Ah JANUARY…the month of…new calendars and new possibilities…days getting longer bit by bit…the mix of warmer than normal days and colder than normal days…a weekend with an epic snowstorm/blizzard…lots of sunny days…in the midst of it all, these are the things that filled my January days…

Reading…several books beyond my QuickLit roundup…a fascinating book about books for soldiers in WWII…a sweet read of a women reclaiming her life through her passion for baking…a fun Holmesian “origin” story about Sherlock’s brother, Mycroft…ensuring that each day ends with a bit of reading before turning out the light…

Watching…the return of Downton Abbey…the Sherlock Holmes New Year’s Day special was great…time spent on the Amazon Prime stream included Mozart in the Jungle and the Johnny Worricker trilogy… series…enjoying the return of Agent Carter…impressed with Mercy Street…

New dishcloths for new dish soap…

Crafting…the Christmas gift re-knit is off the needles & blocked – to be hand delivered to Dad next weekend…if it’s January, it means that simple dishcloth knitting is happening…contemplating returning to my Scoreboard KAL cowl…

Listening…enjoying the Rend Collective on heavy rotation…

Browsing…starting to share my web finds in another series…

A fave store finally comes to PA!

Shopping…braving the crowds on the grand opening weekend to check out the new Cost Plus World Market that opened “up the road” from me – I couldn’t believe that there were none in PA when I moved here…the store was so crowded that I didn’t get to explore everything & I got in line for the checkout at the back of the store…but I’m very happy to have this store once again…

More fun in the kitchen…

Cooking…lots! Menu planning was very helpful in ensuring plenty of tasty & healthy meals were coming from my kitchen and very little food waste was happening…other tasty dishes this month included Butter Chicken over Cauli-Rice…Spaghetti Squash Pizza Casserole…Cowboy Grub from the THM cookbook…creating a quick Mexican Hot Chocolate Mousse…

A fave new iced tea

Sipping…plenty of hot coffee on cold days…the Door County blueberry infusion “tea” in my Libre tea tumbler everyday at work…this Black Cherry Berry Zinger with a touch of sweet & poured over ice tastes like the best of cherry kool-aid…

Coloring book fun to end an intense week!

Coloring…coloring books and a big pack of fine tip Sharpies that were under the Christmas tree are being put to use…

Blogging…this month marks the 10th anniversary since I started blogging here – so much is being written about how the blogging landscape has shifted in that time…I blogged more this month that I have in a while and I’m enjoying it – even if it’s not widely read…in true Amy Artisan fashion, the month was an eclectic mix…

Looking Ahead…the shortest month is filling up…travel is booked for a long weekend in Florida with the family…for a long weekend in Wisconsin…and March fun travel plans are also taking shape…

Linking up with Leigh‘s monthly What I’m Into round-up. What are you into these days?