Monthly review: March 2016

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March was all about adjusting to life with a newborn. Sleep is still a little patchy, but our routines are gradually getting smoother as we figure out little improvements. I've been able to do some cooking and go on various errands. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I was still able to do a little bit of coding, writing, and sewing. I got back to posting Emacs News after a short hiatus. I even managed to check on my consulting clients: they're doing well and things are running smoothly, hooray. =)

A- was officially diagnosed with microphthalmia, and we're waiting for the ocularist to schedule the next steps. She also has a medium-sized ventricular septal defect which may or may not resolve itself over time; we'll see. Thank goodness for public health.

This April, I'm looking forward to:

  • working more closely with the healthcare system and learning more about what to do
  • improving our routines and tools
  • gradually building a habit of going out (parent/baby groups, exercise, etc.)

Blog posts

Sketches

Time

Category Period 1 % Period 2 % Diff % h/wk Diff h/wk
Business – Build 0.8 0.2 -0.6 0.3 -1.0
Discretionary – Play 8.6 1.5 -7.1 2.8 -11.9
Unpaid work 14.0 6.0 -8.0 10.8 -13.5
Unpaid work – Childcare 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Discretionary – Social 1.2 0.7 -0.5 1.3 -0.8
Discretionary – Family 2.5 0.7 -1.8 1.2 -3.1
Sleep 34.9 36.9 2.0 66.1 3.4
Business – Connect 0.7 0.5 -0.2 0.8 -0.4
Business – Earn 4.0 0.3 -3.6 0.6 -6.1
Discretionary – Productive 8.8 6.5 -2.3 11.7 -3.9
Personal 20.7 11.1 -9.6 20.0 -16.1

An average of 9.4 hours of sleep a day still feels a little short when it's broken up into 1-2 hour chunks, but that's okay, I'll adapt.

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