April in Review

4/1 I was up before six to walk and do mobility. Work was pretty slow and quiet. My insurance finally kicked in on this day. I picked up AJ, went to Smith's, and met Matthew for dinner at McAllister's. I did a lot of tidying so I could send pictures of our condo to a friend who may want to rent it. Matthew did bath and bedtime.

4/2 I was up at 4:50 for squat day. I went to Draper to get donuts for my boss for her birthday. We had a nacho bar at work. I picked up AJ. I made spaghetti for dinner. I cleared the photos and videos off my phone for March. It was otherwise a normal evening at home. I did bedtime.

4/3 I had a mishap with my alarm but woke up at 5:20. I did bench presses. Work was pretty quiet again except that I got to go to Sam's Club with my coworker. Matthew picked up eggs from my friend Natalie's chickens and also grabbed me a slice of cake from the Peppered Vine so I could try it out (it was disappointing). I picked up AJ. We ate leftovers. I did bath, and Matthew did bedtime.

4/4 I woke up around 6. Work was pretty quiet. I made a carpet cleaning appointment and reached out for RSVPs for AJ's birthday. I donated plasma and picked up some food. I started cleaning. I had a company come to give me a quote on painting my cabinets. I got groceries, got myself a milkshake, and picked up AJ.

4/5 I got up at 7 and started laundry. I went to the gym. I got home in time for Matthew to go to an eye exam. When I finally decided to shower, I told AJ not to get into mischief. I heard him close my bedroom door and therefore had to get out of the shower soaking wet to see what he was doing. He had climbed onto the counter to eat butter. Matthew came to get AJ for their haircut appointment. I had someone over to quote us on painting the cabinets. I went to run a couple of errands. We spent time outside at the playground as a family. Matthew made hot dogs and burgers. We went to Macey's for soft serve. We did a late bath and bedtime for an overtired toddler.

Before haircut

Before haircut

4/6 I woke up and took AJ on a walk outside. We got breakfast at Hash Kitchen and went to the Aquarium. AJ took a nap because he was very emotional. I donated plasma. We tidied to show our friends the condo at 4.

4/7 I woke up early to bench and squat. I took AJ to daycare so Matthew could interview. Work was pretty quiet. I picked up AJ. Matthew made shrimp linguine and broccoli for dinner. Otherwise a normal evening at home. I did bath, and Matthew did bed time.

4/8 I did not wake up early for once. Work was a little busier with ESL stuff and laptop maintenance stuff. I picked up AJ. Matthew made filet mignon skewers. I did bed time.

4/9 I got up at 5 to deadlift and bench. I also washed my hair. Work was busy and hectic. We had a snafu with someone using a training room I had reserved (months ago) for a class. I have been sick with allergies and felt terrible this day. I picked up AJ and pizza. I took AJ outside and actually ended up feeling worse. I did bath time. Matthew did bedtime.

4/10 I slept in and took a walk at work. I took AJ to daycare because Matthew had a morning appointment. I took DayQuil. I picked up AJ and basically fell apart at home. Matthew did basically everything that evening due to me feeling terrible. I went to bed at nine.

4/11 I slept terribly and was sweaty while tossing and turning all night. Work was fine other than my nose hurting from constant tissue use. I got gas at Costco and picked myself up a flu fighter smoothie. I stopped by the park to count the tables for AJ's birthday party. I made AJ's cupcakes and cake. I cleaned and did laundry. I made goodie bags for the kids. I listened to the Green Mile on audiobook. I picked up lunch for myself, went to the Dollar tree, and grocery shopped at Smith's. I picked up AJ and made him dinner. I did bath and bedtime. Matthew helped me frost cupcakes.

4/12 I woke up a lot. I made AJ breakfast and walked on the treadmill. I got myself and AJ ready for his birthday party. Matthew packed up the car and we went to the park to set up. The wind made it very difficult for us. Just about everyone was late, and we had five kids and their parents not come due to illness. We actually were at the park until two instead of one. We did our best to put away his new gifts. I did bath, and Matthew did bedtime.

4/13 I was up all night trying to breathe. It felt like my eardrum exploded. After making AJ his breakfast and some sausage for the week, I went to urgent care then Smith's and Harmon's to look for some holistic stuff which I ended up ordering off Amazon. I did an onion poultice on my ear. I took AJ outside for a little bit. I made breakfast muffins for us. Matthew went to Walmart and storage. I took a two hour nap. Matthew made us dinner. I swapped my summer and winter clothes and made a huge donation pile. Matthew did bath time. I did bedtime. I did yoga on my grounding mat with red light in order to close my Apple Watch rings.

Urgent care

4/14 I woke up with pain in my other ear, so I stayed home from work. I made AJ's breakfast, did an onion poultice (and garlic oil) on my right ear, did dishes, cleaned the floors, went on a walk, and bagged up my Donation clothes. I watched Handmaid's Tale. I picked up some boxes. I got AJ. It was a normal evening at home.

Showing off his new snack tray

4/15 I woke up still not better but went to work anyway. I walked. Work was busy. I had a really great 90 day check in with the chief human resource officer. I picked up AJ. Matthew made dinner and did bath. I did bed.

