Another new year

So another new year. All shiney and new. Its a shame really that new years always follow the more glamorous christmas period. We start December all keen and excited by parties and full of good will and cheer and then as our bodies start to falter under the onslaught of alcohol and rich food we start to lose that glamour and cheer and by the time new year makes an appearance the thought of another party, another drink is enough to make you pull a face, turn your head and say come back another time.

The house looks a mess with faded and crumpled christmas cards barely hiding the dust that has accumulated over the last few weeks. Jayne commented yesterday how all my christmas tree branches are bowed down giving the tree a rounded down look rather than a sharp upturned christmas tree look. I think the tree is a visual indicator of how we all feel, a bit fat and down with too much stuff hanging on to us.

News eve started well with meeting Lorraine and Kyle and Gary at the pub and we had a good time all chatting and stuff till too much alcohol was drunk and I decided that celebrating an artificial time line was too much like following convention and so walked home alone at 2 minutes to midnight. It was so quiet as everyone was in doors watching tv for big ben or in pubs and clubs. I have to say I enjoyed the solitary walk knowing it was all going on in side and I was alone in the world outside.
I got home and started to take boots and socks off before the phone rang and I was persuaded to come back again. Jayne met me and we walked back and then the evening decended and really I was better off just staying at home. Jayne interfered grossly with Gary's parenting and it all got very messy. No monopoly played at all.

I've been back to work since then and am slightly enjoying it in a rather stressful way. Will be glad to get designation out of the way to be honest.

Today I want to take down the decorations and clean the house and start the new year properly. I am trying to give up alcohol till march but failed yesterday because despite not going out I stayed in and drank the last of the christmas wine with Phil.

Money- a bit worrying as spent too much over christmas and my credit card bill is going to take me over drawn this month. Have to reign in spending now.

News - Britney Spears on melt down and taken to hospital - has lost any rights over her children now.

Health - good but Norovirus is looming and sounds very nasty.

Mood - fine but really can't be bothered with socialising or messing around with Mr V and hopes he is stuck in Scotland for a while yet.

Weather - January typical with long dark days - yesterday it felt like it had hardly got light at all.

Today I want to take down decorations and clean. Go for bracing walk.