Maidie,
I (and many many others) are only to happy to answer questions, share opinions, make suggestions. The only stupidity when it comes to questions, is not asking.
The world of music is vast and like anything else when one gets started it is all new and foreign, so quite OK to not know, feel a bit overwhelmed.
And as you say, most importantly, you are playing songs and having fun.
To start with consolidating then. When we speak of consolidating we are taking about a period of time at the end of a grade when one takes some time to continue to practice all that was learned in the grade to ensure solid understanding and ability to play what was learned and, most importantly, put it to use in playing songs.
During consolidation one reviews how one is doing, referencing Justin’s recommendations for what one should be able to do at the end of the grade, specifically content in How to PASS Grade 1 | JustinGuitar.com
Perhaps ‘pass’ could generate some anxiety. I’d see it more as the guidelines that indicate when you are ready to move on.
That will include playing 5 songs from memory. This doesn’t mean you must know all the lyrics and be able to sing the song from memory.
When I talk about myself consolidating, I mean I spend most of my time learning songs, rather than actively learning and developing my technique. From that perspective I am still largely playing what is taught in the first grades plus a few intermediate additions.
I’ll stop there, before I write (another) post of such length that I might exceed the platform maximum word count 
Hopefully that all makes sense but feel free to ask questions or playback understanding. And when happy with that, I’ll be happy to explore another question.
All that aside, keep playing as you’ve been doing.
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