January is the longest month

We are in the south of Spain doing just that! Today it is wonderfully sunny with a bright blue sky, temperature about 20 degrees and people are on the beach in swimming costumes. Very glad I read the thread on Gransnet that made us think about winter sunshine.

I've got major cabin fever at the moment; can't remember the last time I was outside in the fresh air and scared to go out today with all the icy pavements. I think that, if I'm semi retired next year I'm going to rethink this time of year. I know a lot of people seem to go away in January and I'm beginning to realise why. But hate the thought of putting the dog in kennels at this time of year .

Time is very flexible, isn't it? I can imagine that you are finding it flying past absent as you have so much to do, and normally I am the first to moan how "time flies" - but that is "when you are having fun" and stuck inside in January (or worrying about getting anywhere) doesn't always quite come into that category!

In spite of its being only 28 days, February usually seems endless to me. However, this year there is so much to pack into the first four months that time is simply racing past at a terrifying speed.

I agree gracesmum. January has always been a very very very long month
On the plus side, the evenings are getting longer as January progresses. About 15 minutes a week by my reckoning

No, it's flying by - as does every month these days. It'll be Christmas again in a minute!!

It's 4weeks too long!

Gracesmum It really is not just you! I was having the very same thoughts earlier this week. The months went much quicker at the end of last year.

It must be the weather and perhaps that a number of my usual weekly activities didnt resume until the second week of Jan.

My birthday is February so January did drag when I was little, but I think January has flown this year, but it is a depressing grey month.

At least February feels shorter, gracesmum even if only by three days. I've had enough of January. Fed up with the snow, freezing mornings, dogs going stir crazy because their walks are much shorter, watching our log heap get smaller and smaller because we're using so much, eating too much comfort food, putting off trips to see family and friends.....I hate winter [crying emoticon]