We are two days in and it already feels like a week. I don’t want to hurry time in general, it goes by fast enough as it is. January though, it lasts forever when you are in it. We put so many things aside for the holidays and when they are over, we are only left with reality. Christmas creates a high with family visiting, sharing time and presents. It is calm when it is over, just leaving you with boredom, cold toes, your thoughts and for some, buyers remorse. Now add in plunging temperatures, darkness, storms and an illness, it consumes you. If you can ignore all that, Bravo!
I have already started breezing through a Netflix series, something breezy and light. I have a book on the go, I have cooked, cleaned and rested, now I feel trapped. The roads are not good, it is frigid out there! I’m sorry I don’t sound like much help! I try to plan things that I can look forward to. I am not real good in the moment, but I can fill a calendar with stuff that is coming up. Will it get cancelled because of weather? It surely has happened to me in the past. I try to keep a positive mindset. I crank on music, always a life saver for me. If the temperature offers a little relief in the plummet, I will bundle up and force myself outdoors. Cold just gets in there and stays.
Thrive in January to survive, sounds good on paper. Much like surviving any type of blues, do more of what feels good to come out the other side. With five hundred days in the month it will be a challenge. Look at the time as a way to acquire a new skill. Learn a language, try wood working, paint a room, recover a chair, master a few favourite dishes. Plan something for the following day that isn’t dependent on the weather, if all else fails you can sleep, I don’t recommend it though. Wasting the time only makes you wallow harder. Look at it as an opportunity to expand your mind or enhance your surroundings. Get cozy and push through, you got this.
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