Home! We circled above Newark/New York area for about 40 minutes yesterday – the traffic control tower was evacuated because of the 4.8 magnitude earthquake. An earthquake in New Jersey! I’ve experienced a small one in Chile but not here! Then there was a second one, about 8 hours later. I was already in bed, jet lagged, and the house started shaking.
The flight was 7 and 1/2 hours and it was fine! The kids watched cartoons, did Khan Academy, napped, fooled around, drew, did Duplos, and made conversations with fellow travelers. I worked with my planner and calendar, reflected, dozed, refereed some arguments, and also made conversation with fellow travelers.
Looking back on March. My brain thinks is images and schemes so I made my usual mind map for March. March was a fun month! It also felt long and anxious, mainly because of preparations for our Paris trip which was right at the end of the month.
Some highlights: L committing to piano lessons, St. Patrick’s day celebrations, seeing Trinity Irish dance company in NJPAC, March 8th celebrations, a few family hikes in the reservation; great summative feedback at work, connecting with people and having a date night with T. Also, some house and yard things: spring clean-up, flag stones fixed on porch, house cleaned before the trip. And a few lowlights: little to no reading (couldn’t focus because of the trip), no Easter egg hunt this year, state testing, daylight savings blahs, and some anxiety. And, no formal exercise but regular life movement. One fun thing this month was the Irish dance performance at NJPAC with L.
What’s on tap for April? Because March was rather intense, April will be on a calmer side, I think…
A very good friend’s birthday, Passover, Eid. The weather in April in NJ usually warms up so spend time outside, go hiking, visit New York Botanical Gardens (that’s a day trip), and of course, nurture my word of the year: CONNECTION. I already have a meeting with former colleagues this coming Friday at a tavern – just to see each other. Plus, our monthly date and reach out to more friends, either online or face-to-face. There is also Bring Your Child to Work Day! We had fun last year.
A mammogram :-[). Sign up for yoga and start paying – that will get me going since I’m usually financially motivated. Give Chase United Plus credit card their last $550 – I used it at Paris exclusively (no foreign transaction fee).
Gardening and further cleaning up the yard and the house. Oh, the garage has some stuff that needs to go. Want to finish Holly by Steven King and get my reading back up. Of course, continue blogging and commenting (very behind on that at the moment). Meditating has slipped in March so I want to become consistent again.
What about you? How is April looking for you? What is the weather like in April in your part of the world?
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