A MONTH OF JANUARY IS A:

HOBBY MONTH

If you don't have a hobby, January is a perfect 'New Beginning' month to start. Decide what are you passionate about, what makes you and just you happy, little something of interest to extract joy from apart from work and day to day things that need doing. Whether it be, learning to play a new instrument and getting serious about it, getting the canvas and paints to finally fill that empty wall and continua with paintings and drawings, collecting anything, post stamps, fridge magnets, actually reading through the manual of the newly purchased camera and experimenting with the light, nature and portraits, starting with jewellery making, for yourself, close friends, birthday presents, etc. Anything that you like doing, where you can relax while doing it, have your own time, be creative and productive. You can make an annual plan to do something new every month. It takes 21 days to break or make a new habit. Learn about things each month, about flowers, movie making, favourite artists and authors. Make a must read list and read a book a month or three. Get a work out plan and routine. Also, if you are crafty and loooove DIYs, there is 52 weeks in a year, do something awesomely fantastic each weekend, Make things, do art, take up dancing classes, cooking classes or something so ridiculous you never saw yourself doing. Have fun.
Share your ideas and passions, invite friends to join you, its always more fun in a group, include as many people as possible.

Organize or establish clubs your friends or people with the same interest would like to meet time to time. Book club, poetry writing club, creative writing exercises and if you are so in love with what you wrote, send it to your local newspapers or magazine, anonymously even. Gather ladies and go get golf, or archery lessons. Enrol in drama classes, anything that makes you happy and alive.

If you already have a hobby, in January you are excused to get obsessed with it. If its something you have been working and making for a long time, its time to let people know about it, ask for help, and support will follow. Exhibit your work. Even if its just in your house and you invite friends over for some cocktails and finger food. Once you open up and share, you'd be surprised how many people are interested or thought of the same thing just never followed through. This month, is to go out there and start getting paid for what you love doing, if that is one of your interests-to get some pocket money from your hobby. Join the forces with other doing the same. No competitions but group work.

Whatever is that you are doing or thinking of taking up as hobby, please enjoy and have as much fun as you can. Let the inner child play. You can not go wrong or make a mistake, it doesn't need to be perfect, it has your touch to it, its personal and you are gonna do it your way. Leave a mark while having fun and indulging into something you really love.


HOT TEA MONTH

If you are a secret domestic goddess, get yourself a tea box for Christmas. They are so pretty, I got me one too and am not a tea drinker. Fill it up and finish it till the end of the month. Enjoy your tea. As they say 'Tea solves any problem'.

If you are a sworn tea drinker this is your month. Try new teas and get yourself a tea diary or journal where you'll stick tea tags and elaborate where and when and with whom did you enjoy that cup. Write of the conversations you had over that cup of tea, or the interesting passages you have read from your book or papers. Incidences, colours and moods. Organize high tea parties and invite friends over. There are wine clubs, make a tea club.Learn and read more about your favourite tea-do the research.

This month could also be your way out, if the desire is to quit coffee, trade it for tea. Get yourself a terrific mug, or a plain one and costume design it. Write on it 'Keep calm and drink tea' or your favourite tea quote, or simply 'Morning Gorgeous'-its what is on my mug. In any case, have a 'Happy Day' mug.


MINE & YOURS MONTH

Pick and point your favourite person for January and spoil them. If you are involved-have a romantic month, make a bit more effort these 31 days than you usually do. And if you are single have Me, Myself and I month. Indulge in Self Love like never before. Pamper yourself.

Whatever you choose, get romantic with it. Have homemade dinners with candles, go on dates, buy or make small presents. Tell them you love them, write handwritten letters to your boyfriend/girlfriend, be affectionate or a little bit naughty, spice things up this month. Leave love notes for yourself.Buy flowers for them or yourself. Go on a picnic. Give awesome massages. Make them their favourite cake with the icing writing on it. Have a Valentine's month before the Valentin's day. Practice. Do something together. If it happens, which I'm sure it will, that you or both of you loved it, have a Mine & Your year. Also, this could be the beginning of some new romantic traditions.