney trip.

Plan, prep, and shop for Easter.

 

Blog / Social Media

Work on end of year blog post.

Finish catching up on blog page links.

Start posting on Instagram more frequently.

Complete one blog post for summer break.

 

Fun Stuff!

Have dinner with my girls.

Have a poker night with friends.

Go to a hockey game with friends.

See the Broadway play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

Go to Disney World!!!!

Go on a date with B.

Work on our puzzle.

Read 2 books.

 

Friday Funnies & Feels










On the Blog This Week

 What I Ordered from Amazon in February 2026

Our Week – The One with Olivia's Birthday, an ENT Appointment, a Date Night, and Sleepovers 

Easter Themed Easter Basket Stuffers



 

Previous Monthly Goals Posts


Happy Friday, y’all!

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Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Easter Themed Easter Basket Stuffers

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Hey, y’all!  Easter is right around the corner, so today I thought I’d share some Easter basket stuffer ideas.  In the past, I’ve shared all kinds of random items since we sometimes include things such as sunglasses, flip flops, beauty items, etc. in our kids’ baskets, but today, I thought I’d share items that are perfect for Easter baskets that are just Easter themed.

These Ryan & Rose silicone bracelets make the perfect gift for boys or girls.  I purchased this exact set in July 2023, I immediately put the light pink one on, and I have literally never taken it off a single time since then.  It has been on my wrist for nearly three years, and it is still in perfect condition.  Since it’s made from silicone, it holds up well through showers, swimming, playing in the ocean, tanning, cooking… everything.  I love it so much I may never take it off!  I wear the XS size so it doesn’t bobble around a lot, but it’s not so fitted that it’s uncomfortable.  I do have a very tiny wrist, though.  Just be sure to look at the sizing chart before you purchase… it’s accurate!


 

I also love this beaded set of bracelets


 

This set is so elegant…

 


And this single bracelet is unique and beautiful, too.


 

And this set, too!


 

I also love this necklace

 


And this one would be perfect for anyone who loves rainbow pastels.  It’s so unique!

 


Our kids get a kick out of these emotional support stuffies, and these bunnies would be perfect for an Easter basket…

 


So would these chicks!  I mean, the one with the sunglasses… come on!  So cute!

 


And speaking of stuffies, our kids also love Palm Pals, and they have a huge array that would be appropriate for Easter baskets, but we loved this little egg that’s going in Jacob’s basket…

 


And this little sheep/lamb that’s going in Olivia’s basket.

 


Our kids also love a Lego set, and this 3-in-1 set is perfect for an Easter basket.

 


This egg Lego set is also great because you can decorate the egg over and over again in different colors and patterns. 

 


Olivia is teaching herself to crochet with these sets from The Woobles.  We found this bunny set that’s perfect for an Easter basket, so she’ll be receiving this one.

 


This notebook fits the current “preppy” aesthetic that’s trending, and it’s Easter themed…

 


And this bunny diary (that locks!) with carrot pens is darling.

 


Cloud and butter slime is still super popular among tweens and younger teens, so this set of Easter slimes would be a perfect Easter basket stuffer.

 


And for the littles, I came across this Crayola magnetic Easter tiles set that would be so much fun.  Our kids love MagnaTiles and they still play with theirs all these years later.

 


Easter egg sidewalk chalk is also a must.

 


These Easter egg excavation sets would be a fun and unique addition…

 


And so would these Easter themed sticky notes

 


And y’all, just look at these Peeps sunglasses!  Haha, I love it!  They come in four different colors, too.



These sensory bunny toys would be easy to keep on hand for long car rides or waiting in doctor’s offices…

 


And this Crayola recolorable egg can be decorated again and again and it lights up!  So fun and unique and something your child could use over and over again!

 


This poke-in art is also a unique craft that would be cute to display year after year.

 


We love diamond painting sets, and this Easter egg set is adorable.

 


This set of leather Bible verse bookmarks is stunning, and it would be perfect for any reader… a great addition to an Easter basket for an older child.


 

And this set of gold heart cross paper clips would also be a great addition for older kids who use planners, binders, and notebooks for school.

 


This set of flower bookmarks isn’t technically Easter themed, but they are most definitely very spring-y, and you crochet them yourself! 

 


This diamond art set of flowery coasters would be a great gift for an older kid…

 


And, of course, you can’t go wrong with vinyl stickers for laptops and water bottles

 


Or traditional stickers for little kids.

 


And it wouldn’t be Easter without candy!  I loveeee Ferrero Rocher, and the packaging for this set is perfect for an Easter basket.

 


So many ideas!  I could keep going and going forever, but I suppose you get the idea! 

Happy shopping, y’all!