By now, you have probably seen and read many videos and memes bashing January. If not, crawl out of that dark hole you are hibernating in and scroll mindlessly through the internet like the rest of us! This year, January nobody's favorite month got off to a slow start! Blame it on those Wednesday holidays. Thursday, January 2 was still a holiday if you are in school, or a half speed day for those who work, or just another holiday for us retired folks. Then there was Friday the 3rd, and really...did anything get done that day? The engine of the new year had barely sputtered out of gate before the weekend happened and shut that engine down. Back to holiday mode. Monday, January 6 marked the official beginning of the new year if you ask me, it was the day we could finally press the gas pedal and get moving into 2025. The question is, where do we go?
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This is a terrifying sight to me!
Life is better with a plan in sight!
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Once the year finally got going, I found myself eerily "caught up". After over two weeks of holiday festivities surrounded by family and friends and many planned activities, I am starting the year home alone, with a short "to do" list. This is not a good thing for me! I really need a full "to do" list! Yes, I realize there are some of you reading this thinking, "what I wouldn't do to have nothing on my "to do" list", I have been there, just not this year. Today is like a blank space on the calendar taunting me to mark it up with chores, activities, appointments, short- and long-term plans and at least one trip...somewhere. The possibilities are endless except for the ones that involve skiing or running marathons, then I'm out.
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| I still miss spending January here! |
While TJ is gliding down the snowy white trails I planned to stay home and work on my golf game, join the many who participate in dry January and combat my holiday cookie habit. All these well intended activities have been more difficult than expected, except for the dry part (I feel so much better!). I continue to forget that January is a winter month, even in Texas, and golf is a hit or miss (literally and figuratively) activity available to only the heartiest of souls. I have already broken my 50-degree temperature limit rule once and probably will again...if the sun is shining.
The arrival of the January polar vortex has forced me inside. With dreary cold days and no trips on the books there was only one thing to do. Plan a trip and get the heck out of here! Alas, here I am. But there may be some travel on the horizon. All I needed was a little motivation to guide my internet scrolling and find the next great place to visit. Not a reality yet, so stay tuned. I just needed a place to escape to, even if it is virtually.
To close, I will try to list a few good things about January. It is probably getting a real complex with all the bashing...and here I thought I was the only one all these years! Just check EVERY early January post on the blog! Yikes! At least I am consistent.
Things to like about January-
Plenty of time to read all those books you got for Christmas.
Ample opportunities to snuggle up with a cozy blanket by the fire.
Soup!
We all need some time to recharge after the holidays and there are not many distractions in January.
College Football Playoffs...Go Irish!
I get to wear those cold weather clothes that feel so neglected in my closet.
Boot weather!
After-Christmas sales to spend all that money we are saving by not buying booze!
Dreaming about the endless possibilities that lie ahead.
Like Taylor Swift, "we've got a blank space"...we can write whatever we want!
Only 40 more days in January!
Hang in there!
Happy New Year!
