March in review

March is difficult month to look back on precisely because, much like January and February it went by in a flash. I know I keep repeating myself, but seriously, where's the time flying to and why is it in such a hurry to be gone?

So I'll list simply some of the details that I can remember off the top of my head of yet another month that went past in a blur faster than a bullet train.

March was my third month at the new job and I can say I'm still immensely happy in that department (which would help account to the speed at which time seems to fly nowadays). March was when we went to our first Comic Con and had such a great time we're already planning the next one in a few months. It is the month when the Portuguese celebrate Father's Day, to which I played my part in advance and sent a parcel full of goodies back home. It was a fairly busy social month. In March I had the very first fully vegetarian week of my life, all without even trying (in fact I only realized the absence of meat in my diet by day 5). No, I didn't turn to the green side, I'm very much a meat eater, but it's great to see how much healthier my relationship with fruit and veg is.

By far the greatest achievement in the whole month was a half hearted challenge I posed myself - to do Lent properly and give up chocolate for 40 days. I never - ever! - expected to go all the way, it was just nice and healthy to give it a go and see how far I could make it. The most I've ever spend without my drug of choice was 13 days a few years ago. Now I'm well chuffed to announce that 28 days into it and still no chocolate has touched my lips (they've come very close... I've sniffed a lot of chocolate, but I've managed to resist temptation so far).

On a very close second is my exercise program. I managed to exercise 24 out of 31 days. Not a brilliant score, but really not bad. I don't see a thing on the scale, but I can see a massive difference in the mirror, and that's really where it counts, right?

And so it is with a smile that we turn to April, a month with a lot in store. So, that being said, it's time to log off and get started!