If I were to describe March of 2025 I would use terms like “long”, “dragging”, “spendy” and “unfocused”.
March started with summer camp registration. L will spend two weeks at the reservation, asme as last summer. She loved it last year, and we are doing it again this year. The registration opened March 1st, at 9AM and I was on the website at 9:02AM, with my credit card at the ready. This summer camp was the last piece of our summer.
I finish work on 06/18, then we are going camping 06/24-06/26, then L is in camp from 06/30 till 07/11, then France road trip from 07/13 till 08/16. And then summer is practically over, and I have to get back to work on 08/27 to start the new school year.
March seemed long. It was a busy time at work, with summative evaluations (lots of self-reflection and writing), some problematic student behavior, and, in spite of my word of the year being “focus”, it was hard to focus. I felt scatter brained and worn out. I took two sick days due to upper respiratory situation. I lacked teaching mojo that I usually have and I think that came from the fact that at this time of academic year I may be burning out.
By mid month I felt like I completely ran out of steam and, while I try to not wish time away (thanks KAE) I couldn’t help thinking “I want it to be April already”. Also, I am itching to go on our spring break road trip.
In spite of the slog at work, my camera roll has some beautiful reminders of people and places.
~ March 1st marked the start of Ramadan. I went to the Iftar at a friend’s house.
~ St. Patricks’s day brought corned beef and cabbage and green ice cream.
~ Three live theater performances
Kodo at the beginning of March – solo
Irish dancing for St. Patrick’s Day – with my daughter
Dear Evan Hansen musical with T
Another highlight of March was T taking over meal planning. We were struggling with finding new things to eat, sticking to classics like chili and roasted chicken. T decided we need to live on the edge, and he started planning meals, making a menu on the chalk board, and pre-ordering the ingredients. This coming week is our second week. Last week we had lettuce wrapped tacos, green goddess bowl, shrimp curry, chicken caprese salad, and shrimp stir fry.
March was a spendy month. Just this morning T and I pored over Monarch app, gawking at some of the numbers: $2,863 for T’s Subaru maintenance and overdue repairs; groceries $1,383; restaurants $916, and shopping (Amazon mainly) was $634. I shopped for our upcoming road trip (drain stopper, hot pot, Play-doh), for spring concerts, for lunch, and alarm clocks for both of the kids. Both kids also needed new sneakers. A new coffee tumbler after I spilled coffee on myself in my car by using a regular coffee mug, as well as supplements to help me process funk better.
I am not happy with how much money we spent in March but we discussed it, and in April, we want to reign in these two categories: restaurants and shopping. Below is a hall of shame from evil Amazon. Not pictured: three pairs of jeans I bought at Macy’s.
How about you? March highlights and lowlights?
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