March 2018 Recap

I have to try a bit harder to find the beauty in March. I found it in this grouping of trees at Lyndale Park.

March 2018 was a milestone month for me. I resigned the job I had for six years and started a new job in a different field. Speaking of milestones, we also celebrated Stewie's 100th birthday with lots of friends. 

18 in 18

• Host a 100th birthday party for Stewie

Read the 18 in 18 list

March 2018 Highlights

• Final round interview and JOB OFFER for Education Program Specialist job in the Center for Educational Innovation (CEI) at the University of Minnesota
• First day of new job at CEI 
• Self-guided tour of newly renovated Tate Laboratory of Physics building at the University of Minnesota with Laura (time lapse of construction)
• Walking Book Club: Flâneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice, and London  with a walk around Lake of the Isles afterward
• Happy Hour at Jen's house with Erin and Miranda
• Lenton Enchiladas with Heidi at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
• Pizza with Caroline
• Attended the FIRST® Robotics Minnneapolis Regionals Competition

March 2018 Low Point

• Last day working in the University of Minnesota's Academic Health Center 

Surprisingly effective advertising

Sunset at Loring Park

Fragile. Resilient. You can be both at the same time.

Removing a thick layer of ice covers on the sidewalk.

Walking by McNamara Alumni Center at the University of Minnesota on a snowy day

Stewie walk

Happy 100th Birthday Stewie!

The day I was offered a new job I found this cheery tree!

Moving My Body

Total steps: 456,589 (14,729 steps averaged a day)
Total miles: 194.93 (6.28 miles averaged a day)
Most active day: Saturday, March 17 (30,039 steps/12.73 miles)
Least active day:  Wednesday, March 7 (10,139 steps/4.35 miles)

Memorable walks: 

• Walking Book Club 
• Semla/Brew Walk to Fika and Venn Brewing

View inside Tate Laboratory of Physics

Historic telescope in the dome of the Tate Laboratory of Physics & Astronomy

Beauty of late Winter/early Spring

Broken Crow mural at Cedar Riverside light rail station

Powderhorn Park never disappoints

Amundson Hall at the University of Minnesota

Tiny door street art collaboration between Mows510 and Pisface

Foshay reflections

Sunrise dog walk

Professional Development ​

• Table host for Hennepin University Partnership table Spring Mixer: Disparities in Community Corrections
• Google Day volunteer
• Nonprofit Communications and Technology Conference

Read + Watch + Listen

TV

• 90th Academy Awards
• Borderliner
• Collateral
• This is Us season 2

Movies

• Black Panther
• Coco
• The Experimental City
• The Gift 
• The Shape of Water​

Books

• Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty 

Podcasts

• Black Market Reads
• Code Switch
• It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders
• Levar Burton Reads
• Pod Save the People
• Still Processing
• Terrible, Thanks for Asking
• The Daily

Lenton Enchilada Friday

Look happy

Annual semla treat

Appreciating the beauty of trees

Pareidolia

Not feeling it

Entrance into Mayo Memorial Building where I worked for six years

Had an emotional day, so I went for a walk to reflect.

Half of a Rise & Shine mural

Eat + Drink

• The Cove
• Surly Brewing Company taproom
• Bordertown Coffee
• Sebastian Joe's Ice Cream
• Red Wagon
• Punch Pizza
• Lakes & Legends
• The Lowbrow
• Stub & Herbs
• Pizzeria Lola
• Aster Cafe
• Fika
• Bull's Horn
• Venn Brewing
• The Naughty Greek
• Milk Jam Creamery
• Longellow Grill
• Bar Luchador

Milk Jam Creamy flavors honoring women for Women's History Month. I chose Ibtihaj Muhammad and Tarana Burke.

March for Our Lives

Minion bollard

My neighbor Carolyn Halliday's art in the Artists in the Kitchen exhibition at the Textile Center

Atrium art

Spotted in the neighborhood

Scott with a ScotBot at a robotics competition