4/16 I woke up and walked a little bit on the treadmill. AJ woke up with ear pain which sounded the alarm. So I treated it with onion poultice, garlic oil, pulsatilla tablets, and ibuprofen. It took less than two hours for him to feel great again. I worked half day at home and then Matthew came home, and I went to the office for the second half of the day. We went as a family to Itto Sushi, Smith's, and Chick-fil-A. Matthew took AJ to the playground. It was a normal evening after that.

4/17 I went to work and listed our condo for rent. AJ had birthday celebrations and Easter crafts at daycare. Matthew was not feeling well, so I did most of the evening chores. We defrosted some chili for dinner. I did bath and bedtime.

4/18 I took the day off for AJ's birthday. I walked on the treadmill and worked on boxing up stuff in AJ's closet as well as stuff to donate. AJ and I went to Deseret industries to drop off donations, Old Navy to return gifts that were too big for him, In-N-Out for lunch, and Paris Baguette for a treat as he requested. We went to Smith's to shop. I started laundry and cleaning and gave a bunch of stuff away in the buy nothing group. I took AJ outside. AJ coughed a lot in bed.

4/19 I was up around 7 and did laundry and walked. I gave some more things away on Facebook. Matthew went shopping for my Easter stuff. We took AJ too my mom so that we could go to our niece Violet's play, Footloose. We had a couple over to see the condo. Matthew made dinner. We went to Joy Pops for dessert. I put together Easter baskets after bedtime

New jammies

4/20 I did Duo Lingo, got AJ, and let him see his Easter basket. I made breakfast and went on a walk. I got Dutch Bros. We all sat on the kitchen floor drinking our Dutch. I made bird nest macaroon cookies. We left at 1:15 to go to my mom's house for an Easter egg hunt with my brother and his family. We went to Dianne's at 4:30. Matthew did bath and bedtime while I tried to put food and Easter junk away. I struggled terribly with lingering illness and allergies.

Got a grass rash

Matthew's Easter basket

Enjoying our Dutch Bros

4/21 AJ had a really hard night. I did not work out, just took a couple of short walks. I was still sick with some ear pain. At work we set up for a wellness fair. I picked up AJ who started to get a rash (same one he had on Sunday) which my grandma figured out was grass rash. We gave him some Zyrtec and put calamine on the rash.

4/22 I kept snoozing in the morning. Work felt really long because of the wellness fair. I felt pretty yucky after work and tried to do more onion poultice and garlic oil, plus oregano capsules. Matthew took AJ outside to play.

4/23 I finally got to the gym to do bench presses. I dropped off my car at the mechanic for an oil change and general check up. Work was good, a training workshop that I planned went off without a hitch. I picked up AJ. We got dinner at Itto Sushi. We went to Home Depot to get some upgrades for the condo. I did bath and bedtime.

4/24 I had trouble waking up for the gym, so I slept in. Work was fairly busy. I did a little bit of online shopping at Home Depot for some more stuff we need. I picked up AJ. I took a video of our condo before I started to really box things up. Matthew did bedtime.

4/25 I woke up at 5 and went to the gym. Work was good. I had a mechanic pick up and drop off my car because the work they had done on Wednesday left it making some very concerning noises. They fixed it. I went home, ate, and threw away a bunch of stuff in AJ's room while he was still at daycare. I did my eye exam. I picked up AJ and took him to his three-year-old well check visit. We went to Chubby Baker after. After feeding AJ I packed some more boxes and gave away some more stuff. Matthew did bath time, and I did bedtime.

4/26 I was up before seven and made AJ breakfast. I did some laundry and went to the gym. I was so sore. I did a lot of packing and posted a lot of stuff to give away. Matthew went to Storage. A little family came to see our condo. We went and got lunch at East Coast subs and then went to Murray Park. Matthew went to Storage again while I took AJ to the playground. I did bath time. Matthew did bedtime.

I reached the end of my rope with the downstairs neighbor

AJ at the library

4/27 Matthew got AJ. I made breakfast and started organizing and packing. I took AJ to my mom's and then got groceries at Smith's, grabbed Starbucks, and came home to put groceries away. I loaded my car with storage items and went to the storage unit to help Matthew move and organize. We went through the pantry and tossed a lot of things. Matthew and I got dinner at Panda Express before we picked up AJ. We left my grandma's at about 6:40. I did some lunch prep. I did bedtime.

I love clouds on mountains

4/28 I got up at 6 to walk since I was so sore all weekend. I tried a new drink at Beans & Brews. Work was really busy. I had a class in the morning from 9 to 12. And then I had new hire orientation in the last half of the day. I picked up AJ. Matthew made dinner--barbecue chicken. I packed the hallway bathroom and a lot of kitchen stuff. I did bath time. Matthew did bedtime.

4/29 I woke up at 5 to go to the gym. Work was pretty good. We went to lunch as a team at Zupas. I stopped at Storage after work and then picked up AJ. We went to the new house to pick up our keys. I packed more stuff for the move (some kitchen, some master closet).

4/30 I woke up at 5 to go to the gym. I stopped at storage again. I packed up the master bathroom, some of my dresser, and more of my closet. 

Books I read in April

-It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover (audiobook)
-The Green Mile by Stephen King (audiobook)
-Hatchet by Gary Paulsen (audiobook)
-Not Quite by the Book by Julie Hatcher (digital text)