Starting The Year With A Bang – January 2025 Overview

In the blink of an eye the first month of 2024 is over. January 205 has definitely been the month I’ve taken a step back and relaxed a bit more. I’ve had limited plans, partially due to how grey and miserable the month has been, but partially to take some time for myself.

A January birthday

There aren’t many advantages of a January birthday, but it is nice to have an excuse to take a few days off work just as everyone’s back after Christmas.

The weekend before my birthday Luke had arranged for us to spend the weekend in Padstow, Cornwall. We stayed at The Pig hotel which was absolutely beautiful and we took it pretty easy. Heading into Padstow we did a bit of shopping with the ultimate combination fudge, Cornish pasties and books. We ate some great food, and I had a lovely massage.

Then on my actual birthday we saw my family for a takeaway and a bit of time to spend together.

Things I watched and read in January 2025

I headed to the cinema twice over the month. Right at the start of the month me and Luke saw Nosferatu which was a really interesting movie, although I had no idea what to expect. It was a bit more gruesome than I was expecting, but I still enjoyed it.

Then I went on a solo trip to see We Live in Time featuring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh. The movie was absolutely beautiful and heartbreaking, the perfect tearjerker (and I don’t usually cry at movies!)

For Christmas I booked tickets for me and my nan to see Calamity Jane at a local theatre and we headed to that in the middle of the month. The movie was a staple that I remember watching with my nan when I was younger, and it was lovely to be able to see the show together.

TV shows

I’ve caught up with the latest series of Love is Blind, and it was very meh. I’m starting to get a little bored of these reality dating/ marriage shows as a lot of the people are so unlikeable. Hannah was just horrible to Nick (although he wasn’t a saint). Ramses started off lovely, but then I went off him as the season went on. And Stephen just turned into a bit of a creep.

We’re a bit late, but me and Luke have been watching Agatha all along and I’ve really enjoyed the season.

All things books

January 2025 was a pretty good month of reading, including two big series hitters. Some of my favourite reads of the month were:

• A fate inked in blood by Danielle L Jensen was my first read of the year and a total 5 star. It’s based around Norse Mythology which was new to me, but I loved the main character and there was so much romantic yearning. It’s just a few more months until book two comes out.
• A court of silver flames by Sarah J Maas. I started this back in September but paused after reading 100 pages, and I’m so glad I finally picked this back up. Nesta annoyed me so much at the start but I ended up loving her and Cassian’s story.
• Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros was my most anticipated book of the month. It brought things back up after the slightly rushed Iron Flame, and I loved getting to know some of the characters even more.

Home updates for January 2025

Other than some very small finishing touches our utility renovation is done, yay! I absolutely love the space, and all of the extra storage is so handy!

Near the end of the month we made a start on our next project which is a log cabin for our garage. We had a concrete base poured in and the cabin delivered, so stay tuned for progress updates!