2026 April Recap

May 12, 2026

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 ✨

checklist ✅

✅ wrote my 2026 March recap

☑️ 8?% through reading Make Time

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 💚