It is New Year’s Day

I know that today is 5 January, however because it is the first full working day of the year this is the day when everything returns to the normal routine. It is the day when all those resolutions are put to the test, do they stand the test of reality. For me though this year is very different because I am not returning to work, but really starting my retirement.

In truth it did not feel very different, because for us the Leap Year has come early. We were so successful at clearing out my mother’s house that we were able to leave for home a day earlier. (Thanks to daughter and son-in-law for their outstanding help that enabled us to do this). So the first day of the New Year started with cathartically taking down the Christmas decorations and storing them in the attic for another year. The house now seems to have so much space, but of course has lost some of its magic.

I have a conundrum though and I would be grateful to my reader for a suggestion as to what to do with my old Christmas tree. In the past the local council has collected the tree, but as part of the cuts no longer do so. The problem of putting the tree into the car and taking it to a recycling centre is that at this stage it is shedding very heavily and so will lead to many hours of cleaning. I will be finding needles for the rest of the year. And to those of you who say try the Internet, my research showed me plenty of options but unfortunately the directions were for Scarborough, Ontario. So the tree is behind the garage awaiting its demise, help required.

So really I should carry this blog until tomorrow when it really is New Years Day. I think that the moral is that every day is a New Years Day.