What is it with January?
It seems like every January I find myself either wanting to go back to school or change my career or move to a new state. Often it’s a combination of these things and I think that they might be a coping mechanism to help me deal with the blues.
Every year I really struggle to get through January and I’ve compiled a short list of theories for this over the past few years. One reason is that it’s kind of hard to get back to reality after the joy of the holiday season. Another reason could be fewer hours of daylight triggering some sort of seasonal depression. Or it could just be that the cold weather starts to get to me and leaves me hopelessly longing for spring and summer.
This January I’ve already spent a fair amount of time with the blues. But it isn’t because of any of the things I usually blame. This year I’m just scared.
Over the past couple of years I’ve had to deal with heartache and adjust to a lot of changes, but I haven’t done a very good job with either of these things. I know that everyone goes through hard times and that most of us come out of them eventually, but I’m still really nervous about the possibility of having another year like the ones I’ve been having.
At least February will be here in a few weeks. February usually does wonders at getting me out of my January slump.
