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Eva’s Byte #350 – Something About January
According to holidays-and-observances.com, one of several observances which occurs in January on the 22nd is “Celebration of Life Day”. Besides a day for honoring the children and grandchildren who bring joy into our lives, I view the entire month as a time to celebrate oneself through practicing self-indulgence.
There’s something about January that’s conducive to self-indulgence without the discipline of self-imposed sanctions, mandates, or deadlines.
This notion hit me yesterday, on Tuesday, the coldest day of the season, thus far, in Rhode Island: a high of 18 with a wind chill causing it to feel like it’s below -8 degrees.
Other than taking out the trash wearing a parka, I battened down the hatches to undertake intellectual pursuits.
When you think about it, January cuts down on self-guilt to tackle yard work or any other outdoor project, barring the occasional snow shoveling. I’m not as fastidious about taking my vehicle through the car wash. I don’t feel I need as varied a wardrobe to make a public appearance when only my pant legs are showing.
And, there’s certainly plenty of time ahead for any one of us in the Northeast corridor to contemplate Spring cleaning.
While January doles out the harsh elements of winter, it replenishes time on our hands to celebrate ourselves whether we seek to reflect, reinvent, refocus, rejuvenate—or, hibernate.
In the capacity of a writer, I finished drafting Chapter 5 of my Contemporary work in progress. I’ll be setting the scene for the next chapter which takes place on an Indian summer day in October of 1971.
*May the month of January be a celebration of life to foster self-indulgence.
My sincere appreciation if you’ve read this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: https://tinyurl.com/yycm7d2w
There’s something about January that’s conducive to self-indulgence without the discipline of self-imposed sanctions, mandates, or deadlines.
This notion hit me yesterday, on Tuesday, the coldest day of the season, thus far, in Rhode Island: a high of 18 with a wind chill causing it to feel like it’s below -8 degrees.
Other than taking out the trash wearing a parka, I battened down the hatches to undertake intellectual pursuits.
When you think about it, January cuts down on self-guilt to tackle yard work or any other outdoor project, barring the occasional snow shoveling. I’m not as fastidious about taking my vehicle through the car wash. I don’t feel I need as varied a wardrobe to make a public appearance when only my pant legs are showing.
And, there’s certainly plenty of time ahead for any one of us in the Northeast corridor to contemplate Spring cleaning.
While January doles out the harsh elements of winter, it replenishes time on our hands to celebrate ourselves whether we seek to reflect, reinvent, refocus, rejuvenate—or, hibernate.
In the capacity of a writer, I finished drafting Chapter 5 of my Contemporary work in progress. I’ll be setting the scene for the next chapter which takes place on an Indian summer day in October of 1971.
*May the month of January be a celebration of life to foster self-indulgence.
My sincere appreciation if you’ve read this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: https://tinyurl.com/yycm7d2w
