Tuesday, April 06, 2021

One Sentence A Day: March 2021

Welcome to one sentence a day for March. March felt like like a really long month.

1 - Monday -- Dave and I had a midday walk to the library and decided we needed to be more intentional about getting out just the two of us.

2 - Tuesday -- I walked the kids to school for the first time in...forever... and got some orientation for the next position I'm taking on for work.

3 - Wednesday -- Dave and I went for a midday walk and that was absolutely the highlight of an otherwise "blah" day.

4 - Thursday -- I finished my virtual Camino walk this day and we celebrated with Starbucks!


5 - Friday -- I have started a new job at a library for the next six weeks and I am learning a lot of new things.

6 - Saturday -- We met up with friends for a walk but it was fairly icy so not the most pleasant of hikes.


7 - Sunday -- Today was a "blah" day and I was grumpy a lot of this day.

8 - Monday -- I got a massage today for the first time since July and it was glorious!!!

9 - Tuesday -- I tackled the laundry mountain (aka four loads of laundry) today.

10 - Wednesday -- It was a gorgeous spring day out and I loved it!!!

11 - Thursday -- I dropped by Janice's house with fifty tulips for her 50th birthday and enjoyed a fun visit with her and Tessa.

12 - Friday -- I stayed up way too late reading this night :)

13 - Saturday -- After a walk to the library in the morning, I got highlights and a haircut in the afternoon!!!


14 - Sunday -- It's a bit of a tradition that we get ice cream the day after the spring time change, even if it's cold out!

15 - Monday -- It felt like a somewhat normal day as I baked banana muffins, worked, made supper, and folded laundry.

16 - Tuesday -- I worked, Dave and the kids got much needed haircuts, and I read an entire book based in Spain during Franco's dictatorship.

17 - Wednesday -- It was an insane morning what with waking up late and getting called into work earlier than I had expected but we had a delicious dinner, which sadly, only Dave and I liked.

Beef & Guinness Stew, recipe from the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin,
and our traditional St Patrick's Day dinner for a few years now.   

18 - Thursday -- This was a grumpy day for our whole family :(

19 - Friday -- Rachel and I binged four episodes of "Be Our Chef" on Disney+ while Dave and Sam watched Jurassic Park.

Rachel and I also walked to a greenhouse and bought way more spring flowers than we had originally intended. Oooops!

20 - Saturday -- We had the best day with great weather, hanging out with friends for the first time in a year, and an impromptu pizza party.

21 - Sunday -- We switched the yard over for spring -- the trampoline is up, the rain barrel is out, and the table and chairs are out!

22 - Monday -- Someone had to get a Covid test today (which meant I couldn't go to work and the kids couldn't go to school) so Rachel and I made pretzels and I read outside for a few hours.

Rachel and I also made a rainbow from different coloured water.

23 - Tuesday -- The Covid test came back negative (phew!) but not before I'd baked banana muffins and read outside some more.

24 - Wednesday -- It was back to work and back to school for all of us!!!

25 - Thursday -- Because I was off work for two days, I visited six classes this day which made for a very full day.

26 - Friday -- Fridays often find me crawling into bed early because I find the week tiring.

27 - Saturday -- We had a short, outdoor seder with Dave's parents to celebrate Passover.

The Hillel sandwich of matzah, charoset, and horseradish is my favourite!

28 - Sunday -- I baked buns, Rachel and Dave made crepes, and it was a full day of being in the kitchen.

29 - Monday -- Work, getting Rachel to dance, making supper -- some days are just not that exciting :)

30 - Tuesday -- HAPPY 12TH BIRTHDAY SAM!!!

31 - Wednesday -- I had a migraine, came home from work early, and slept for most of the afternoon. (Second sentence: Thankfully I recuperated in time to help make Sam's (belated) birthday supper, which was delicious!)

Sam requested fried shrimp, Earl Grey Maple Glazed salmon,
asparagus and Caesar salad. YUM!!!

10 comments:

  1. March did feel really long! So much to celebrate here though! How's the new job? I am a big fan of the Hillel sandwich too!

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  2. Such an interesting post. Lucky Janice and sweet you for giving her 50 tulips. And Sam has quite the gourmet palate for a 12 year old. That will serve him well in years to come.

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  3. Sam has great taste! What a lovely meal.
    I'm so jealous of seeing people having had a hairdressing appointment - ours don't open again until next week and have been shut since mid December - I am counting down the days/hours/minutes ...

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  4. I enjoyed reading about your March and seeing the pictures.

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  5. Sam's birthday dinner sounds delicious! I love the 50 tulips for 50 years; what a beautiful gift. Sounds like you had a really fun month.

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  6. I get SO angry when I make dinner and no one eats it! the 50 tulips are so pretty, what a good friend you are!

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  7. Yay for working at the Library! That sounds like a dream job!

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  8. Spring seems to feel so good outdoors the year, doesn't it? Kevin put out our rain tubs & the wind blew them out in the yard so he stacked them back up for the next time we're expected to get rain. It's been a dry winter here. March went out like a lion with high winds & land fires. 50 spring blooming tulips for a 50th birthday, such a loving gesture. A coworker is doing a walking challenge similar to the one you're doing or maybe the same one. Happy Spring! Karen

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  9. So many ups and downs in one month, which I totally feel! Is it a total pain to get a COVID test there? So glad it came back negative. Yay for massages and new hair dos!

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  10. Happy birthday, Sam!! Is his blanket made to look like a tortilla? So cute!!
    How did you get all the flowers home that you bought when you walked up to the greenhouse? They are beautiful. I wish I could grow flowers here. I have my best luck with blooming cactus.
    Love the photo of you reading with the colorful laundry hanging on the line behind you. I wish I had a clothes line. I use a drying rack but can only dry a few things at a time.

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