Eyes Open

Thursday, January 16, 2025

January’s full Wolf Moon remains impressive. It lit my way home from work last night, and it was equally lovely later when I fed my outside animals. That globe, visible through my kitchen window, was a high note on a tiring day.

This is another of my early-to-work days. These “earlies” push me into a “hurry mode” and gobble my mornings. In fact, my outside job gobbles whole days now with darkness occurring early. Come on and get here, Spring!

Maybe I shouldn’t rush the months ahead. Getting ahead for a “little guy” is being tough enough. Like many, I’m worried now about what to expect from America’s incoming administration and how it might impact my own planning and budgeting.

I doubt grocery costs will become more affordable (I happily have a few laying chickens!). I anticipate electrical bills will skyrocket more (my home, built back when electricity was cheap, is all-electric). And, there are overall environmental conditions and concerns! Enough! You get my drift, and besides, I’m in a time crunch right now.

Dear Friends: Truly, big concerns, regardless of the administration that rules. Diana