25 things to do in january

i am not big on making solid new years resolutions, but i do have small things i keep in mind that i would like to improve or change. one thing for me this year is planning. like eleanor roosevelt said “it takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.” so with that said here are ideas for 30 things to do or plan to do in january. i also included some of my personal plans at the end. enjoy and let me know what you end up planning to do. xo

1. write thank you notes. i love these thank you cards from rifle paper co. they have you saying thank you in french with a touch of whimsy
2. if you get some snow, go sledding { in style }
3. watch some football. the gator bowl, orange bowl and all the other bowls, you can entertain with this football tray 
4. warm up and make some homemade hot chocolate. of course martha stewart knows best.
5. go to a wine festival. if you are in the new england area, january 27th to january 29th is the sun winefest at mohegan sun in uncasville, ct
6. celebrate betty white’s birthday january 16th, there is a 2 hour special on nbc. 
7. watch the screen actor’s guild awards, january 29th on tbs
8. go ice skating, image found via pinterest
9. attend you local martin luther king jr. parade on monday january 16th
10. prepare for tax season…blah!
11. celebrate the chinese new year and 2012 year of the dragon
12. gather all your friends for a friendly game of poker. why not with this couture poker card set?
13. hopefully you get a snow day or 2 and are able to sleep in and make some pancakes, these chocolate malt pancakes via food coma blog are amazing : )
14. have a movie night, equipped with popcorn & candy and maybe a cocktail : ) st. germain cocktails are my favorite.
15. relax a take a nice bath, these bubble bombs from lush are to die for
16. tend to your feet & give feet a volcano mask from my favorite handmade cosmetics lush
17. make homemade doughnuts- this yellow sunbeam donut maker should do the trick
18. have a game night, my favorite games to play are scrabble and apples to apples
19. get the crock pot out for some comfort cooking. find hundreds of recipes here and if you don’t have a crock-pot get one here.
20. try to be healthy, try some of these 50 healthy ideas from whole living
21. how about tackling a puzzle? after your finished place it under glass on a table for an easy way to share your masterpiece.
22. watch any of my favorite movies of 2011.
23. see beauty and the beast in 3-d when it re releases in theaters january 13th
24. get hooked on some new shows that premiere this month : the bachelor, it’s a brad, brad world, project runway all stars, Luck.
25. read the january matchbook mag that launches today

personally
1. add all new items to my etsy shop.
2. finish season one of dexter and start season two
3. finish reading pretty in plaid by jennifer lancaster
4. see the princess diana exhibit before it ends on the 15th
5. practice yoga 3-4 times a week
6. get to see one of my niece and nephew’s hockey games
7. use my christmas gift and get a massage : )
8. find the perfect vanity table for my bedroom
9. see we bought a zoo, the descendants, project nim and at the girl with the dragon tattoo
10. travel somewhere new