WINTER BLUES

Its March 18th and the temperature outside this morning was 30 degrees. So far this March it has been pretty chilly, actually more I like it to be. Still layering up, the turtle neck tops, hats, gloves, boots, heavy bulky coats,  and no signs of spring. No signs all next week either. To make it worse, the weather forecasters are calling for some snow next Tuesday. Can we do anything about it? Well no, but that's mother nature. I guess Punxsutawney Phil (name of the groundhog in Pennsylvania) was right when he predicted 6 more weeks of winter.

Well, needless to say I am still feeling the winter blues and on Spring break next week, we are going to Colorado, specifically to the mountains where it will be 20 degrees or lower. So yes, well planned on our end!! I guess I was really hoping it would be 70 degrees by now. 

I am just tired of the cold and winds. It has also not made me want to write since I was feeling a little down, only due to the cold weather. I am glad that due to daylight savings time, it is still bright outside at 7:00pm, and that has helped given me the little perk up that I so needed and it's just a matter of a few more days and we will get the warmer temperatures. 

 The winter blues do affect some people and there is a term called SAD (seasonal affective disorder) for it. Well, for me, it certainly not that extreme. But I read somewhere that you can do certain things to pick your mood up like, light therapy, planning a vacation, listening to music, eating right and exercising. For me, I eat right and exercise most of the days and I will say that it helps and it may be the reason why I feel  I have the blues, but not extreme.

I also feel like I am having symptoms of the flu again so its not helping my mood. I have been feeling pretty beaten up with a sore throat and chills, oh no not again!!! Twice this winter!! So I am being forced to take it easy and stay indoors. Hopefully I will get better before we leave this week for spring break. 

All this and tons of work piled at home and at work. So many priorities..my kids need new shoes, I have no shoes for daily wear and no right winter wear for the mountain trip. Is all of it important, well my kids shoes, yes but others I would really say no. I will pack whatever I have, if I even get well enough to go. 

So what else am I to do with getting over the blues. I have been writing in my journal and also in my gratitude journal everyday. I am trying to be thankful and giving thanks for round 2 of flu. Yes, thanks! I could be saying why me, not me and not again but I am choosing to say thanks. I may get over it quickly or not but either ways, I am saying thanks for it, for the blue, blue feelings, for the cold and wind, for the snow prediction next week, and for the cold mountain trip. Give Thanks!

Part of living my life fully is to just accept and go. So this is what I do. I let myself feel the blues, feel down, I observe it and I give thanks. There is a lot more of figuring it out and trying to get out of the blues, but spring will officially be here next week and even if it snows, it's spring, it's March and before you know it, we will have 70 degrees and I will be running outside, smiling and giving thanks. You should too.. Wish you Love!!!!

Peace,

Monita