2014 Goals: April Update

My trip to Morocco is here. It seems like I've been planning to leave forever, excited that the day is here. Going forward I think I'm going to try for 7-10 day international adventures annually instead of waiting 2 years to leave the country. I've been remembering lately just how important traveling is to me.

Might update from afar... otherwise expect a rush of posts upon my return that I think of there :)

Adventures for 2014

• Trying new forms of moving and exercising

Groupon being activated when I return. It's going to happen.

• Cooking for one (beyond pasta and eggs)
  
  I bought a new book! What We Eat When We Eat Alone. Stories and Recipes...sounds awesome. Reading it in Morocco, hopefully it'll give me some ideas on how to prepare the veggies I get in my CSA box this summer. Though I love the farmers market, I'm excited to be a part of community supported agriculture and reaping the benefits of Farmer Jerry's hard work!

• Practicing self-care
• Vacation is self care - and April has been a full month of it :)

• Mixing different friend groups/life circles
• Going to a "dinner of interesting people" in Rabat that will mix many groups!
• Work colleague worked with artists in Morocco - will be connecting her with some Global Shapers upon my return!
• Using paid time off
• Leaving. Today.

• Enjoying performance arts
• Our Town (Theater Latte Da at the Lab Theater)
  
• Achieving airline status 

Done traveling for spring recruiting - but it looks like I'll get a few more trips in over the summer. Just planned fall - 9 straight weeks of travel. I'm feeling good about this one.

• Activating human drives
• Shared "The Charge" with a few different people in my life this month. Excited to start having more conversations about it and processing with others.
  
• Keeping plants alive
• Work plant - still alive!! Appointed a caretaker while I'm gone. 

• Listening to music instead of watching TV

TV has gotten the better of me this month. I shamelessly love The Voice. The combination of music and TV makes it seem more acceptable/in line with my goals.

• Thinking critically for fun
• Getting the grad school itch again. 
• Books for Morocco: Rise, Half the Sky. True North will be waiting for me when I return. Binge reading, commence!

• Living values through time allocation

So much easier when it's nice out. Every 70 degree day I spend as much time outside as humanly possible.

Disconnecting from work for two weeks - this is an important one. I have this habit of thinking that things would fall apart if I wasn't there (especially in my work). This is not true. Life will go on.