Profile of the Month: Meet January Donovan

January has been married just a little over a year to her husband Ryan Donovan. They live in Germantown, MD with their 3 1/2 month old son Jack.
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What I do:
I worked in Capitol Hill for a Congressman for 3 years before becoming a Real Estate Agent with Long and Foster Real Estate (ironically, where I met my husband). I loved working in Capitol Hill but somehow I realized that I needed to find a job that was conducive to motherhood and working there did not quite fit the profile so I decided to go into Real Estate.

(January's website has been added to the Market Place Section on the right hand side of the blog. Check it out!)

Hobbies:

I love cooking/hosting/ and making a meal for friends (having people over is a big part of the Filipino culture growing up), I get really excited about the whole process.

I love traveling and exploring (my poor son is now forced into this hobby...until he can speak his mind). I love learning

about culture and the different ways people live....it is fascinating to me.

I actually like to clean (its a stress reliever for me, I know it sounds funny). On the other hand, I do get stressed when it is not clean and I have a 3 month old so I need to learn not let it get to me b/c I'm sure it is

only the beginning. I would sometimes go to my friends house and organize their closet, it was both a stress relief for them and me...I know its silly but I like it.

I love quality tea dates with a girlfriend...I think that it is sad that the value of friendship is not emphasized in our culture b/c I think we could all use it. I like walking out of a conversation knowing I've learning something and have become a better person from it.

I come from a musical family and didn't do much of sport watching aside from the occasional Redskins but since being married, I've watched all 4 golf majors, world series, post season baseball, March Madness and the Super Bowl ...and all football games in between. I think next to my marriage contract there was a little caveat that said, "watch sporting events with husband".

I love homes and even though it is my job, I actually look at homes in my spare time. I think that a home says

so much about our lives and it is not just having a house but building a home with a purpose. I love to decorate

and do fun stuff with a creative budget:-)

I love to dance..I also come from a dancing family. My grandfather taught me the Cha-cha and jitter bug, my dad and I do the waltz, salsa and swing--this is probably my second favorite hobby, if not the first. My husband is also a great dancer so now we really enjoy a good dance.

I like to read books that help me become a better person.

Friday date nights: My husband and I have been pretty religious about Friday date nights which I look forward to every week. Because we are pretty busy every weekend, we keep our Fridays sacred unless we absolutely need to move it to a different day.

I am petrified of squirrels...and that bothers me but I can't help it...its a silly fear that I really need to get over.

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