January 2021 In Hindsight
Being a primary school teacher, January was mostly holidays for me. Most of my time was spent being an apprentice to my boyfriend as we continue to work on the renovations to his house. Other than that I spent a lot of time writing for my blog, reading a tonne, catching up with friends, and setting goals for the year ahead.
So my January looked something like this…
Listened to -
* The Lively Show
* Girlboss Radio with Sophia Amoruso
* Truth for Teachers Podcast with Angela Watson
* Sounds Good with Branden Harvey
* The Awake With Jake Show
* The Lavendaire Lifestyle Podcast
* The School of Greatness with Lewis Howes
* created a January 2021 playlist on Spotify
Read -
* Mindfulness by Gill Hasson
* An Alice Girl by Tanya Heaslip
* Inside Out by Demi Moore
* Clean Cakes by Henrietta Inman
* Holes by Louis Sachar
* Renovating For Profit by Cherie Barber
* The Prettiest Horse in the Glue Factory by Corey White
* 30 Days 30 Ways To Overcome Anxiety by Bev Aisbett
* 30 Days 30 Ways To Overcome Depression by Bev Aisbett
Splurged on -
* Getting my car polished
Watching -
* Death Race movie
* Big Bash League Cricket games
Went to -
* Chinese for my boyfriends family Christmas dinner
* Wollongong for a night with my boyfriend
* Dinner with my boyfriend, sister and her fiance in Wollongong
* Bunnings - multiple times I have lost count
* Picnic lunch by the river with my family for my dads 70th birthday
* Service NSW to renew my Working With Children Check
* Timezone with beautiful friends
* Dinner at Bayview Hotel with my bff
* to try the Oysters at Crab Shack, Penrith and Billy’s at Windsor Wolves
* Road trip to Brisbane and back over three days in my boyfriends truck. Stopped overnight in Coomera Lakes and Coffs Harbour
Booked -
* my trip to Dubbo for the September school holidays. Staying at The Repose - an all-white Airbnb. Can’t wait!
* a trip with my bff to Wollongong in late February
* two night in Kangaroo Valley in October. Staying at The Cottage - another white Airbnb, with a splash of black
Cooked -
* Ham and Pea Soup, Chunky Tomato, Celery and Bean Soup, Hoisin Beef Noodles, Prawn Salad
* GF Chocolate Cupcakes, Chocolate Brownie, Rocky Road, Lamingtons, Popcorn Cupcakes, Vanilla Cupcakes, Carrot Cake Muffins, Torta Di Riso
What's new -
* Set my Goodreads Reading Challenge to 45 books for the year
* My dad turned 70 - a big milestone for him!
* Home improvements this month - put up ceiling sheeting in kitchen, put up wall sheets in the lounge room and kitchen. Patched, plastered twice then a top coat of plastering then lots of sanding. This must have taken at least two weeks but the house is almost ready for painting. Bought new quilt insert. Potted more plants. Weed sprayed. Ant sprayed. Spider sprayed. Cleaned out gutters. Replanted strawberry plants. Pruned front trees. Got three quotes for a new fridge seal
* Celebrated two years of my blog which also meant bills coming in at this time of the year- paid for domain renewal, site subscription, and business name renewal
* Did my CPR refresher at school. Good to go for another year
Looking for -
* bar stools for upstairs balcony
* bridesmaid dress for my sister’s wedding
Sold -
* camera tripod, shower screen, cutlery, magazine rack, venetian blind, 2.5L Esky bottle
Started -
* sleeping at the other end of our bed as its right under the ceiling fan
* posting a photo a day on my Instagram stories. Going to see if I can keep it up for the year
Attempting to -
* have blog posts written and scheduled in advance then writing it each day
For past months in hindsight, click here
How did 2021 begin for you? What did you get up to? Have you set any goals or resolutions for the year? We would love it if you joined the conversation and left a comment below.