Now's the time of year for hibernating, don't you think? Everyone always talks about Christmas time when it comes to sitting cozily in front of the fire, but who really has the time? The truth is, for me anyway, I'm busy with family or with holiday parties or wrapping things up to go away, and the hours available for relaxing before Christmas are few and far between.
But now that it's January, and everyone is broke and bored with nothing to do - I think now is the time to settle in for the winter and get lost in a favourite book or get some life admin done (the good kind, not too boring).
I'm pretty excited about January, and his year I have come prepared! I have compiled a list of things to keep me occupied until it's time to tentatively poke my nose out of my rabbit hole and see if it's February, or better yet March, yet.
1) Before my pre-holiday present budget ran out I booked myself onto this Red Velvet Blog Love e-course, put together by Elsie over at A Beautiful Mess. That'll keep me occupied for a while, and so far it's been so much fun.
2) This may make me a bit of a nerd, but I love January clean outs. I have a list of things, not too long thank goodness, that need to be cleaned out and their contents chucked away. Best start by following this apartment therapy article.
3) Flat hunting. A time consuming and competitive process in London but I'm so excited to get started. From now until we find the perfect places I will be glued to this website.
4) The entire cast of BBC's Pride and Prejudice has kindly offered to keep me company on my laptop by playing as many times as I wish them to until I no longer need entertaining (or until Adam throws my laptop out the window) - Thank goodness for Mr Darcy!
5) Trying out some new recipes, which also means trying out some of my Christmas presents, but more to come on that soon...
6) At the moment I'm reading The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared. I'm really enjoying it.
7) I've got some exciting plans to get working on for this little blog of mine, so that'll take some time to sit down and mull over. These plans include a couple of giveaways, one of which is already underway! You can check it out and enter here. Good luck!
Do you have any tried and tested ways of making January fun?
Despite always living in places with fire places, I doubt I've ever cuddled up in front of one either. I like to be out and busy. Although, winter is my least favorite I still enjoy birthdays and Valentines day, and doing indoor activities such as museums and what not.
ReplyDeleteBuying a new place is always exciting! I hope you find the perfect (not super expensive) spot! Can't wait to see your recipes :)
I keep looking at the Beautiful Mess courses but I can't justify the cost at the moment - please let me know how it goes and if its worth it!
ReplyDeleteMr Darcey et al were providing me with fine company last week - you can't beat a bit of BBC Pride & Prejudice can you. I'm having an enforced January de-clutter after buying myself a beautiful desk yesterday that my house hasn't the space for, but it really is a very lovely item. Lovely blog and photography by the way :)
ReplyDeleteI hear you. there's been no sunshine in over a week. january is indeed the time to get the blues. I bought 'the hundred-year old man' too. haven't started it yet. still reading 'life of pi' which, at least at the moment, doesn't go well with grey winter weather...
ReplyDeleteI'm also reading the 100 y/o man who... It's great to read something different and snuggle up. I am also on a huge 'trying out time consuming recipes that I can't bothered with in summer cos I want to be outside' jag at the moment... doing things like sushi and complicated cakes. So far the meals have been good but the baking quite woeful. Hopefully by the end of Jan it'll have improved!
ReplyDeleteThis month is totally flying by for me. Keep me posted on how the apartment hunting goes. I'm nervous about moving in - I haven't seen the actual unit I'll be moving in to!
ReplyDeleteI often think of winter as the time for running into professors and friends (because everyone on campus is taking the tunnels to stay out of the cold and snow). Or of walking with a hot coffee and breathing in the chilled air. But I also think of this time of year is refreshing. The breath before the huge plunge of the year. A time to think before life getting crazy again with the warming of the air.
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