It looks like spring outside, which I laughed at as I woke up this morning. Spring? In January? The beginning of the year must really be getting to my head. Then I checked the weather channel. 57 degrees today. The 2nd of January. In Illinois. I don't know what I did right to deserve this weather, but I'm getting out in it just as soon as possible. I don't have much to do, and I certainly don't have much money to do it with, but I can't waste this near perfect day because of silly little details like those.

The 2nd of the year is always a depressing day for me, although psychologists have pinpointed the most depressing day of the year as January 24th. January 2nd is the day I realize just how hard I have to work to make those resolutions come to fruition. I hate that things don't just happen over night. I know that's for a reason, and I know that the struggle is what makes the win that much more sweet. It's just difficult. It's even more difficult for me considering my father is heading in for fairly major heart surgery tomorrow morning. I feel alone and stressed out right now, which is certainly not what I wanted for 2006.

Anyway, I'm going to go get ready and head out to start my day. Hope everyone has a great one, and that it's just as beautiful where you live as it is where I live.

This entry was posted by Mellie, on Monday, January 02, 2006.