February was a complete wash. I got the flu. It took me out for over two weeks. It started out unassumingly enough with a snow day. Before the snow started, I had been at the gym and I’d noticed a tickle in my throat. It didn’t seem to be anything much until three hours later, snow began falling outdoors and I was shivering under two blankets. Five days with a fever and five more days of getting my strength back.

So you can understand how it was kind of a wash:

• Exercise (make room for one non-WIP workout per week): Shut up. I actually managed 9 workouts. I also slept a TON.
• Allowance for the kids: Mostly. I think I missed one week. Getting into a groove.
• Read 30 books this year: Read 1 book this month.
• • Stone Mattress by Margaret Atwood
• Write regularly: Nope.
• 1 hike per month, preferably with the kids: I was sleeping.
• 1 date night: Indian dinner out!!
• Donate blood 6 times: Not this month. Next month.
• Volunteer once a month: We checked out the dog rescue organization’s volunteer event and got familiar with what we would be doing. It was awesome!
• Self care (once per quarter): Crickets.
• Experiment with podcasting: Posted a minipod and recorded two new episodes with Matt. Nothing new or experimental right now.
• Find new opportunities to speak in front of an audience: Crickets.
• Capture my “best thing all week” every week all year long (52 total): Eight weeks, 8 best things recorded.
• Financial planning for the household: Flu.
• Get our unfinished rooms completed: Got seating and table/chairs for the basement! Not quite all assembled but pretty darn close.
• Crochet regularly: Working on a scarf for Sadie and it might be done before the winter is over.

Other February highlights:

• Getting over the flu
• Hosted husband’s college friends for a visit (that was supposed to happen earlier this month and we managed to reschedule)
• Led the baking of 300 hamentaschen for Purim

March is redemption month. In like a lion….