For me, January is not all about eating palmiers and going to Seattle. It is not even mostly about eating palmiers and going to Seattle. Instead, it's a month of housekeeping - in a general, over-arching sense - which also makes it a month that's a little short on excitement. Still, it seems that after the holidays, there's a lull when it makes sense to try to get the minutiae of one's life in order before life gets too busy again. Posey gets Cosy writes about January here, and I think her descriptions of quiet, domestic days sound lovely and enjoyable, but I can't seem to shake the need to tackle a to-do list and take care of things that have been put off and put aside.
This month I've been deep-cleaning my apartment, making (belated) baby gifts for two friends, investigating RRSP options, and finishing up the initial version of this website. I looked for new sheets. There are 4 small pictures frames in my living room that need something new in them - perhaps embroidery. There are a string of globe lights to hang up. I finally bought a bicycle tire pump but it's still sitting in my front hallway, because I haven't figured out where to store it. I bought a new jacket. Last night I did a little reading and decided to start eating fortified cereals and drinking fortified soy milk in order to get enough B12. That kind of stuff.
Several years back I had a January where I felt at loose ends. I didn't know what to do, so I just started making baby blocks, even though I had no immediate plan for them and didn't even particularly enjoy making them (but they did help to use up fabric and stuffing that I had on hand). After I finished them I stashed them away, and some time later they became the first crafty thing I ever sold, and also led to selling baby bibs.
This month I've been deep-cleaning my apartment, making (belated) baby gifts for two friends, investigating RRSP options, and finishing up the initial version of this website. I looked for new sheets. There are 4 small pictures frames in my living room that need something new in them - perhaps embroidery. There are a string of globe lights to hang up. I finally bought a bicycle tire pump but it's still sitting in my front hallway, because I haven't figured out where to store it. I bought a new jacket. Last night I did a little reading and decided to start eating fortified cereals and drinking fortified soy milk in order to get enough B12. That kind of stuff.
Several years back I had a January where I felt at loose ends. I didn't know what to do, so I just started making baby blocks, even though I had no immediate plan for them and didn't even particularly enjoy making them (but they did help to use up fabric and stuffing that I had on hand). After I finished them I stashed them away, and some time later they became the first crafty thing I ever sold, and also led to selling baby bibs.
Today has been another chore and errand-filled day, and I can't help but feel with February just around the corner, I’ll have (somewhat) neatened and tidied my life up for the new year - as much as one can at least - and the balance will swing more towards whatever February's equivalent of palmiers and Seattle will be.
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