My turn at “Since Last March” #SOLC18

On Sunday, our writing compatriot, Leigh Anne Eck, who does some pretty fabulous writing on A Day in the Life, shared a “Since last March” slice. It was a big year for Leigh Anne and her slice caused me to stop and reflect on my own year “since last March.” I am sure that we all have highs and lows and lots of in-betweens that pop into our heads, but just how many are there? And how many are sliceable? Turns out quite a few. After jotting down the events that quickly came to mind, I began scrolling through my blog posts to see if there were any that I missed. It was a bit of a trip down memory lane.

So here’s my attempt at the list. Since last March I:

• have kept Slicing nearly every Tuesday (so about 52 slices)
• have been sharing all things poetic with the Poetry Friday community (an additional 52)
• began writing in a writing notebook on a regular basis
• spoke at an information night for incoming Kindergarten parents for the first time (Not a fan of public speaking!)
• ticked “hike England’s Jurassic Coast” (or at least a bit of it) off my Bucket List
• went fossiling with two paleontologists in the footsteps of Mary Anning on the beach at Lyme Regis, UK
• went back to college for a week (alone!), living in a dorm at UNH while attending the NH Literacy Institute (fun, but lonely)
• celebrated my 26th wedding anniversary
• became a Lead Ambassador for Wonderopolis
• began my 14th year of teaching at my current school and my 21st year in education
• read one of the longest books I’ve ever read (over 500 pages) — Henry David Thoreau: A Life by Laura Dassow Walls (I’m a very slow reader, so this is a huge accomplishment for me. My husband is still in shock!)
• participated in my first daily poem challenge, writing an ekphrastic poem (a poem inspired by an image) every day for the entire month of February plus a few warm up and cool down days (so 28+ poems)
• surprised a dear friend in Toronto by spontaneously flying up to celebrate his 60th birthday Super Bowl weekend (and made it back just in time for the game!)
• co-hosted my first #WonderChat on Twitter for Wonderopolis (I was terrified!)
• survived not one, not two, but three nor’easters in less than two weeks!

Not a bad twelve months. Onto the next!

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This post is part of the annual month-long Slice of Life writing challenge organized by Two Writing Teachers. Join us! It’s my second year of Slicing in the challenge. (If you want to take a peek at the Padlet of writing ideas I’ve created, I’m happy to share. Click here! It grows every day.)