In the midst of my busy days, my personal curriculum basket anchors me in reading and activities that I enjoy and find delight in.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n My learning plans remind me to absorb stories in novels, ponder well written ideas in non-fiction, and write excellent notes in my Commonplace notebook that inspire my own writing. The gentle accountability of sharing my plans here with you all keeps me on track on days when I am tired and tempted to mindlessly scroll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I hope that by sharing my plans it inspires you to create a basket or list that is unique to you and your learning needs this month. \ud83d\udc99<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alright, let\u2019s look at my January planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But, first\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re enjoying these posts and wishing you had a little more structure, that\u2019s exactly why I made the course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s a calm, self-paced guide with tools and templates to help you move from scattered ideas to a plan you feel good about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n No pressure to buy. Everything I share here is free and always will be. But if you do enroll, it helps make this work more sustainable for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n See the course details<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n .<\/p>\n\n\n\n .<\/p>\n\n\n\n .<\/p>\n\n\n\n .<\/p>\n\n\n\n .<\/p>\n\n\n\n .<\/p>\n\n\n\n My fiction book stack is a bit random this month. I plan to read one at a time and pick up the next one that fits my mood at the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n .<\/p>\n\n\n\n .<\/p>\n\n\n\n .<\/p>\n\n\n\n .<\/p>\n\n\n\n I am hoping I can read all of these this month but we will see. As I have said before, I am holding these plans loosely.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If there is anything I don\u2019t get to this month, I can roll it into next month\u2019s planning or put it on the shelf for another time. It\u2019s flexible.<\/p>\n\n\n Share your TBR\u2019s, favorite winter reads, and ideas in the comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Leave a comment<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\udcddSave this helpful post for later =<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mental Anchors: Why a Word of the Season Helps Find Focus<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2b50consider this next step =<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In past Januarys, I have felt all the feels. This month is so full of potential (and sometimes disappointment). There have been years in the past when I been in the different January extremes. I have felt overwhelmed by grief, or plowed over by the insanity of the overly full Christmas season, or hopeful and… <\/p>\n
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