The New Year is here and the celebrations and shine of diving into a brand new year are over and done with. Like any brand new item or toy or year for that matter, the newness is attractive and enough to make you grin and when that newness wears off – it’s time to get back to the habit of the regular routine and that can be a bit of struggle. It’s hard to perk up after the holidays because everything that happens after wards is rather anticlimactic to the weeks of build up.
Not to mention, we call the last quarter of the year the mad dash around my household. We have birthdays, anniversaries, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Solstice, Hanukah, Kwanzaa, Christmas and finally culminating with the big bash or party that is New Year’s Eve. After that mad dash, what else can you do in January but feel a little pummeled and more than a little exhausted?
Take a Deep Breath
I always feel pretty tired that first week of January – not physically tired exactly, but mentally and emotionally tired. You can feel thrilled and excited about the arrival of the New Year and worn out at the same time, worn out and wondering what is there to look forward to over the next few months? It’s a let down, but there’s something you and your spouse can do together to get motivated together and to put a little more gloss on the New Year.
Something to Look Forward To
We all need something to look forward to and the beginning of the year, believe it or not, is definitely one of those times that we need something to look forward to. In this case, you and your spouse should sit down and begin planning a summer vacation. First and foremost, summertime is about five to six months away, so that gives you plenty of time to start saving up the money for your trip.
At the same time, deciding on a location for your vacation can give you both a small thrill and help to eliminate those exhausted feelings of being rundown in the anticlimactic time after the holidays. But it will feel good every time you deposit some funds into your savings. Consider depositing $50 to $75 a week in your savings and that will put about $200 to $300 in your savings account every month. In six short months, that’s about $1200 to $1800 away to pay for your vacation. Now that’s something to look forward to.
What do you and your spouse have to look forward to?
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