The Weird In-Between Place

January always feels really weird to me. I mean, it's a good weird, but weird all the same. Whenever there's a change or transition something has to end, then there's a weird in-between stage where nothing really happens before you can move into whatever new thing is coming to replace the old. For me, every January is this in-between place.

This especially happens during the years when I'm in school because I have a nice long break between semesters. But even without school, January is the time when all the Holiday hubbub is over, which felt like it lasted forever, and I can barely remember my life pre-November.

Now I kind of hate New Year resolutions. I always forget them 2 weeks into the year, and when I write them down, I forget to look at my list. I don't like setting myself up for that kind of failure. :) But I do really like change. And January is an awesome opportunity for me to decide what my new life {schedules, routines, free time} will look like. It's as if the holidays are my proverbial reset button for my daily life. So I've starting thinking about some of the new changes I want to make to my routines.

For example,
* I really want to {CRINGE!} wake up earlier {SHUDDER!} on a regular basis.
* Set aside sacred time each week for doing something creative.
* Re-institute date night with D.
* Make more time for some self-work {personal growth, spiritual growth, etc.}

Those are the big things.
Go go gadget self-discipline!
Ra-Ra-Ra!
I can do it!
Whoot!