The After Joy

January 2, the official post-Christmas clean-up day filled with ever-elusive pine needles, missing extension cords, broken tree ornaments, over-the-top recycling of plastic and cardboard, and finding space for things you don't have space for.

"Hey, honey. Whew, he holidays are over. Let's just kick back and relax today."

"Are you kidding? I'm not looking at this tree for another week. Let's kick it to the curb and get all these boxes out to recycling."

"Oh, yeah. I forgot. Today's The After Joy."