Photo Diary: January

Well another month has come and gone and I almost forgot about this post altogether! I'm not sure why, but I didn't take many photos this month so I literally had to scrounge up photos. I ended up having to pull some from my Instagram, so if you follow me there you will have seen some of these already! 

1. Many of us have been experiencing the "Polar Vortex," myself included, so it's been all about layers this past month. I even bought myself this little hat, which I've wanted for so long and once I got it home I'm kind of undecided about it but I'm trying to work with it.

2. My Mom's birthday was the 13th of this month so we sent her a little birthday party in a box. And yes, my boyfriend wrote "Happy 18th Birthday" on her card.

3. We went back to the Hibachi restaurant that I showed in my November Photo Diary. You gets tons of food and it's so yummy!

4. In addition to the homemade chocolate chip cookies I showed you guys I made in my last post, I also made homemade oatmeal raisin cookies and oatmeal raisin with chocolate chips. If you guys are interested, I'll share that recipe as well. These cookies were so good and were nice for a sweet treat and even for breakfast because of the oats!

5. I added this sparkly little rose gold gem to my jewelry collection! What do you guys think?

6. I got the idea for this toast from Kayleigh on the Youtube channel, MattnKayleigh. It's a piece of toast with peanut butter, honey and cinnamon. Again, another thing that is great for a sweet treat or for breakfast because the peanut butter is heavy and will keep you full.

7. I've been using a lot of fun new products this month that I received as Christmas presents, so I've been enjoying adding some new things to my routine.

8. I've been drinking SO much hot chocolate this month. I'm surprised I'm not tired of it with as much as I've been drinking it. Did you guys know that apparently hot chocolate is good for your brain and can prevent memory decline? I just read that recently so I've been drinking up!

9. Lastly, as I was about to wash a few dishes last night I got the urge to craft for Valentine's Day, and so I did :)

This wasn't a particularly eventful month as it would seem, but I did have fun trying new things from accessories to beauty products to new recipes! What did you guys do this month?