welcoming spring + looking ahead

“It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.”

― Rainer Maria Rilke

March highlights

• Ohio trip to see my bestie
• hosted mother-in-law + played tourist in our city
• spent a week in NYC + worked from HQ
• multiple friend dates
• hair + facial appointments
• completed 50-mile challenge for SFSPCA (52.5 total miles)
• booked Italy lodging, trains and some tours/activities
• completed quarterly finance check + net-worth review
• spent a rainy day exploring The Conservatory of Flowers
• toured The Ground Floor Club + contemplated membership
• saw a movie in a theater for the first time since 2019
• joined “I’m Still Here” book launch group
• dinner with work friends in NYC
• participated in many Women’s History Month activities
• movies watched: Everything Everywhere All At Once; The Whale; The Fablemans
• continued daily reflection/five-year journal
• continued making progress managing new work team
• tried two new-to-us local spots (Ramenwell, Empress by Boon)
• read three books + multiple magazines
• 101 workouts/31+ hours (cycling, yoga, strength, walks, hiking, stretching)
• rode 131 miles
• finally completed FTP test
• Peloton milestones: 20-min PR; 30-min PR!; 300 walks; 45-day streak; passed 5k annual minutes
• one Trajectory of Life post

April intentions + looking forward

• find a better fit for regular volunteering
• Participate in The Art of Journaling
• 1,000th Peloton ride (4/6!)
• add more regular strength and core back into workout routine
• read three books
• forest bathing at botanical gardens
• Tasty Foods for a Thriving Planet event
• attend + learn at Atlassian Team ’23 conference
• dinner at San Ho Won (finally got a reservation!)
• annual physical/labs
• Pelofondo?
• celebrate six years of knowing the hubs
• decide on The Ground Floor Club membership
• get back to daily and weekly habit tracking
• continue daily reflection/five-year journal
• continue making progress with new work team

open tabs

• My dream job
• In search of wonder
• Expand your to-visit national parks list
• Doom-scrolling alternatives
• Tips for spending less
• But how do you read so much?
• What is even real anymore?
• This made me laugh
• Supporting women-owned businesses
• Thinking about change differently
• Love is everything and everywhere
• Making friends as an adult