Carissa's Chronicles

Carissa's Chronicles

Your May Field Guide

Tips, tricks, and tools to inspire you and motivate you this month.

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Carissa Lewis
May 01, 2026
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The month of May starts,
Rain, grass, and the chirping birds,
The blooming of buds.

May feels fresh. It feels like hands in the soil and rain on my skin. It smells like a picnic at a park, a campfire in the woods, and sun-soaked pavement. Each month, I craft a mood board to represent how I want this new chapter to feel. I set it as my laptop background and my phone wallpaper, so the images and the feelings they evoke are there with me each time I check my messages or hop online.

I want May to feel like the dawn of summer, with more days spent outside doing things I enjoy, and hopefully a day or two at the beach sprinkled in between. This month, I’m feeling inspired to take to the outdoors, to wander and explore, and to spend more evenings in the pale golden light of the fading sun.

May is the month of feeling wild and free, and this field guide was written to help us do just that.

This May, you can look forward to:

  • An inspiring mood board.

  • 31 thought-provoking journaling prompts.

  • A mobile wallpaper.

  • And a positive affirmation to help carry you through the next 31 days.

As you may have already guessed, I spent a great deal of time crafting this article for you all, so the rest of this post will be for paid subscribers only. You can upgrade your subscription for only $5 a month, or $50 for the entire year. Either way, I’m glad to have you here.

Now, let’s dive in.

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