Sure, start out the new year with high hopes, high expectations, big plans and a fresh attitude. Knuckle down, buckle down, etc. Then run head-on into a brick wall, or reality. I’m not sure there’s a difference. What do you do then? I guess you check and see if the wall is okay, then try to climb over it instead.

What I accomplished today will just have to do. I didn’t do any of the January stuff, but I did all of the absolutely necessary Monday stuff, and that will just have to suffice for the first Monday in January.

My only excuse is that no matter what month it is, this was still a Monday. Bills must be paid. Too many things aren’t due until the end of the month, which makes those last two or three days a mad rush to the finish line. It’s okay, though, because I will spend the first 28 or 29 days worrying myself sick about it.