Why are you waiting until January? There's nothing to stop you from looking for something else starting today. You've been saying for the past 6 to 9 months that you either need to start looking or are going to start looking, but here you are, back to "I'll wait a couple of more months." Seriously...only you can decide to make things better for yourself. If you are content with being unhappy, then you're on the right path. But if you really want to change your situation, then stop making excuses and do it.