Embracing January
Hello and Happy New Year! Here we are in January, and as I type it's raining heavily on a very dark early evening. I’m not a fan of the term “January blues” - but it is easy to feel flat this month, when the skies are leaden, the air is cold, and the warm festivities of Christmas seem like a lifetime away now. Children are going back to school, the decorations are down, and spring feels unreachable. Today, 4 January, was my first day back at work after an extended break from 22 December. I had such a lovely restorative break full of good people, good food, good wine… you know the drill. I rested my body and read books, watched films, drank a LOT of tea, and generally tried to do very little before my physically demanding, outdoor job resumed. Even though I love my job, and I’m very grateful for doing what I do, I’ll be honest - I didn’t want to go back to work today. I woke up with that back-to-school feeling and had to drag myself out of bed and into my workwear. Yes ...