Share 4 Somethings January 2026 Edition

It's the last Saturday of the month and time for Share 4 Somethings with Jenn. This year we're sharing something we loved, something that sustained us, something we're carrying forward, and something we're making space for each month.  


Something I loved:

watching Ian zip around in his new "toy" plowing snow; it looked like fun
 
playing Triominoes with my boys and my mother in law; we were laughing so much!

Going to the movies for the first time in YEARS (we saw the latest Avatar)

A fun morning exploring local shops and this bakery with Evan

I didn't love having to cancel our dinner reservations at Hell's Kitchen for last Sunday but the huge impending storm wasn't cooperating. We ended up still going to Foxwood's the night before and tried out Cedar's Steakhouse instead. I LOVED that we still managed to squeeze a date night in for January! (even if I didn't really take any photo but the 2 below)

 



Something that sustained me: Good food quite literally sustained me. Meals like these that I just shared last Friday. 



I don't typically like winter and January tends to drag on and on but this month our weather was surprisingly mild at times and some really lovely hikes have sustained me. 




I also have lots of travel plans lined up for the year that's helping sustain me too; as of right now I have 4 trips planned... Evan and I will head to North Carolina to see my family, I'm meeting up with the blogging ladies (also in North Carolina!), my husband and I are taking the two younger boys to Utah to see another handful of national parks, and then my husband and I planned another trip to Maine just the two of us. Most are just long weekend type trips but all of them make me excited. 

Something I'm carrying forward: I'm trying to carry forward all the lessons I learned while wearing a Continuous Glucose Monitor for a month as well as utilizing all the macro counts that Weight Watchers has added to their app. 

 

Something I'm making space for: I quite literally made space in our filing cabinet when I shredded 3 bags worth of old documents. I also made an effort to make sure we are signed up for paperless billing whenever/wherever possible this month. It was a low key goal of mine to make sure we have less excess paper in the house for no real reason.

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Comments

  1. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2026 at 5:46 AM

    I’m so excited for all your trips, especially Utah, and can’t wait to read your recaps! All your meals look delicious—they always do. I especially love the omelette with salad.
    Ruth@playworkeatrepeat

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  2. HollyJanuary 30, 2026 at 6:02 AM

    Oh your trips sound fabulous! They would sustain me too :)

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  3. Amy ScottJanuary 30, 2026 at 6:46 AM

    It's been a pretty good January! We made it! I hope you can go back to Hell's Kitchen! I have been tracking on the WW app some days - not always good about it.

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  4. Kathrine EldridgeJanuary 30, 2026 at 7:11 AM

    That snow plow is pretty impressive. We would need that this year with all the snow were are having. I am so jealous that you are have 4 trips planned. They all sounds amazing!

    https://www.kathrineeldridge.com

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  5. Kim CarberryJanuary 30, 2026 at 8:15 AM

    Ohh! That does look like a fun toy for Ian and how great to explore local shops and the bakery with Evan. That's good you still got a date night even though it wasn't what you had planned.
    It sounds like you have some great trips planned!

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  6. Dara @ Not In JerseyJanuary 30, 2026 at 8:45 AM

    It's great that you get to plan so many fun trips to look forward to!

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2026 at 10:22 AM

    I’m glad your future trips are sustaining you. Happy Friday. Hugs. xx.
    rsrue.blogspot.com

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  8. Heather{Our Life In a Click}January 30, 2026 at 12:06 PM

    Isn't it nice to shred things and go digital?! It looked like a really good month!

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  9. EricaStaJanuary 30, 2026 at 1:02 PM

    A good idea... See back and than into springtime.
    Greetings by Heidrun

    https://happy-hour-with-picts.blogspot.com/2026/01/mosaicmonday-no-173.html?m=1

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