April passed by so fast. Between Pesach break, and travelling, and getting sick, I feel like I didn't get to do all that much. But it was still a great month (and not only because it was my birthday 😁🎂).
books 📖
365 Days With Self-Discipline — still working on it 💪
Make Time — was planning to finish this and then I got super sick so my schedule got thrown off 😭
games played 🎮
Starsand Island — just did random stuff since I finished most of the available storyline I think lol
Disney Dreamlight Valley — an old favorite of mine that I dipped into a little this month
Loftia — got to play a bit of the pre-Beta in April! super excited for the full game
Down in Bermuda — super fun puzzle game from a publisher I previously enjoyed
food pics 📸
made tofu in the air fryer
shroom-flavored chips without the halucinogens??!! apparently it's a thing in China
hawthorn popsicle 😋
Sichuan peppercorn fish, super spicy 🌶️🌶️
冷面, Beijing street food
some kind of hotpot xD
surprise birthday cake for me!! thanks Mom :D
hot pot with friends
Korean food for Shabbat
homemade pizza with turkey ham
pizaaaaaaa
people, places, and things
Pesach seder
out with friends
meet Sharpie the raccoon
Jerusalem music square
Museum of Underground Prisoners 🫡
project updates 🛠️
Didn't get that much of my projects done in April, but still got through a few things...
Miscellaneous
- igotboredand — added the all recaps page
- Personal Hub — updated some UI and minor bugs; added breadcrumbs, Sessions calendar, transition persisting
- Torah reading app — fixed some bugs causing the page not to show up
achievements & accomplishments ✨
learning 🎓
✅ finished Apple Human Interface Guidelines course (cert)
other 🌟
⭐ started writing again (not consistently, but still)
⭐ tried new productivity and focusing methods
things I'm thankful for 🙌
- Caught up with old friends and made new ones. 🫂
- Made it safely back to Jerusalem. ✈️
- Getting to experiment with making new kinds of soups and food. 🍲
- Celebrated Yom HaAtzmaut. 🇮🇱✡️
- My family surprised me multiple times for my birthday this month! 🤗
- Got sick for an entire week (and going into May), but at least I had a good birthday first.
~Catherine 💚