January Wrap Up

What a January! Even when it seemed quiet it was a busy time (busy in a good way, though). And the fact that it was 70 degrees on the last day of January reminded me why I love living in California. Here's what's been going on this first month of 2015:

Habit

Self-improvement - I'm a little obsessed. I'm continually trying to form good habits and stopping bad ones (or at least, forming more good habits to outnumber the bad ones!). They might be habits that aren't visible/obvious to other people but still have an impact on my productivity and well-being.

Here's an article to stop a bad habit, and an article to start some good ones:

On stopping self-criticism: small answers (love this blog)
I love how it's called "The Itty Bitty Shitty Committee" ha! Amy Poehler also had some great stuff to say about quieting "the demon voice" in her fabulous book.

10 Better Money Habits for 2015: lifehacker
cuz i'm a groowwwwn woman:

Winter Warmth

Slightly misleading title since I live in Northern California and 'winter' here is still like 'late fall/early spring' back in my home state of New Jersey. But everyone still enjoys using a wood-burning stove, right? I enjoyed the one above over the long MLK weekend with friends. 

New in 2015

Sure it's about two weeks into the new year but it still feels very NEW. And I realized that I kicked off this year differently than I would have in the past: 

• New Years Eve was a nice quiet night in with friends. none of us wanted to go out so we may as well not go out together. New Years Day was relaxed, and then we went to the airport...
• Travel: I took a long weekend trip to San Diego. My husband travels some weekends for work, this time I was not wrapped up in work because my office shuts down for the holidays, and it was a cool destination, so I tagged along.