Into January

And so far, so.......samey.  Plus, I haven't made any of my usual lose weight/read more/Google less New Year's resolutions though I'm aiming to make a few changes in the year ahead.  

One thing I learned in the lead up to the festivities is that the housework doesn't do itself (nor does anyone else do it, nor can you continue to ignore it after a point) and leaving it all for one mahoosive clean-up (alongside all of the shopping and present wrapping and cooking and baking) is one sure way to give you back ache and put you off your Christmas dinner. 

So I'm trying to do a bit each day.  Thus far it's working (and I find I rather like admiring the results of the vacuuming and duster flicking) though I'm very aware we're only five days in and my enthusiasm does have a tendency to wane rather too quickly (as evidenced by the numerous reminders around the house of many an unfinished project). 

Another, slightly more challenging, change I want to make this year is letting go - of stuff (of which there is still far too much  here), of past decisions, actions and conversations I can do nothing about.  You have no idea how much I replay in my head (even from years and years ago), how much I analyse, how much I think I could have done or said differently.  Bonkers, I know.  And I'm not at all sure how I'm going to achieve this change.  One of my friends thinks I should try hypnosis ("look into my eyes, look into my eyes, the eyes, the eyes, not around the eyes, don't look around my eyes, look into my eyes, you're under").  I think not. 

We went for lunch at the art gallery in town today, only to find the cafe has changed ownership.  The new menu doesn't impress at all (today's special was corned beef pie) and the quality of what we ended up with (soup, lukewarm at that) was very poor.  We had to eat chocolate tree decorations (yes, really) once we were home to get rid of the after taste. 

At least the sun was shining on the drive there and I managed to get the first snap this year of my favourite local landmark.

 

Comments

[Moira]

you're right about the housework not doing itself, but I'm not convinced I can bear to do some every day.
Yes, to the letting go.
Boo, to the rubbish cafe - that menu sounds dire!

[Catherine]

I torture myself like this too! I can remember conversations or comments from 30 years ago! There has to be a time when you can let go!! LOL!! We'll try together!! Cx

[colleen]

Good luck with the resolutions. It's certainly interesting what you learn about yourself when you have a little more time.

I laughed out loud at you eating the Christmas Tree decorations! (I've had to hide the Quality Street. And the Baileys that my mum brought round on Christmas Day. Why did she do that?)

[Rattling On]

If it's any consolation I chew over things when I'm feeling stressy. And yes, some of them go back to childhood. Maybe everyone does it to some extent?
I went to a cafe recently and I didn't fancy one single thing on the menu so just had a cup of tea while everyone else ate!

[Brenda B]

You're welcome to vacuum and flick the duster round my place too if it pleases you so much! Letting go isn't easy, I especially tend to hang on to the negativity too much. Bah Humbug to the cafe! I had to buy myself a bar of chocolate over Christmas as no-one else did, although himself managed to procure two boxes of truffles that I don't like!

[Anne Donald]

Being a creature of habit and routine, I (or should I say we) do the housework every Friday morning ..... it is just so much easier to maintain things at short intervals than have to bring them up to standard once in a while (plus my Mum is sitting on my shoulder saying ' I brought you up beter than that'!!)
I find it hard to let go of things - I have an imaginary little black book full of grudges going all the way back to when my sister broke my bottle of sparkly nail polish (I was about eleven!!)

[Annie]

Letting go and moving on, it's a good way to start the year :D I have a couple of things I'm trying to shake off that won't quite let me go, no idea what to do about those!

And soup so bad that chocolate Christmas Tree decorations tasted better! Yuk. I'm guessing you won't be going there again! Perhaps letting go of that cafe will mean you find lots of exciting new places to eat this year, a reward for all that housework ;D

[Jennyff]

I don't make resolutions but if I did yours would suit me fine though I've already discovered that little and often works best round the house now I'm retired. Hard to stop all the old stuff going round in your head especially when there is so many years worth in there. Good luck.

[isabelle]

That looks like a lovely Christmas you had. And Happy New Year!