Begin again.
How long ago since I did these monthly end posts? It feels too long ago. (Update: It's been over 4 years, where did time go?)
March felt slow and fast at the same time, if that makes sense. At the beginning, it felt like time was dragging, like life was passing by too slowly, yet when the month came to the end I’m like, where the hell did March go?
Received a copy of Femme Issue 3, in which I’ve finally contributed. Took me 2 years to finally share a piece of my writing.
Five year work anniversary
Slowing down and hibernating made up most of this month, which meant I had to constantly check in with myself that it’s okay -- except until it wasn’t, but it is what it is.
Started embroidery - it is definitely a work in progress, and it requires a lot of patience.
It’s okay to enjoy something without needing to be so hard on myself about it , or measuring how good I am at it. I can just simply enjoy an activity for what it is.
Spontaneous and fun was the energy I was trying to emulate for March, but I went a little reckless at some point. Lessons learned.
Started reading a few books, listened to a few podcasts, audiobooks
Paid off one of my two student loans off.
March for me was slipping off the path I was on, as I’ve let past patterns come through the cracks & then realigning back while acknowledging them. It’s almost like when accomplishments come by, I quickly shut it down. Celebrating seems to be a foreign thing for me. Now in retrospect, I see the series of events and triggers that made March slippery for me, but there’s always a chance to begin again.
Hello April! Less consumption, more creation.