The first week of January is evidently the busiest week of the year for divorce solicitors....it is also the busiest time of year for dating agencies, fitness clubs, weight loss groups and lifestyle advisors of every description.
Is this because we think new year, new me?
Is it because we think that magic click of the calendar will make the change more viable?
Or is it simply the visible evidence of time passing that makes us so determined to not waste another second doing something we don't want to do, being someone we don't want to be, spend our lives with someone we no longer want to spend time with.
What is certain is that we will have spent most of the preceeding year, now gone, thinking about making the change and building our determination to make it happen.
Life changing decisions are usually precedented by other life changing events which prompt us to reassess, think again, take a fresh look.
So to all fresh starters in 2012 - happy new year and good luck.