My March in a nutshell (2020)

So, we are pretty much halfway through April and here I am only now talking about March. The reason this post is later than usual going up is because I wasn’t sure whether to write it or not. Part of me felt weird talking about things in the usual way with everything that is going on in the world at the moment, and yet my obsession with continuity meant I really didn’t want to skip a month. Anyway, as I thought more about it I realised that even with March panning out differently to how I would have expected, all my moments could still slot into being a high, low or a standout moment so why not just go ahead and write it. So, here it is…

HIGH

My daughter cut two more teeth, her two front teeth to be exact. She did really well; barely made any fuss at all! They look huge in her little mouth though so I’m both surprised and super grateful that they didn’t cause her much discomfort. She also got herself up into the crawl position and started rocking back and forth which was so cute to see! She is really coming on leaps and bounds now, it’s hard to believe that this time last year she hadn’t even arrived!

HIGH

I made a conscious effort to exercise every day and be much more mindful of my eating habits, (most specifically my unhealthy snacking) and it made such a difference to how I felt overall. I wasn’t groggy getting up in the morning (not even on the days where I had spent a big portion of the night retrieving a dummy from under my daughter’s cot). I felt far more energised throughout the day and more positive mentally, because I feel good when I know that I am taking care of myself.

HIGH AND LOW

Returning to work. A high because I actually enjoyed being back in a work environment and I remembered how to do everything. Oh, and I didn’t cry leaving my daughter which I had been adamant would happen. I mean, I nearly did but I just managed to hold it together which I took as a major win! It’s a low though for two reasons, the first being that it meant a big portion of the day was spent away from my little one, and the second reason is because I only worked two shifts before being furloughed. I have a full post on my return to work and current status coming soon so I won’t say more right now, but yes, definitely a mixed bag this one.

LOW

Reading. I hit a major slump and what took the biggest battering? My books I plan on reading this year (2020) list of course. I feel like a broken record lamenting my progress with this list so I’m definitely going to use this lockdown period to tick a good few books off…if only so I don’t have to admit to being rubbish with it in my next ‘in a nutshell’ post as well!

STANDOUT MOMENT

My youngest nephew turned 1! It was bittersweet because we had planned to all celebrate as a family with a party for him, but with everything going on it had to be cancelled of course. We will definitely make up for it when this is all over! He still got to enjoy cake, and I got to coo over the photo of him covered in it so that was a definite highlight to round off the month. At least he was oblivious to missing out on the traditional birthday celebrations.

And that was my month, not a bad one overall considering everything that is going on in the world at the moment. How was yours? Any highs, lows, or standout moments that you would like to share?

I’ll take this opportunity to send my best wishes to you and your loved ones. I hope you are all keeping safe and well and are able to find some positives in these troubling times!

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Until the next time…Jess x

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