Monthly Recap: January 2020
By Brenna
@isweartokira (3460)
United States
January 31, 2020 7:42am CST
Good morning, myLot! The end of January 2020 is here, we're already 1/12 of the way through the year. Time is flying too quickly!!
This year I decided to keep a Doodle Diary so I could keep track of everything I have done and list out goals I want to acheive. So far it's been very helpful, I use it to clear my head at the end of the day. I draw a picture for any activity I do, sort of like a diary entry. I don't have one for every single day but I try to draw it all out, even if it seems boring. I want to remember all that I can!
I won't share all the details, but here are the highlights of January 2020:
1.01 Set off fireworks with friends on New Year's.
1.03 I got a cold!
1.05 We went on a double date and took a walk through the woods.
1.06 I saw the movie Bombshell, it was excellent. I used to love going to the movies so I want to make sure I see a new movie at least once a month. Then later that night I won $50 at BINGO.
1.09 I met up with my family and we went out to dinner.
1.10 My friend and I went to a Christmas tree burning at her church.
1.11 My friend and I took a day trip to Disney. I got a chance to see the new Star Wars section in Hollywood Studios.
1.12 Tyler and I stayed in and played VR games. VR headsets usually give me a headache but I had a blast with these.
1.18 Tyler and his friends fixed their cars, and we got to test out one of them, going way too fast! But it was still fun :)
1.21 That same fast car...it broke down. I had to go pick them up.
1.22 I went for a long morning walk and it started raining. It felt wonderful! When I got home I decluttered my closet, added a desk, and now I have a mini office in my closet.
1.24 I tried venison for the first time! It was pretty good.
1.25 We took a trip to Merritt Island for adventure and good food.
1.26 Tyler and I stayed in, watched a movie, and ate ramen. Perfect little movie date.
1.28 I had a job interview! I don't if I got the job but the person was nice at least.
And today, on the last day of the month, I watched the sunrise this morning. It was a beautiful vanilla colored sky. Tonight I'm going to a food truck event with friends. There's so much food to choose from we each get something different and share it.
So that's my January this year, what have you been up to this month? Any big plans for February?
photo is mine, it's from the doodle diary I made
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@RebeccasFarm (89741)
• Arvada, Colorado
31 Jan 20
You had a wonderful month Brenna
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@isweartokira (3460)
• United States
31 Jan 20
So far, yes! I hope to continue having a good year, and I hope you had a great month as well
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@RebeccasFarm (89741)
• Arvada, Colorado
31 Jan 20
@isweartokira Not really but there is next month thanks Brenna. I wish you all the best
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@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
2 Feb 20
@isweartokira That is good that you are having a diary. Later when you get old and read again what you have written, you will think about how naive or young you were.
@isweartokira (3460)
• United States
31 Jan 20
Keeping this diary is really helping me, it makes me want to get out and do more, that way I have something to write down. Otherwise it would've been a very boring month.
Good luck to you, too!
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
31 Jan 20
I never had a passion nor the time to write a diary and I wish I did but it's just not me. You seem to like to preserve and remember details in your life.
@isweartokira (3460)
• United States
31 Jan 20
me either, I have terrible handwriting and no patience. That's why this diary is full of drawings rather than written out entries. Just little thumbnails of what I've done :) I've never liked diary keeping but having this has motivated me to get out of the house, otherwise I'd have nothing to jot down.
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@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
2 Feb 20
@isweartokira 
I know what you mean.
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@isweartokira (3460)
• United States
31 Jan 20
Keeping this diary has been motivating me to get out of the house, otherwise I wouldn't have anything to write down 
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@arunima25 (87746)
• Bangalore, India
31 Jan 20
Doodle diary sounds fun! And January definitely seems like a good month for you.
I had a good month and I am happy that I was on track with most of my work. I am looking forward to February and wish to earn a little extra online.
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@isweartokira (3460)
• United States
31 Jan 20
It's been fun so far! I wish you the best of luck with February :)
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@arunima25 (87746)
• Bangalore, India
1 Feb 20
@isweartokira Thank you. It's the first morning of February here.
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@isweartokira (3460)
• United States
31 Jan 20
at the end of each day, I would make a little note on my phone of what I did and draw it out in the diary when I had time. The actual diary entries are not as detailed as this post, they're just a small drawing and a few words :)
@moffittjc (121514)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Feb 20
You have had quite the start to your new year! Cool stuff, and a variety of stuff, which is nice. Keeps it interesting! My January was pretty exciting too, both at work and in my personal life. I've been super busy every weekend, but all with fun stuff. Two camping trips, three Disney trips, paintball practice and food truck rallies. I'm pretty excited that my new year has started with a bang!
At work, we are starting many new projects thanks to a half-cent sales tax that voters passed to use for recreation improvements. I'm putting new shad structures at all our pools, refurbishing all three of our splashpads, renovating our pool locker rooms, renovating three of our baseball fields, and building 8 new tennis courts, four pickle ball courts, and two racquetball courts. It's a lot of work, but it's exciting when you get to design a project from the ground up. Plus, it's nice spending other people's money! haha
@cacay1 (83334)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
1 Feb 20
January was full of drama . One tragic drama was about Kobe Bryant. Another fire in Australia, the plane crash killing all the passengers , and foremost the emergence of the deadly virus the CoronaVirus and more that shook the planet Earth. In my case so many day by day hard and easy ,but it takes time to mention .
@JudyEv (338942)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Feb 20
Sounds like you've had a really fun month. The doodle diary sounds a good idea.
@ExplorewtMe (6332)
• Nairobi, Kenya
31 Jan 20
I too had a good month of January but it is not finished for me yet. Enjoy your day.
