March moodboard + vibes
For people all over the world, March marks the nearing end of Winter and the hope of Spring being around the corner. Unless you’re like me, living on this island in Atlantic Canada, where we are still in the trenches of winter for another 2 months, at least. February for me was a month of change, fatigue, and a seemingly invincible sense of humour life cannot kick out of me. I quit vaping after…God, like, 6 years? I had a lot of major realizations about myself and life (coming soon!), a psychic told me I’d die alone (kind of. Also coming soon!), and I had to take my cat to the vet (he’s okay!). All in all, I’m both excited and nervous for March. I wonder what I’ll be writing in 32 days, when it’s time for “April vibes + moodboard”, what will be different.
When I look ahead into the new month and the new space for possibilities, it’s important to reflect on what the previous month has brought and where I am now. Taking that into account when I ponder the next 31 days. “What do I want to happen in March? How do I want these current threads from February to unravel in March? What do I need to do or give myself in order to make March the best? What’s something I can accomplish realistically?”
In March, I want to dye my hair back to my natural colour. I want to make wise financial decisions. I want to get back to the gym (January me is side eyeing me hard), and cut down sugar. Side note, when did I become the type of person who says “I want to cut down on sugar”? A question for March me to ponder.
Compiledhere are my ins and outs for March, some quotes I’m keeping in mind, and lastly some song, book and movie recommendations. And a moodboard, ofc. I hope you find at least one new thing for yourself!
Ins:
YouTube
Long form media
Spearmint gum
Crafting in any form, but especially making bookmarks
Being active
Cleaning days
“Closing shift” routine before bed
Mini sacrifices
Eucalyptus essential oil
Outs:
TikTok
Screen time
Short-term
Comfort habits
Reminiscing
Monolingualism
Passive aggression
Comfort over goals
Biting your tongue
Songs:
Rocky Road To Dublin - The High Kings (obviously. It’s March.)
The Night Pat Murphy Died - Great Big Sea (Ditto)
Parisienne Walkways - Gary Moore
Si tu reviens - Louis-Jean Cormier
Eat Your Young - Hozier
Book:
Currently reading: Happy Hour by Marlow Granados
Recommendation: Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Charlotte McConaghy has had her name written on my heart since last year, when I read her books Wild Dark Shore, Once There Were Wolves and Migrations, in that order. They all found a space for themselves within me. Migrations, while dark and somber, has prose that is so vibrant and intimate. It very much feels like a March read. Bonus points: where I live is mentioned in it! Was a huge surprise when I read the book for the first time, as I’m always convinced this island is a secret just for those of us who live here.
In the spirit of my book recommendation, the quotes for March are all from Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy:
“There’s a compass in my heart that leads me not to true north but to true sea.”
“In the end it’s something much simpler and older that makes the choice, it urges me to claw to my feet and turn away from that beam of light and walk into the pitch black night along the road I know we’ll lead only to grief. It’s not love, or fear. It’s the Wilderness within that demands I survive.”
“I can’t move to pull on my clothes except that somehow I do, and I can’t stand on two feet except that somehow I do, and I can’t walk, there’s no way I can walk, except I do. I take step after step after step after step. We are not here alone, yet. They haven’t all gone and so there isn’t time for me to drown. There are things yet to be done.”
Movie rec
Bottoms, 2023
