March is officially a memory as the calendar has now turned to April. It was a pretty eventful month with everything that it had to offer. The weather was pretty mild for the first half of March with temperatures in the 70s. As I began to up my fitness game, I spent some time outside walking at Hempfield Park and closing my exercise rings. That, for some reason, can be hard to do.
But the weather seemed to always be changing and we had a few days where it snowed. The unsettled conditions outside sent me inside a few days and I made the most of the time I spent at Planet Purple. Most of the time I used the treadmill and got my thirty minutes worth as well as doing back extensions. My time is limited so I do as much as I can.
The month of March is usually associated with March Madness and college basketball brackets. But March Madness took on a different meaning in our district as we held our Division Speech contests. For the first time in my Toastmasters run we had two speech contests (International and Humorous). I attended three out of the four division contests and all three I attended were held at churches. All three competitions also had stellar speakers eager to move on to the District level. Only two from each of the four divisions could advance, but it should make for a great competition the first weekend of May.
Another form of March Madness was the fish sandwich and coffee tour that I embarked on this past month. A local coffee shop called Cutie’s offered its monthly features that were tied into St. Patrick’s Day and Easter. I chose four out of the eight drinks and enjoyed them all but only one could win. For me, it was the Cadbury Egg Latte which I ordered iced and it had a cute heart straw to complement it.
I also went to four different spots to try out a fish sandwich. All four were good but only one could win the title of best fish sandwich. The Whale of a Cod from Eat’n Park was heavily favored in my opinion. However, the Fish Sammie from Sun Dawg in downtown Greensburg was more impressive and really pleased my palate. Surprisingly, I did not attend a local fish fry at a church or fire hall this lenten season.
April takes me to White Rabbit as well as another cafe, a little bit out of the way.
It’s taken me a long time and I still struggle with loving myself but I’m getting there. For my in-person Laurel Highlands meeting (March 12) I wore a pink top and a cheetah sweater and rocked my outfit with confidence. I didn’t worry about anyone’s opinion and, if someone said something I wasn’t letting them win. A few days this month, I walked outside when we had May-like weather and wore no sleeves and no jacket. Maybe this Spring will turn out different than the last two, even if Easter Sunday and Trans Day of Visibility fell on the same day, ruffling some feathers.
To close off the month in review, I finally ordered some new Spring and Summer ‘fits this past weekend. I’m not done yet as I’ll order more with my Super Cash which goes into effect this weekend. I need something for the conference too.
Love that outfit, where’d you get it?
Thanks, it’s Old Navy.
Stylish 🍒 