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How has the New Year treated you so far?

How have you treated it?

I’ve always loved the beginning of the year, although I have asked the question, “Why, January?” more than once. I gleefully make resolutions, reorganize the house and my life, and celebrate January as a lean, clean, quiet month after all the holiday excesses. I fill out calendars, clean out cabinets, and give resolutions my full attention. Of course, by year’s end I will not have succeeded with every resolution. But in January, they all hold a lot of potential.

We don’t have a huge house, but it’s no efficiency, either. A little help cleaning is reasonable, especially if we, the homeowners, are busy. But, even with another novel due out soon, this author gave the cleaning crew the winter off. They are excellent and have more than enough business. No guilt or worries there. But was it a wise decision? My husband and I have a lot of small, home improvement projects to tackle this winter. It’s a messy process. I also have no qualms about walking through, rather than around, the house while gardening. Also, there’s that reorganizing thing. Recently, I had cabinets emptied all over the house. So really, it made sense… didn’t it?

Breathe in, breathe out.

Seriously, it’s not big deal. SERIOUSLY. I’m kidding. Sort of. I’m actually a quiet, semi-private person. To my surprise, all tests point to my being an extrovert. So yes, fine, I’m a fairly open book – but at my own discretion. It’s my choice. But I digress. What I mean to say is that I don’t mind work and I don’t mind quiet. A few days ago, I did a thorough cleaning of the downstairs while listening to an audiobook. It was nice, and I was at peace. I did a great job, too.

We might revisit this in a few weeks.

The main idea of this post is to let you know that I hope to share more of my days with you. Most of my posts won’t be long. But it’s fun to share the beautiful, ordinary things in this life (nothing is really ordinary). I thank you for spending a little time with me.

Until next time!