2009?

It arrived without warning, and I am not sure I'm ready. Every magazine I see is telling me how to "Get Organized" or "Make This Year Better." Every news story I hear is about the "Beginning of a New Year and a New You."

The problem?

I am stuck in-between the two.

2008 and 2009.

I am still in slow-mo from the holidays.

I usually LOVE the fresh start of a new year. It's like the beginning of school in the fall... new notebooks and pencils... yes, I know. That's weird. I'm weird.

But this time, I'm stuck. I know it's not 2008 anymore, but it doesn't feel like 2009 yet either.

Maybe it's because I just got home from "vacationing" with our families.

Maybe it's because there is STILL a large fake evergreen in my house. All lit up and "ornamented" (is that a real word?). Yep. You heard me. THE TREE IS STILL UP! Some say it's bad luck to have the tree up after the 1st. I am taking that to mean the 1st of February.

Maybe I ate too much honey-baked ham. Some say that all those preservatives are NOT good for the brain.

Maybe it was the carols still playing on the blog. At least I got rid of those.



I suppose a good New Year's Resolution would be for me to get my hiney in gear.

Get outta the pitiful funk I find myself in.

Get the bags unpacked and the clothes washed.

Get the great pictures from the holidays off the camera and onto the computer.

Get my sleep-deprived, sugar over-loaded, grandparent-spoiled boy ready for the reality that is coming on Monday.

Get my email inbox cleaned out and address all the issues waiting for me there.

Get some groceries in the house.

And, for heaven's sakes, GET THE TREE DOWN!!