JANUARY RECAP AND HIGHLIGHTS- QUITE A BUSY MONTH!

Time really flies when you're having fun. We've certainly been blessed with some wonderful experiences in 2020. I can't believe that it is already time to say goodbye to the first month of the new year. If you haven't been around blog this month, don't worry. I have decided to put together a little January recap. January was quite a busy month for modaodaradosti blog. I ended up publishing twenty posts (not counting this one). Scroll down to see what I have been up to this January. 

1. I started January with  happy 2020 wishes full recap of year 2019. It took me many many hours to put this post together and include all the links to all the post I published in 2019 but it was also fun to do this post because it gave me a chance to reflect on my blogging year.

2. My next post was all about experiencing winter fairy tale in hotel Snježna Kuća near Mostar. I loved putting this post together because I really loved visiting this place.


3. Climbing the fortress Fortica in Hvar city was another of January highlights. Well, I actually visited this place in December but I blogged about in in January. I do recommend visiting this city.


4. In this post, I showed you two ways to wear a pleated blue skirt for winter. Since classical blue is the Pantone colour of the year, I figured that a little inspiration can't hurt. Plus, I really enjoy putting together posts that show more than one way to style an item.

5. Besides showing you how to suit up, in this post I also shared some reading reviews. I'm really into the suit trend you see. As for the reading review, I'm a bookworm so you might see even more of those in the future.


6. In this outfit post, I showed you how to style a midi skirt for winter. This post also gave me a chance to show you around Split city  a bit. As some of you know, Split is my hometown and I love it to bits.

7. I shared another travel post when I invited you to visit Sucuraj on island Hvar with me. Besides showing this little port village to you, I also shared two outfits. Fun times.


8. I got back on track with my Fashion Friday Illustrations posts.  I mixed my fashion illustrations with my photography to create some really cool art collages.


9. There was another travel post devoted to Jelsa on island Hvar. I'm currently based in this city so you can expect more posts about this place.

10. My next post was more fashion related. I blogged about styling red accessories for winter. This is a topic close to my heart because I love wearing red accessories and I think they are the perfect pop of colour for the winter.

11. After that, I blogged about different ways to wear a brown faux leather coat.  This was a fun post to make and it made me conclude one thing. Often it is the shoes that make the outfit.

12. This was a post I prepared for a long time. Twenty plus ways to wear a tartan blazer post has been in wraps for months and this month I finally managed to see it through. The photograph bellow is one of the rare ones that haven't been taken either by me or my significant other. It was actually taken by a colleague of mine, a Croatian language teacher with whom I often go for long strolls by the sea.

13. Fashion illustration Friday is a regular feature on my blog. This fashion illustration post was created combining my photography of Jelsa with my fashion illustrations. A nice mix.

14. In this post, I took you to Basina bay. Do you know what? This was my first time visiting it too. So many beautiful places on island Hvar, so little time. I always discover something new on this island with each day. I do try to make the most of my time here.

15. In this post, I shared another reading update. I reviewed four books (more precisely: two novels and two short story collections) in this update. It's a mixed crowd of writers that I reviewed, from Nobel winning Kazuo Ishiguro to some other well known authors. Reading is food for the mind and soul!

16. Besides blogging about red accessories, I also decided to blog about different ways one can wear red clothing items in winter. This was another post I worked on for some time, but I'm happy with how it turned out.


17. Visit Mala Stiniva Part 1 was the first post devoted to this beautiful bay on island Hvar. It received a lot of views and comments. I was initially worried that you might get bored with me blogging about the same place twice, but both post did quite well.

18. In the second post devoted to Mala Stiniva Bay, I showed you a closer view of the bay and even a few photographs of my husband. I don't typically include him in my post because he is not really into being featured here, but this time I couldn't resist.

19. This is another post that was in the wraps for some time. I visited church fortress of Saint Mary of Mercy in Vrboska two months ago, but it took me a while to put this post together because I needed to do a little research before. I'm glad you liked it.


20. The last post of January (not counting this one) was another feature of Fashion Illustration Friday. I had fun putting these art collages together. I think Hvar city might be the perfect background for my fashion illustrations.


Thank you for reading and visiting! I hope your January was lovely. Have a great month ahead!