DEBBIE-DABBLE BLOG: April Goals Update and Goals for May, 2026

I am a Victorian Soul, who lives in a small townhouse that was built in the mid 1970's, not a huge Mega Mansion!! I just recently lost my Hubby Joe, who was a Retired Letter Carrier. I worked night shift as an RN on a Hospital based Rehabilitation( Physical Medicine) Unit for 37 years before I had Knee Replacement Surgery and officially Retired in 2019 after 41 years working in Direct Patient Care ... I am so glad that we retired at 62 years of age and got to spend that time together before he passed....I still do love Retirement!!!!

I DABBLE IN A BIT OF THIS AND THAT!!!!

" IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO BE WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN"
George Eliot

George Eliot was actually a pen name for a woman named Mary Anne Evans......

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Saturday, May 2, 2026

April Goals Update and Goals for May, 2026

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Blogging has always been a stress reliever for me along with an avenue to share my passions which are my home and my garden.....

I feel it is a personal Journal that, hopefully, someday, my Twin Granddaughters will be able to look back on to learn about who I was....

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In my last post, I shared the other side of my back Patio, which I managed to get set up for the Summer already......

And how I set up my Gnome Garden Tub.....

Click HERE if you missed that post!!

Thanks so much Andrea, over at The Cottage Market, for choosing my blog post, Front Flower Bed Landscaping Project, as one of her features from last week's A Morning Cup of Joe Link Party!!

And again, her kind words touched my heart..

."What a transformation… you can really feel the love and effort that went into creating this beautiful space. It is so inspiring to see how a flower bed can completely elevate the front of a home.That’s our Debbie… a fairy in the Garden!!! "

Thanks so much, Andrea!!

Please send her some prayers as she is dealing with some health issues....

Please stop by and link up to this lovely party!!!

And now for a few Personal Notes...

For the New Year, I am trying something different with my 3 times weekly posts....

On THURSDAYS, I will feature what I cooked and ate during the week, showcasing local cuisine and a few recipes for things that I actually made...

I decided that on SATURDAYS, I will showcase What I Have Been Up To in the past week, sharing events and places I went to, if any....

On MONDAYS, I will be featuring What I Have Bought or Been Gifted Recently, if anything...

Today Is What Have I Been Up to SATURDAY...

Last Sunday, I enjoyed an afternoon of art and culture...

I attended the Wilkes Barre Area Wolfpack Players presentation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet with some friends and members of our Senior Social Club!!

Everyone knows the tragic story of these star crossed lovers...but it does not make it any easier to experience....

HATS OFF to the cast for memorizing all those lines as they did an amazing job!

A great afternoon, for only$10 a piece to support our local students, with friends.......

I also attended a Pastoral Council Meeting on Thursday evening... .

We discussed some future events at our Parish...

Last year, I joined a group of Bloggers who were setting Quarterly and Monthly Goals......

My Goals are more of a To Do List for each Season....

And I do so love my To Do Lists....

This year, I have decided to only do Monthly Goals.....

So how did I do with my April Goals???

April was quite a working month for me...

Untarp everything in the back Patio, clean and set up the patio for Summer...

YES

Clean up the back yard and put Preen down...YES

Order Mulch for the back yard and put it down....YES

Get out all the garden art for the back yard....YES

Clean out the garden shed to make room for storing my childhood sled...YES

I decided to landscape my front yard myself rather than pay a landscaper to do it for $638!!

So these Goals were added and replaced a few that I previously listed....

Buy Rubber mulch instead of bark mulch for the front yard...YES

Clean up, mulch and buy and add new white rock to the flower bed under the Living Room Window...YES

Clean up, weed, use weed killer and mulch the flower bed on top of the front slope....YES

Get out all the garden art for the front yard....YES

Clean up, weed, use weed killer and mulch the slope in front of my house...YES

Clean up, cut back hostas and other perennials in the flower beds and slope in front of my next door neighbor's house....YES

Mulch next door's slope with the bark mulch that the owner, Trish, bought....YES!!

I will be sharing more of this in my next post on Monday...

Pack away all Easter outside Decor.....YES

Clean up the Front Porch and put Summer rugs down....YES

Bring all furniture for the Front Porch from the back ....YES

Decorate the Front Porch for Summer....YES

"Plant" all the pots on the Front Porch with faux flowers for Summer.....YES

Pack up the Winter decor and Saint Patrick's Day decor from the Den.....YES!

Clean and return the Den back to it's normal Americana decor for the Summer...YES!!

I will be sharing the Americana Decor in the Den in Future Posts....

Social Goals

Host Easter Dinner for my family... YES

Attend and host the April Young at Heart Senior Social club meeting on April 8th...YES

And we did chair yoga....

Help out with the monthly Sunday breakfast at Church on April 12th...YES

Host my nieces for a lasagna dinner ...YES

Attend a mass for my late husband Joe, marking the 2 year anniversary of his passing...YES

Attend Lunch Out at Leggio's, a local eatery, with members of the YAH Senior Social Club...YES

Attend the performance of Romeo and Juliet by the Wilkes Barre Area Wolfpack players on April 26th...YES

All of the following April goals were pushed to May because I did all that outside work in the front of the house whic I had hoped to hit=re a Landscaper to do...

Remember that I did not get to do these for 2 years after my husband Joe passed away...

Pack away Christmas in the Sitting Room and re-decorate it in a garden theme

Pack away Christmas in the upstairs Hall way and return it to normal

Pack away Christmas in the upstairs Bathroom and return it to normal

Pack away Christmas in the Bedroom

Start to re-organize the Craft Room

Pack away Christmas in the Craft Room

All in all, I think I did pretty good in April with my Goals....

So what are my Goals for May other than the ones that I pushed into May from April?????

I kept Easter up until the end of April so.....

Pack away Easter in the Living Room

Decorate the Living Room for the Patriotic Summer Holidays

Decorate Nelson Crest, my doll house, for the Patriotic Summer Holidays....

Pack away Easter in the Dining Room

Decorate the Dining Room in the Summer Tea Room theme

Pack away Easter in the Kitchen

Decorate the Kitchen in the early Summer Hens and Roos theme...

Plant all my annuals in pots the week before Memorial Day....

Clean up and landscape the flower bed by our mailboxes that I created a few years ago...the last landscaping project for this year, I promise....

Social Goals

Host a Parent's Day dinner for my family, celebrating both Mother's and Father's Day

Finish planning and attend my Senior Social Club's Spring Fling party

Make all the Garden Centerpieces for the Spring Fling...

Help out with the monthly family breakfast at my church

Attend my great niece Caitlin's graduation, where she will receive an Associate Degree in Nursing

Host my family's Memorial Day Remembrance dinner....

Help out with a special dinner for my priest Father Alex

Again, it is going to be a month filled with a lot of work but I do like "playing" in my house

Hopefully, I will do as good in May as I did the last 2 months with accomplishing my Monthly Goals....

I hope you will stop by to visit again on MONDAY for my next post....

Stay safe, healthy and most of all, HAPPY!!

And try to find JOY in every single day!

Thanks to those who took the time out of their busy day to spend a little bit of time with me!!

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