It's May, It's May!

Any May babies in Buttercupland?

I say it's May with some surprise and shock. I was so focused on April and the A to Z Blogging challenge that I looked at the calendar this morning and couldn't believe that it was actually May. May, the most glorious month of the spring. May, the month when the summer season begins with Memorial Day. May, when I retire. I am completely overwhelmed by the thought and not very prepared for blogging. I started compiling an alphabetical list in March for the Challenge, and stuck to most of it. I don't have one idea for May. Well, maybe a few ideas...

Look forward to a book review, or two. There will be a couple or three posts about retirement, "the Big R," and I foresee a return to Pink Saturday. Today we salute citizens of Buttercupland that are May babies. Happy birthday, emerald girls. 

My status...The weather in New York is glorious, and I wish I could ship it to my friends in the Midwest and Mountain states that are still wearing snow boots. The days at work are flying by. I'm still working, but I also seem to be spending time with friends and winding down. May is going to go very quickly!

Sweet Thursday Wishes!

Happy May!

Who are our May birthdays in Buttercupland?

I love May. Winter is definitely over in New York City and the weather is usually warm and sunny. The humidity is yet to come and on a warm and dry night like tonight, it's difficult to imagine that in six weeks I may be standing on the a subway platform "glowing" in sweat.

Two  quick updates...No Spending April was less than a success. Although I don't count paying for activities  in my spending equation, paying a second time for my trip to Rochester went against my goal of thoughtful spending. I learned a valuable lesson, but it was expensive. My other purchase was $70.00 for my new phone. It's not a luxury, but it definitely wasn't planned. I still have to purchase my summer t-shirts, black capris and a pair of shoes. I have a budget of $150. set aside and have started shoe shopping. 

My second update is about my decluttering. I aimed at discarding 100 things and only achieved 71 in April. I do have more space in my front closet and made real headway on two dresser drawers. I also have 15 less books on my shelves. My goals for May are to continue the 100 things project -- and to add the 29 from April, where I fell short of 100. Included in this were at least a dozen pens that no longer wrote. I can't imagine why I didn't do this sooner, but it feels great to know that every pen I pick up actually writes. 

Wishes for a very merry month of May!

Wishes for a very happy May