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Hmm.

Things that happened:

I didn't drink alcohol for all of March. It is and isn't a Lenten thing. I wanted to take a break and reevaluate what drinking was doing for me. It's been an interesting and probably-useful exercise, I will probably keep it up until Easter, but I do not think full temperance is for me at this point.
Dates! With people who aren't the PartnerBeast! It's like I'm poly or something!!! I'm still figuring out how to fit these new awesome people in my life but I really really want to.
Other social activities! I had both failures and successes on this point too. I'm proud that I was able to be social without alcohol, but it may have been an artificial constraint that didn't help me.
I delivered on some work projects I'm mostly proud of. Also it technically happened in February, but I got to move my work desk, which has been really useful for my anxieties but is something I need to adjust to.
I actually finished snapfitting my Gunpla backlog, go Kawa. PartnerBeast owes me soup dumplings now.
Gundam IBO made me very, very sad.
I got a major life...I'm not going to say "disappointment", but yeah. Something that looked hopeful that will probably not actually work out for me on my schedule. Sigh.

Things I am hoping will happen:

I really want to move. I've been claiming this for over a year now, and given other things on my plate this may not be immediately possible and/or be really exhausting for me, but goddamnit I really shouldn't be living with my parents anymore. I need to not be afraid of the temporary exhaustion in exchange for the long-term reward.
I want and need to walk more. Great Saunter is in a month and I'm not as ready as I should be.
I want to participate exuberantly in these new possible relationship-y things.
I also want to participate exuberantly in this relationship with the PartnerBeast, and celebrate the fact that we have grown together for a year.
It's also PB's (and my mom's) birthday in April. I have to think about presents and/or dining options.
The Tuesday after Easter, I have a dentist appointment in the morning and Bayern vs. Real Madrid in the afternoon. It will be my first drink since before Lent, surrounded by kind people doing a thing I love, and I'm really looking forward to it. In general, it'll be the first day off I've taken since my IUD checkup mid-February, which is feeling sorely needed.

welcome to April