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Lifestyle: February and March 2025 Wrap Up
What Happened in February and March
Join me as I recap what happened over the past two months with my hair, blog, health, reading, travel and fitness.
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Welcome to my February and March 2025 wrap up (because I forgot to post for February so you get a double this month).
Here's a break down of what I got up to the past two months:
Wrapping Up February and March: What Happened
Hair
Now I just need to decide what to do with the cut. I've been looking at different hairstyle options and whilst I'm tempted to go for a pixie cut again (it would be fresh for the hot summer months and get my hair back into top condition) I'm just not sure I want to go short again right now. I think what I'll probably do is add in some more layers to help improve the overall condition of my hair without taking too much off the length. We'll see... I'm changing my mind about the cut almost daily at the moment.
Health
I had a lot of visits and tests done over February and March and I'm finally making progress. I'm still waiting on the results of my biopsies (hopefully should get those back next week).
The gastroscopy I had in February was a nightmare and I really hope I don't have to repeat it for a while. They did confirm I have a hiatal hernia and still have inflammation of my stomach lining. My diverticolosis is still causing issues too.
I'm getting better with my diet now. Still a lot of trial and error but I now have a better idea of what to eat and how often/how much. It's not been easy and it's still very much an ongoing experiment but at least I now have some basics I can fall back on when needed.
In March I had more scans done for my uterus and finally got some good news... my uterine polyp has gone! The therapy worked! Unfortunately I have gained a cyst on my ovary and cervical ectropion and still have an inflamed uterus. Can't win them all I guess đŸ¤·
My main goal for April is to continue to try and reduce the inflammation in my various organs. Between my uterus, stomach and intestine it's a lot. I'm feeling a lot more optimistic now about it all though and although it's not been easy I have made huge progress over the past couple of months.
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Blogging
After setting a new record of 427,426 page-views in January, traffic has gone down over the past two months. Google rolled out another core update which could be part of the reason why.
Traffic for February: 172,016 page-views
Number of blog posts published in February: 19
Current DA score: 27
Traffic for March: 65,011 page-views
Number of blog posts published in March: 13
Current DA score: 27
Reading challenges
I haven't been doing much reading of late. I just haven't been in the right mood/up to it health wise, so progress has been slow.
The Clock Reading Challenge 2025
Books read:
1- Just one night in Rome by Tiziana Olbrich - My Review (coming soon) - Amazon - Goodreads
The Net Galley TBR Reading Challenge 2025
Just one night in Rome by Tiziana Olbrich - My Review (coming soon) - Amazon - Goodreads
Other books read:
Hemlocked and Loaded by Annabel Chase - My Review (coming soon) - Amazon - Goodreads
Currently reading:
Shadow in the Ward by Ari Gray - currently on page 116/345 - Amazon - Goodreads
Nine Minutes Eleven Seconds by L.V. Pederson - currently at 47% - Amazon - Goodreads
Travel
Visits to doctors and hospitals aside, I did manage three social events (this might not sound like much but it's huge considering I've not really done much since October).
In February we went to a birthday party for my brother in-law which was great but unfortunately my stomach didn't handle it very well.
In March, we went out for sushi lunch to celebrate my niece's birthday (again not great on my stomach) and visited Nettuno which is a lovely town on the coast. We had a walk around the port and looked at the boats which was nice. Hopefully we'll make it back in the summer months so we can explore more.
We had a last minute visit from a friend from America and so ended up going out for dinner. Some other friends from Rome joined us and it turned into a great night out. On the night itself, my stomach was fine which was amazing as finally got to properly enjoy being out. Unfortunately I suffered quite a bit the following couple of days.
Eating out isn't really a good idea for me still, which is a shame as a lot of social events here involve food. Now my health is improving I'm looking forward to being able to get out and about more often again though. I have a long list of places I want to visit when the weather improves.
Fitness
I have to go for a short walk after each meal as part of my new routine. I actually really like doing this now and I've been gradually increasing my number of daily steps. By the end of March I've now got up to around 10,000 steps most days which was my goal.
I now feel more confident that I'll reach my goal of over 10,000 steps everyday in April. I'm going to be trying out more of these easy walking workouts on the days when I can't get out as much. I definitely want to try and reintroduce some kind of strength training too.
How did you do with your Challenges in February and March? What challenges are you doing for 2025? Join the conversation in the comments section.
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