Standing in line at the supermarket check stand, nobody can deny that we’re on the dreary downside of a new year.
Tabloid headlines scream the weight-loss secrets of the stars, while traditional women’s magazines sing siren songs of money-saving, belly-busting, speed-cleaning tips and techniques.
We ourselves? All those resolutions that looked so basic, so easy, so noble through the champagne haze of New Year’s Eve have lost their rosy glow viewed in the stark light of a morning cup of coffee.