January really is crap

@cardibach it's not about winning, it's about enjoying my favourite time of year, not sure where you live but I'm in the SE and we had lots of heat, sun and long days from June to October last year. I'll send some sympathy over though as sounds like you need a bit

Getting though with painting and making stuff
and then soup , reading etc
it’s really hard as can’t drive in the dark live remote
but it’s going to get lighter!!!!
🤞🤞🤞

Love it. Christmas out the way. Kids packed off to school. Lots of fresh winter walks. A few plans to see people I love that couldn’t fit in in December. A bit of a clear out. Hate Feb though! Fed up of the cold weather by then. Feb half term is the worst week of the year. Stuck in with the kids and shit weather normally so nothings my for them to do.

I’m a positive, sunny upbeat person who has found January 2025 an utter shit show so far. It’s dreary, hum drum, grey, cold and miserable.

cant wait for my sunniness to come back

Not warm no, but looking at winter in lots of places, i do think we get off lightly here considering our latitude. I make myself go for a walk every day in winter where poss and it’s changed my outlook at lot. There is a lot of beauty in winter.
And failing that.. spring is around the corner.

i'd rather read a book sitting in the garden in the sun and the thought of decluttering and having a clear out doesn't fill me with joy.

It’s not less crap though, is it? It’s just different crap.

Why should they read the room. It’s their opinion.

Are you being sarcastic?

Yes, it’s totally normal for January. Which is why January is crap. I’ve lived through worse ones. This one is still shit.

This is beautifully put.

I do this too without realising it.

I think December can be so hectic, that I really appreciate the slower pace.

It’s cold and I don’t have much money, so I stay in and snuggle up with a blanket and watch Tv/book, which I always feel guilty about doing too much of the rest of the year.

It gives me time to think about/plan what I want to do this year.

Read the room. Or at least the thread.
It’s not crisp everywhere.
Lots of people hare the cold.
The cold hating people are likely to be on a thread saying January is crap, so don’t come on being chirpy about it.
What do you hate? I’ll make a glib post saying how fantastic it is when you complain about it.

This current cold snap isn’t normal though is it? Hence it being all over the news. And no not at all, I actually hate the cold! But rather than spend January being miserable, I try and look at the positives. I do think the forecast for next week doesn’t look bad considering it’s mid winter!

Take joy from it being a little bit less crap; a small win, so take it 😊

I’m sorry that you find it so miserable, can totally understand why it isn’t everybody’s cup of tea and you’re hankering for summer and warmth and light. I am too!

Bloody love January - cold and crisp.

No there isn’t. It’s horrible.
See. We can both state it as though it’s fact. It’s not. It may be for you (fuck knows how) bit it isn’t for lots and lots and lots of people.

Its not been double figures in Halifax single figures during the day and minus figures at night hoping it does go to double figures next week

No double figures here for ages. It does get to 10 in the forecast later in the week. 10 is still cold though. 15 is sort of ok, as long as it’s also dry. 18 is the temp I have my house, and I wear several layers including an oodie and have a blanket over me, so it’s not really warm, is it?

I think -5 and thick frost on the ground all day is pretty cold. Are you one of those who don't have the heating on and have all the windows open in mid winter types?

Lots of people have.

Sunny cold days are liked by some

Seeing bulbs pop is liked by some.

Fires, blankets, books and telly is liked by some.

Just because it’s not for you, doesn’t mean it’s not for others. No judgement.

The cold and ice and dankness is completely miserable, but it could be worse. We could be writing from Los Angeles.

There is total joy in going for a walk on a perfect winter day like yesterday, cold, dry, bright and sunny, trudging through deep snowdrifts with a big woolly dog for company. It's just glorious!

Once you’ve spent ages doing something you hate doing you can go out and it’s a little bit less crap than it could be? All bundled up against the cold = uncomfortable because of too many layers and still not warm, but it’s less crap than not wearing any clothes? Brilliant. I’m cured.

It’s really not that cold though! Double figures next week. We actually have pretty mild winters in this country compared to most of Europe and North America.

Yep, it is a bit of a palaver, I agree. But once you’re dressed and going, it’s all good if you are warm and dry! And that in itself makes me happy; that I am all bundled up against the cold (me 1 - winter 0)😊

It’s a mindset thing (unless you suffer with SAD) - yes it might be far from ideal, but butting heads with something you cannot change means you either have to choose to adapt to it and accept it as it is or stick with being miserable about it. Either way, it’s still winter.

So yeah, annoying about the sandals thing but it’s not worth spending months feeling grim about.