it's gonna be may (2018)

well shoot... hestartedre we are and it is already may!
where has the time gone?  it feels like april was a blur, starting with a funeral and ending with a wedding... i know other things happened in between, but honestly... i can't tell you much of what.
here's a little bit of an update of what i do remember!
fussy cut sampler is still going strong.  as you saw yesterday, chapter 4 is done and chapter 5 will be starting tomorrow.  i'm officially a third of the way done!  that just means blocks are going to get trickier from here...  oy.
music quilts are moving right along.  i finished the top of the raspberry kiss/pixelated paper heart quilt top, and have started my 2nd one.  as of last night, i have nine of my 20 flying geese pieced, and everything else is cut out and ready to go.  after i finish the top, i'll need to measure both and head to thistle dew in fair oaks to see how much backing i'll need.  they have the wide width grunge marks the spot in red and i think that will work perfectly for both quilts.
100 days 100 blocks.  say whaaaat, something new that has started?  you betcha! lisa casually mentioned doing this sew along on instagram, and after much thought and an impulse purchase on my account, we both committed to it!  last weekend was our cousin brian's wedding, so lisa came in to town a day early and we got a bit of sewing in.  we both pre-made the first few blocks together... which left us itching for more sew time together.  once i get these two music quilts done, i'm hoping to churn out a few more before the start date in july.
bullet journaling was something i mentioned trying out at the end of february, so i decided to give it a go this past month.  i've come to enjoy it, and it helps me keep track of things much better than my typical planner did.  i think the different spreads are really helping me know to check off things and keep myself motivated.  the picture above is from the start of the month, but i did pretty well keeping track of things on my goal tracker (the boxes) daily and trying to fill more in.  i didn't do so well with my budget tracker, since i found myself spending more and more and not wanting to admit it to myself.  i think i might add it as one of my boxes on that tracker and hope to encourage myself to not impulse buy as much... but i bet you can guess the number one thing i impulse bought.
yep... fabric...
that said, i did find myself making time for sewing a lot more often this month than i had months prior.  i think i've come to find that it is my way to truly shut off what is going on at work and such and just create.  this month especially, it has become my outlet to help those that are in need.  i made 50+ cat blocks one weekend for another quilter who lost her 6 year old to the flu, and she intends to make mini quilts for her daughter's classmates.  i plan to make a quilt for my grandma & my aunt this year, since they lost their husband/father this past month.  quilting seems to be my way to help others right now, and in a round about way, help myself.  my goal is to do something sewing related daily in may, whether it is cutting, sewing or quilting, i am itching to reach that 31 day goal.  believe me, with this being the last month of prek, heading towards summer camp and dance recital, i'll need some stress relief!  let's see if i can do it without having too much retail therapy at the same time.  ha!

may - instagram lookback

with the 100º weather this weekend, i'm already missing may.  but with how my calendar is looking already for this month, i'm sure june will fly by.  and hopefully be mostly indoors.  i'm SO not a fan of hot weather!  but enough about things that have yet to happen... let's take a look back at the month of may, shall we?
- for this year's dance recital, we have a very simaler costume to a dance we did last year.  so with that, i decided i would see if my old junior prom dress still fit... and it does.  holla!  only problem was that the sleeves were a little restricting, so i took those babies off and we've now made it a ribbon strap.  and lucky ben gets to match wearing pink.
- token fortune cookie for the month i guess.  unexpected situations... like the random choice to go back to school?  hmm... perhaps :)
- i photographed a house for one of the loomis building inspectors out in folsom mid month of may.  and MAN was the view amazing.  i could totally live with that being what i see from my back yard.  i still have to go back and do a few more detail shots of rooms when they're finished completely, so that's something to look forward to.
- ah yes, the great chaperon trip.  forever and a day on a school bus, but the end result was well worth it.  though, our knight didn't win this time around...  what a bummer.
- disneyland was awesome.  mine was the "woody face" ticket.
- mickey mouse pretzels are awesome.  and of course, the non instagram full disneyland post.
- mushu... what a cat.  a few of them have been incredibly attention needy some days, and of course, mushu was having an "i'm so cute" night flopping around on my bed.  until i shoved him to one side.  seriously.  he takes up way too much bed space.
- with going back to school, i also decided to do another "go back" this month, and resign up for calfamfitness again...  it was just an added bonus that there was a sierra college discount.  like it was meant to be.  i've got a general idea of how things are going to happen when school actually starts, but for right now it's very hit and miss since i've signed on for a lot of picked up shifts.  bryan generally plays basketball on tuesday & thursday nights, so i've taken those as my "for sure" opportunity to hit the gym and spy on him while he plays.
- my "other boyfriend" gave me a flower last thursday.  well, at least bits of one.  my little man santino from the dance studio came in, fist clenched tight and left me that little potpourri collection on my table.  that little guy cracks me up.  definitely keeps me entertained for sure!
we also kicked off the end of school for some at melissa's grad party.  complete with a bounce house.  of all the photos taken that night, these two have come out my favorite.  of course, the one on the left because we generally look normal.  and the one on the right.... well, i feel it's very "us".
and yeah, there was a whole lot of stripes going on that night.  not even to mention the three guys who all showed up in the same color scheme of plaid shirts.  we also played a game called "quelf" which we gradually gave up on because it was taking FOREVER to get around the game board with 11 or so people playing.  entertaining game, but totally for a smaller group of people.  :)