Things that made me happy in January...

Summing up everything I loved about the first month of 2015.

What I made, watched, listened to, read, was inspired by, discovered and more...

Here goes!

Listened to...
Sia (her new take on the Annie classic)
Gavin DeGraw - James Bay - Billie Black - Mark Ronson/ Bruno Mars - Elizaveta - Kodaline

Feasted on...

this 45 minute Coq au Vin with brown butter sage mashed potato
these Chicken Enchiladas
this creamy shells and ham casserole
these Cajun chicken and pineapple burgers

Discovered...
Dine and Dish blog
Dolly and Oatmeal blog
The Awesome Green blog

Loving...

this outfit from stylewithinreach instagram feed
the colours of these Bright Lab lights, yum!

Getting organised...
with these wire storage baskets

Buying...
the new Print & Pattern geometric book

Wanting...
this glittery blazer
a plaid scarf like this

Sharing...
this welcome to 2015, courtesy of Rosie Harbottle
these beautiful artworks from Anthropologie showing the beginnings of their tabletop pieces

Reading...
The Fault in our Stars
Top with Cinnamon
Playful
Hemsley and Hemsley
Red magazines articles on Japanese eating, the meditation guru Andy Puddicombe of Headspace fame and how to eat well with the Hemsley girls

Watching...
Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast - Silent Witness - Scandal - Esio Trot
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - Jersey Boys
Pretty Little Liars (my new guilty pleasure after a couple of sofa ridden cold/flu/general sicky days called for a Netflix marathon)

Inspired by...

the work of Peter Cromer and Claire Softley

Laughing...
at this quote
(I'm forever doing this... "Que sera sera" eh?)

Baking...
these Chocolate chip and orange muffins
this Malt Chocolate cheesecake

Dreaming...
of being able to wear these sandals in gloriously warm weather

Enjoying...

de-Christmassing the house and that feeling of starting over


So, that was a round up of my month,
how was yours?

x x x