Whew! 2022 was a year of rest and getting my affairs in order. I celebrated a very special birthday (an amibigram and a palindrome). As a Holmes Scholar, I participated in a roundtable session and presented my dissertation proposal to my peers at our annual conference in New Orleans in early March. After the first review by my chair, there is a lot of work to do on my proposal. I reconnected with local schools in Prince George’s County and the District, and I supported a M-NCPPC Steam Camp. I spent a few hours each week building online courses for W&M’s new Reading Literacy Certificate while I worked to reclaim my personal space.
After experiencing a mild case of COVID-19 last summer, I started teaching Strong Nation twice a week at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (my first face-to-face class in two years). I led a GirlTrek Crew, walking every week at a local park or National Harbor. My little container garden was a success!
I visited the mountains in Colorado, met my Pen Pal for breakfast in Williamsburg (at Panera Bread, of course), went skydiving and horseback riding in Virginia Beach, and built a campfire by a cozy cabin in the woods in North Carolina.
Instead of resolutions, I have adopted a nudge word: consistent. So whatever 2023 has to offer, I want to be consistent with the attitudes, people, habits that have been working for me. Peace and blessings in the new year!
