Tuesday, 8 January 2013

Dark January mornings

It always seems odd to me that mornings in January and February feel darker than I would expect now that, in theory, days are getting longer again.  We are currently having a spell of very mild but very dull weather - so mild that we had no heating on yesterday until the evening - and then we hardly needed it.  It must be mild as I saw my first daffodils of the year in bloom today.  Unfortunately I did not have a camera with me so I have cheated with a cheerful picture of spring daffodils:

[Courtesy of photoeverywhere.co.uk]

The weather forecasters are saying that the mild weather is about to leave us - we'll see!  One thing I have learned since November is that being cold de-motivates me.  I don't know why and am sure there must be some science that could explain this.  Cold and dark is not good.  Cold, dark and wet is horrid.

Semi-retirement is, I think, about to hit me.  Up to now I have been very busy with Christmas and planning for a bathroom and en-suite refurbishment but I am expecting that I will have times when I will be wondering what to do.  Whether that will be the case or whether I will always feel busy and occupied I do not yet know.  Although the refurbishment will cause me some work (choosing, ordering and taking delivery of items)  and some disruption when the work actually starts, I am now starting to wonder what I am going to do with the rest of my life.  Realistically, I see this year as a year to de-clutter the house a bit, to do some decorating and as much refurbishment as we can afford (and put up with in one year).  In between times I will be doing all the usual housework, walking Lucy and, hopefully, starting up some other enjoyable activity.  I have always wanted to have a go at writing a book and am seriously considering giving this a go.  The beauty of such an activity is that I could use it as a fill-in activity between other things and it will help to keep my brain active.  If I ever achieve this then I will self publish - not to get rich (though that would be nice!) but for the satisfaction of having achieved something new.

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