Tomorrow is April, folks! Not sure how we got here already, but I’m excited for a fresh new season and the onslaught of Cadbury creme eggs. Aided once again by my Ink + Volt planner, I’ve thought through and settled on a fun way to ease back into month-long challenges in general.
My go-to method of learning about people I don’t know very well is to explore the relatively safe space and colorful world of popular culture with them, asking all kinds of borderline-annoying questions about TV/music/movies/etc. So this challenge features the music portion of this lil habit of mine, and it turns the tables by making myself answer the prompts I so often enjoy using to interrogate prospective lifelong friends.
First, I need to fill out the part of my planner that acts as my oath and covenant for the month:
Second, I need to share my questionnaire! May I present to you, my month-long Song-a-Day challenge prompts….
BEHOLD:
(I know it’s for 31 days, so I’ll probably just answer the last 2 questions on the 30th)
As I mentioned in the planner, I’ll be reporting on my progress at the end of each week with links to my songs–who knows, maybe we can get a decent playlist created as a result of this too!
Feel free to play along at home, and share your answers in the comments. Have fun–and wish me luck!
April is the first FULL MONTH OF SPRING! Yahooooo!!! I honestly couldn’t be more relieved. Winter is generally a tough season for me personally, and it’s a long season in Chicagoland. Though April is often a toss-up here weather-wise, I welcome it, like Scott Stapp, with arms wide open. Longer days, spring flowers, and a glimpse of more pleasant days to come. With this in mind, it’s time to get goals for the month together and ready up that planner! I for serious dropped the ball in March with goal-setting and planning, but I don’t want to take up any time wallowing in it (other then the time it took to write this sentence). Instead, let’s dive into the lofty, ambitious goal setting.
Maya Rudolph makes everything a little bit better!
I’m using this amazing Ink + Volt planner this year, and the prompts/space for goal setting have been incredibly helpful. And when I don’t like a prompt or just don’t feel like answering a question, I’ll just fill the space with whatever I want. Each month there’s a place to track a habit for the month too–I’ll come back to that in a different post.
So then, my goals for April 2019 are (da da da daaaaaa…):
Goal 1: Start my garden I have kinda big plans for my garden this year, and so I need to basically get rolling with this as soon as possible. I’ll have to clean up my garden beds outside (hopefully they’re not too cold!) and get some compost added to it. I’ll also be starting the seeds for some of the pickier plants (e.g. tomatoes, peppers, etc) down in the basement so that they’re ready to transplant when the time comes!
Goal 2 & 3: Read some books I set a year-long goal at the start of 2019 to read one book per month, and so far I’ve read through three. I’m near the end of Rob Bell’s What is the Bible, so I’m confident I’ll finish that as well another book (probably Thomas Lennon’s Ronan Boyle and the Bridge of Riddles) by the end of April!
Goal 4: Host brunch Have I mentioned that I really look forward to spring each year? Another reason why is that one of my favorite “traditions” we have here at my house is Easter brunch, which we usually host the day before Easter (is it called “Easter Saturday”? I’m not sure). I’m getting hungry just thinking about it. It’s probably not terribly wise, but I like to experiment with different menus and breakfast recipes for this particular gathering, which mainly consists of our [very forgiving and patient] friends.
One of the cutest books I own!
Goal 5: Make a Peeps-centric dessert or craft I actually don’t always enjoy eating Peeps, but I usually can’t get over how cute they are, especially the chicks. The season for Peeps comes and goes so quickly, therefore I want to create something really fun with them this month.
Goal 6 & 7: Re-organize some rooms This one is self-explanatory, but here it is for the sake of accountability! We got some Ikea shelves for this project already, so now we just need to discern what does and what doesn’t “spark joy” and generally stop being a couple of hoarders. 🙂
My sub-goal: To track my progress here for you guys to keep me honest! I’ll post about my successes (or epic fails!) as the days march on. What are your goals for April?
Hello and welcome, future friend. My name is Christie, and I like to write, but I’m slightly out of practice. And I like a mess of different things. Hence, blogging!!!! (also, be warned–I’m a huge exclamation points fan)(!)
I’m super happy to be here, and am even happier that you’ve chosen to spend some time in this little corner of the internet with me.
I don’t know about you, but the best way to *truly* learn about a person is through a late 1990’s/early 2000’s-style chain email survey. These puppies are always super long though, so I’ll break it out into a few different posts. Shall we begin with part one?
*~*AbOuT mE*~*
Nicknames? Chris, Crispy Where do you live? Chicagoland area of Illinois Age? 32 Shoe size? 7-7.5 (8 in Converse All-Stars) Pets? Sadly none! I dream of having a dog or capybara someday though… Obsessions? “Weird Al” Yankovic, stationery and journals and planners, comedy (shows, movies, stand-up, podcasts, Twitter accounts, etc), Japanese language and culture, coffee, bread, bright colors, upbeat music, being warm Bad habits? Too much coffee drinking, going to bed too late Phobias? Sadly, driving is a huge fear, especially driving on the highway. More scary to me than driving though is conflict and public speaking! Who is your best friend? the husband
Best. Soda. Ever.
What was the last book you read?Where’d You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple What’s the best thing you’ve ever been given? getting Jesus-y here! Redemption through Jesus, and the hope that everything will be made good and right. What’s the worst thing you’ve ever been given? It was so well-meaning, and honestly not the absolute worst, but the first thing that comes to mind is a set of white pillowcases we were given for our wedding that say in script “Always Kiss Me Goodnight”. I know it’s sweet, but it’s so not me/us. What are your future goals? To own a business and be my own boss. What’s your most embarrassing moment? I never ever ever have an answer to this question, which is both a little annoying and quite relieving. I avoid a lot of social risks where I can, and I’m in a constant state of being awkward, so it’s hard to pin down. Who do you consider the most beautiful woman in the world? probably Lupita Nyong’o Who do you consider the most handsome man in the world? Haha… um… Keanu Reeves. I can literally feel my face turning red, sigh. Favorite thing to do on a hot summer day? Go for a walk in nature, or for a walk in a city and visit little independent shops. Favorite thing to do on a snowy winter day? Two words: Blanket burrito.
I love Super Mario games, especially the classics.
Who is your hero? My heroes past and present include: Weird Al, Tina Fey, Conan O’Brien, Super Mario, and Leonardo from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Favorite color? Blue! But I love bright colors of all kinds. Favorite show(s)? Arrested Development, Conan, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Comedy Bang Bang, 30 Rock, IT Crowd, Cobra Kai, Pen15, Bob’s Burgers, and so so so many more… Favorite drink? Fentimans Rose Lemonade, Coca-Cola, coffee, Maker’s Mark on the rocks! Early or Late riser? Late, sometimes too late! Half full or Half empty? Half-empty–I’m a bit on the cynical side, despite my exclamation points!
