The January Edit
A few things I loved this past month: wintery films, a classic book I’d been meaning to read for ages, spaghetti night at Meeting House, freshly baked cinnamon rolls, and more.
January simultaneously felt like the longest and the shortest month ever. I’m not exactly sure how we’ve already reached January 31st, yet the month seemed to drag on. I had a lot of goals and tasks I wanted to complete this month… most of which did not happen. The consistent cold weather made it difficult to stay motivated, and the mounds of snow everywhere didn’t exactly make running errands easy. I guess this is just a reminder of how the winter season forces us to slow down a bit.
Below is a roundup of a few of my favorite things from this past month as I settled into the new year!
Media Roundup
Watching: Quiet Winter Films
Two of my favorite films I watched this month, Winter in Sokcho and Portrait of a Lady on Fire, felt like they were made for winter viewing. Both fall on the quiet, introspective side and move slowly (in a good way). I’ve noticed that I prefer this type of media across every format (film, music, and books) during the colder months.
Listening To: New and Old Favorites
I’ve had the playlist above on repeat. It features both new and old favorites, and I’ll be adding to it throughout the next month. A few of my favorite songs released this month are “I’m Crying, Are You?” by August Ponthier, “Die Happy” by Holly Humberstone, “Good Girl” by Paris Paloma, and “The Great Divide” by Noah Kahan, all of which are in the playlist.
Reading: A Book Taking Place in the 18th Century & a Book Released in the 19th Century
I read The Hounding by Xenobe Purvis and Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen this month and really enjoyed both of them. The Hounding is Xenobe Purvis’s debut novel, and the prose was so beautiful. Not a word was wasted! It’s described as The Crucible meets The Virgin Suicides, and I’d say that description matches it perfectly.
I haven’t read a classic in ages (probably not since high school), and I’ve had a copy of Sense and Sensibility for a few years, so I finally decided to pick it up. I’m not going to lie—it took a second for my brain to adjust while reading it, but once I settled in, I really enjoyed it. I definitely want to read more classics this year. Next up is Wuthering Heights, just in time for the newest film adaptation.
Eating and Drinking
If I could live off soup, pasta, baked goods, red wine, coffee, and hot tea in the winter I would. Actually…I probably can, right?
Wearing: Pops of Red
To be honest I’ve mostly been bundled up or just wearing oversized sweaters lately. I haven’t put too much thought into my outfits. I’m just too cold! But I’ve been very into adding a pop of red here and there in my outfits, especially with socks.
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Love,
Chelsea
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Looove the pops of red. I always forget that socks are part of an outfit (but I’m hopeless in fashion anyway). Great idea to read classics; I’d prob love them now that I don’t HAVE to read them!
Love the fit of those
jeans!