Happy March!
I am so excited for this month! First, because it is the month in which winter is NO more. I like all the seasons but winter just sticks around for waaaaay too long in these parts. And most likely even when it is officially spring, I am sure it will still look and feel like winter. But somehow, "the first day of spring" helps me mentally start getting over the freezing cold and never ending snow.
Second--this month ends with the start of spring break! Unfortunately that also means another set of report cards to get done. But this month, I will have loads of motivation! Two days after the quarter ends, we are headed to
IRELAND!!!
Isn't that beautiful?!?!
Those are the Cliffs of Moher and I will be there!!! I am preparing myself to be wet and cold but taking tons of pictures and soaking up all the amazing landscapes. This will also be my first time to Europe so I'm pretty excited to add another continent (and country) to my (very short) list.
Here were my February goals:
3. Blog 2 times
5. Get my Project Life out of the closet and start working on it again
While basketball and report cards were not an issue this month, I had so many sick/absent students that it created lots of extra work for me to keep them on top of their work and then I got sick too and lost all energy and motivation to do anything. I did make it to the gym 5 times but my workouts were pretty mild as it would wipe me of all my energy. I finished 1 book and am currently reading 2 different books "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth and "Love Does" by Bob Goff so that kinds counts as read 2 books since I didn't say "finish". :) I blogged once and have another post 90% done but it just didn't get finished before March. I did cook something new and it was very yummy. I made Balsamic Glazed Lamb Chops. Thanks to Kayley at "The Kitchen McCabe" for the recipe. Sadly, I never did get my Project Life out. I planned to do it last night after Wyldlife but we decided to hang out with some friends and I'm glad we did. Depending on your definition of narrow, I have narrowed down my ideas for curtains. It's actually the blog post in progress so you will hear and see more about it soon! So not amazing but not terrible! And hey, in my defense....February shorted me by 2 days!
Here are my March Goals:
1. Go to the gym 6 times
2. Finish "Allegiant" and "Love Does"
3. Brush up on my photography skills and how to use my camera beyond Auto so that I can fully capture Ireland with awesome picutres
4. Get my Project Life out and start working on it again
5. Make a March Madness Bracket
6. Blog 2 times other than this post
7. Make 1 new recipe
8. Really narrow down curtain options and buy some--or the fabric to make some.
9. Do 1 crafty thing! March is National Craft Month and I feel like I should partake even if it's in a small way.
10. Decorate my house for spring!
Wow, way more goals than previously. But I'm feeling motivated and 80% of my lesson planning is already done for the next 6 weeks since I'll be out of the country for all of break and don't want to come home and write lesson plans. We'll see how I do!
Any tips for international travel?
What to pack? (I HATE packing and tend to over-pack every trip)
How
to survive the looooong overnight flight? (I will NOT be watching the
new movie "Nonstop" despite how much my husband wants to see it!)Do you have any goals for this month?
Do you decorate your house for spring?
Do you watch March Madness at all?
Will you be crafting at all for National Craft Month?
What a wonderful holiday to look forward too (but of course I would say that because Ireland's home for me). I can't say I treat International travel any differently to more local travel and unless you have particular dietary or medical needs then it's easy going ususally. Don't overpack - make sure you have at least one good set of rain gear and a warm sweater and after that work with lots of layers that you can mix and match. Don't forget most of your electrical items won't work in Ireland unless you use a step down voltage converter. It's not usually an issue with phone/camera battery chargers and the like but do check before you travel. For the flight I suggest travelling tired so there is a much better chance you will sleep through much of it, but if you have an iphone/ipad/kindle or similar devices load them up with music/movies/apps and books that you can have as needed. Hand sewing projects are great for travelling too, I always have a few in my bag. Oh and we may speak English (well and Irish/Gaelic too in some places) but we do have different names for some things - one of the "Irishisms" that has been pointed out to me by many of my friends is that we call cupboards presses. Anways, enjoy the holidays. hope you have a great trip.
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