January 2019 wrap up

Unbelievable but true…it’s time for a January wrap up! I’ve not done monthly wrap ups routinely in the past, but I have decided that it would be a good way to keep track of progress with my 19 things for 2019 goals, and a nice opportunity to have a chat with you all about how our month was! I know I always enjoy reading or listening to other people’s wrap ups.

I have got off to a fairly good start with my goals for the year. I am particularly happy with how I went with these three goals:

Goal 2… spend time out of the house by myself once a fortnight.
Goals 7/8…work on my writing more regularly (extended piece and short stories).
Goal number 12…Look for, and hopefully fulfil, a volunteer position.
Two goals that I need to work harder on in February include:

Goal number 10…moisturise and floss!
I’ve tried but…

Goal number 19…Don’t reach for my phone immediately upon waking.
Lots of people told me this is one they need to work on too, and let me tell you, it is much easier said than done!

Alongside my goals, my reading for the month has been pretty good. I have read 5 books, which is 12% of my yearly goal of 40, which bodes fairly well!!

The books I read are:
I Am Watching You (review)
This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel (review to come)
Tin Man by Sarah Winman (review to come)
Duke by Kirby Larson (review to come)
Notes from a Public Typewriter by Michael Gustafson (review to come) 

In terms of creating recipes, I have had a few baking sessions, which has been great.

I made: chocolate caramels (also quite similar to turkish delights) (recipe), and gingerbread biscuits (recipe to come).

As mentioned with goals number 7/8, I have done some writing this month, which I am pleased about. I definitely want to expand on this and get to it more often. Routines don’t really work with my lifestyle, so I need to work out some kind of system that works better for me to get some regular writing in!

Some things I’ve been particularly grateful for in January include:

Catching up with lots of friends and my Mum and visiting some yummy cafes and restaurants with them.

Air con! It has often been above 30 degrees celsius and very humid lately, and our air con was broken for two weeks mid month!! So since it has been back in action, I have not been taking it for granted!

The cricket season. I love watching the cricket and it’s the season
here in Australia. I was hesitant at first to get back into it due to the let’s-not-mention-it *incident*, but have been really enjoying it. The Aussie team is mostly new and young but there is potential!

I would love to hear how you’ve been!

Happy February!