Today marks the end of a long, long January, and my word, I am ready to flip that page on the calendar. Â I don’t know what exactly has me down this week, but it’s been a doozy. Â Every morning feels like an uphill battle just to get myself out the door – there’s a lazy little devil that’s been perching on my shoulder as I eat my breakfast and telling me to finish my toast and go on back to bed (and I’ve been late to work three days this week…). Â And I’m grumpy. Â Shane called me out on my snippy attitude while we were making dinner tonight – apparently I’ve been something of an Ice Queen as of late. Â Ouch. Â Maybe it’s all this rain. Â Or maybe I’ve overdone it on the veg-fest – I’m still working on dragging the active, productive version of myself into 2013. Â Or maybe our practice of January frugality has left me wanting?
Then again, it’s not that I’ve felt particularly deprived – we weren’t as strict this year as we’ve been in years past. Shane broke his “no alcohol” rule two or three times, we grocery shopped with somewhat reckless abandon rather than sticking to a super-tight budget, and I might have slipped into Starbucks one day at lunchtime when feeling particularly desperate for a cafe fix.  Sure, these little cheats made the month easier, but I think they also left me feeling disappointed in our lack of discipline.  Shame on us…
But enough wallowing. Â Tomorrow’s forecast calls for sunshine, and we’ve got plans for dinner and drinks out on the town. Â Brighter skies ahead, my friends. Â Brighter skies ahead.
