The blog that fell off a cliff...

Well that 'posting every day of the month' thing died a sudden death didn't it?
I didn't run out of enthusiasm, I assure you. Life just got in the way. Then - I must confess - I simply haven't thought about this blogsite at all!
I think (another confession here) that the birthday thing really is weighing on my mind. I am about to turn 40, which is exciting because it's the start of another decade and the number actually makes you look younger, in a way, but it also means I'm probably heading into the downward half of my life; the half where things get steadily worse. Sorry to be morose and morbid when I've been away for a week, but this is where my head has been. Stuck within myself and fighting for optimism. Staring across my office and trying not to imagine future illnesses. Driving in the dark and wishing we could live somewhere with permanent Springtime. All that stuff. And it's really rather boring, because it's such a cliche and such an obvious reaction to imminently hitting 40. And it's the second week of January, which is when EVERYONE feels a bit down and pessimistic and poor. But I can't help the way I feel. All I can do is accept it and embrace it and work my way through it. And while I've been doing that, I've tried not to bore you with it and bother you with it.
Until today.
So to end on a positive note - once we get through the next few days of cold, the temperature will be in double figures in Celsius and will stay that way for a couple of weeks!

RC 18-1-24