January is one of my least favourites (historically) but this one was pretty good! After the chaos of December, it was nice to have a chill month.
Saying that though, I can’t wait for spring. As I write this at my desk and look out my window, it’s so foggy I can barely see anything. The sun apparently rose at 7:45am but it certainly doesn’t look like it! ☁️
I work on Adventures and Naps every day - whether that’s a good thing or not, who knows. But I love the work and I’m grateful I get to do it, so I do a bit every day. But I’ve also been making a real effort this month to slow down and enjoy the other things I like offline:
📚 Reading before bed every night (I’ve finished 3.5 books for January!)
🏋🏻♀️ Weight training at the gym. My fitness goal this year is to increase the weights more frequently. I’ve gotten a bit complacent but I know I can lift heavier and I’m going to try
🍽️ I’ve been experimenting with new recipes - some have been great, others not so much... The joys of cooking!
🧶 I’m still working on my Christmas/winter blanket that I’m crocheting. But I see the end in sight and I’ll be sad when it’s over
🎢 I’ve been re-playing the original Roller Coaster Tycoon and loving it. RCT was one of the first PC games I ever played as a kid and it’s been soooo nostalgic and soothing.
As a “content creator” there is always a feeling that I should be creating more. I should be making Youtube shorts, I should be posting more, I should be increasing my output, I should be more. But I think this is the path to burnout and girl, I’m not interested. I’m so happy I get to create content, but I also have learned when I need to rest. Without the rest, the content evaporates.
saying that though…. I have started livestreaming on Twitch an extra day but that’s a separate story for the Twitch section below (and also I love it so it doesn’t count lol)




A+N Updates
On Youtube this month I shared how I survive a British winter, I reacted to Rugby’s hardest hits and posted a cozy Would You Rather UK vs Canada challenge. Unfortunately, the last 2 videos bombed 😭 but that is the nature of Youtube. We must continue!
I also posted my first solo vlog of 2025, a visit to London’s Transport museum! 🚂🏛️ A few people recommended this museum and to be honest, I didn’t know it existed. So it was really fun going to a place blind and discovering what it’s all about.
This month on Twitch I built the international space station in lego (it was massive) played games online with the community and generally had fun!
One of my goals this year was I wanted to try a co-working stream on Twitch every other Friday during the day. This would be in the “pomodoro” style where we chat for 20 minutes, then I mute my mic and work for 40 minutes. It’s a pretty popular style on Twitch that I’ve always wanted to try, so we did! And I loved it! As someone who works alone from home, it was nice to have a digital office for the day. We’ve had a few co-working streams now and I’m excited to continue 💻📹
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This month for my exclusive content I shared my A+N stats from 2024, made some historical British drinks, shared my favourite TikTok’s lately and a fun taste test! I also shared a behind-the-scenes vlog of what I get up to when I’m not filming.
What I’ve been watching + reading
This month has been the month of re-watching TV! 📺 We re-watched the first season of Silo, and then moved straight into the new season.
Then we re-watched the first season of Severance and rolled right into the new season.
I lovvveeeeddd them both. I also loved the rewatches - so many things from both shows I missed the first time (or didn’t remember). Well done, Apple TV! 👏🏻
As part of our informal monthly Book Club on our Discord (available to certain tiers on Patreon/YT Members), we read The Lost City of Z by David Grann. This non-fiction tells the story of a famous British explorer as he tries to map the Amazon. Honestly, what he and his men went through was truly shocking (and in large parts, disgusting). I really enjoyed this, although not as much as the author’s other work The Wager. I’d recommend them both if you’re looking for some non-fiction adventures!
When it comes to books (and TV, movies and food, to be fair) I love to go in blind. I don’t want to have any preconceived ideas, I just want to experience it for myself. That means I never read the back cover of a book before trying it. It’s my favourite way to enjoy books, with basically no idea of what it’s about!
Bits that made me laugh
I hope you had a great start to 2025! Time is really starting to move quickly. I’ve been looking ahead to 2025 and what I want to get out of it - I’m excited to see what happens.
Alanna x