Now that the calendar has turned to March and the number of days to Spring keep dropping, here is my recap of February.
It was a better month than expected with content. I originally wanted to post a handful of blogs, but had enough to talk about to make two handfuls. While I’m behind the 8-ball a bit this year compared to last year, I believe I’ll come out ahead of last year and even set a record for blog posts in 2024. I wanted to make up for lack of content in 2022 (mainly due to the lack of technology), hence why I wrote so many blogs early before cooling off in the Spring.
2020 is my record year with 154 but it has to be noted that I posted more early before cooling off in the second half of the year. Also, does that year really count as everything was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic? If anyone’s keeping score, I had 60 blogs posted by the end of February. A few weeks later the world would shut down. I’ll have a blog up next week looking back on quarantine times.
I was able to score a few days off and took advantage of a beautiful Sunday to visit Aunt Sue and Benny. We ate lunch at the Pine Grill restaurant and then I visited for a few hours. We just sat on the sun porch and kept warm by the fireplace. Getting there was the fun on this chilly but dry February day as I drove up PA 31 getting there and down US 30 coming home.
I finally finished Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and moved on to the next book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I’m also caught up on the movies. I plan to have the first seven books done by the summer. There’s also the newest book (The Cursed Child) and Fantastic Beasts which I’d like to read as well. In addition to Harry Potter, I’m occasionally reading other books as well.
In Toastmasters, we held our area contests in District 13. All contests were held online. I only attended the one in my area and cheered on our competitors. The divisional round begins this week and runs through the rest of the month with contests every Saturday. I also returned to in-person meetings at Laurel Highlands after being online for the last few months. I plan on visiting Johnstown’s club online in April.
I put up a few food reviews as I ate at Chili’s and Don Patron before my meetings on Wednesday night. March will be all about finding the best fish sandwich and deciding what the best St. Patrick’s Day/Easter drink was. I got an Irish Creme coffee this morning at Cutie’s and it reminded me of the cappuccinos I used to order from the Hiram G. Andrews Center in their student-run store. I can’t wait to post what my favorites were and it will be tough. I also ordered some activewear from Old Navy and I have a nice gym outfit now. Don’t know what March holds but I might buy more activewear or even some summer clothes or a mix of everything. Time to use those gift cards from Christmas!
Whatever the week holds, I’m ready to style, profile, and slay!
Stylish 🍒 