31 Ways for Loving the Ordinary Each & Every Day
Every month, I create a list of ways to love the Ordinary each and every day. It is a list to help you enjoy life by carefully curating the days with home, garden, and life. Taking time to enjoy the moment alone or with someone special. I’ve expanded on some of these ideas to inspire you further. Here are January’s 31 Ways for Loving the Ordinary.
In other words, winter is a time to pause and live in the moment. January’s Loving the Ordinary List is full of ideas to enjoy the change of season.
Please find one or two ideas to Loving the Ordinary in January.
I hope January finds you enjoying a moment watching snowflakes, enjoying your home, your garden, and your community. “Community” I use that word as a reference to all those people in our lives. That is to say a word for our family, those we consider family, friends, neighbors, and those we nod and say ‘hello’ to as we take our morning walks. If you enjoy these monthly lists, please share January’s 31 Ways for Loving the Ordinary with others. January Blessings to You, Bobbi
- Get a journal, memory box, and album for the new year’s adventures. This blog explains 10 Reasons to Start a Creative Journal if you wish for more inspiration. Or explore the Curated Life Journal Course.
- Jot down inspirations and resolutions for the New Year and tape them all over the house.
- Create a vision board for this year, then hang it where you can see it often.
- Check out a free barre, pilates, or yoga class
- Trying doodling snowflakes this month
- Write Thank You Letters for holiday gifts and how you are enjoying them
- Create a new winter tradition, for instance, a fondue party, sledding, or attending a hockey game. __ (fill in the blank)?
- Find a new podcast on finances, your interests, goal setting, or for achieving those goals.
- Drink eight glasses of water a day (or at least a few more glasses than usual)
- Add an item to help organize financial files or reorganize the office; in other words, inspiration to get work done.
- Buy a new accessory for your winter coat; create an exterior outfit
- Set up a file for each month to keep receipts in; as a result, tax time next year will be easier
- Learn to knit, crochet, or tat – check out local stores, community education classes, or ask a family member
- Have breakfast with a friend before starting work
- Sign up for a library card – peruse the shelves and leave bookmarks for the next reader.
- Take a walk through a winter garden or park and enjoy the beauty of winter.
- Learn to tie a scarf in a new way – ask a coworker, search the web or YouTube.
- Introduce yourself to a neighbor, someone in your workplace, or a favorite store.
- Learn a new skill for work or business, and keep learning to stay current.
- Try a new recipe for the crockpot on the weekend, and freeze the extra for busy work nights.
- Rearrange your office furniture or just the desktop to make your workspace inspiring.
- Go to a free museum event while you are there. Be sure to sign up for their e-newsletters.
- Watch a TED talk on finances, investing, or reaching money goals
- Clean out your winter hats, scarves, gloves, and coats you haven’t worn and donate them to a homeless shelter or children’s school
- Read a book about an interior design icon; you’ll undoubtedly gain inspiration
- Volunteer for a group you believe in or want to learn more about
- Drink green tea daily
- Create a sign to inspire you (paint, découpage, laminate a computer image, etc.)
- Call or FaceTime a family member you haven’t seen in a while
- Find a beautiful little notebook to keep your account information, passwords, and emergency contacts in for easy access
- Enjoy some time doing what you excel at; in addition, allow others their time too
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More Ways to Enjoy the Loving the Ordinary Lists
Additionally, if you want more ideas for inspiration, you need to cultivate, curate, and love the ordinary days, check out:
- First thing to remember is to join our private Facebook page
- Secondly, get our weekly newsletter by signing up here, and when you do, you’ll receive a download with ideas for Loving the Ordinary all year.
- Thirdly, sign up for our free monthly CCL (A Carefully Curated Life) Book Club. We are meeting on Zoom; please join us.
- Fourthly, here are two blog posts to read and learn more about the Loving the Ordinary lists: The 5 Criteria to Make a Loving the Ordinary List and Curating Life with Loving the Ordinary Lists.
- Lastly, purchase our monthly A Carefully Curated Life eBooks that include these Loving Lists and that month’s themes for journal prompts, activities, and a specific room in your home. Check out January’s Open to Exploring eBook, part of the Winter Series eBooks.
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