Blue Thursday...No Way

This is the time of year when more people become s.a.d.  The first time I heard this acronym was while Hubby was in seminary.  I told a friend that I just didn't feel right.  I couldn't pinpoint a pain or ache so I felt reasonably sure it was not physical.  It just seemed to be a general all around feeling of yuck....blue....lethargy...and she told me "you know there is a name for that.  Seasonal Affective Disorder."  Another name for it is winter blues.  I can feel this blue depression coming on with the time change.  It gets darker outside a lot faster.  It also gets darker inside my home.  We don't have the best winterized window treatment at the little strawberry bungalow so we tend to keep the curtains drawn.  This is really a no-no if you suffer from SAD.

Today I'm feeling a double whammy because not only is seasonal change happening but life is changing at the strawberry patch.  Going through storage and deciding what stays and what goes is just too much.  I'm ready to get rid of all of it and start all over.  Don't get me wrong!  I'm excited as excited can be!!!  I really am.  I'm leaping for joy on one side of my big belly but the other side (like the animals in yesterday's post) is sensing something is going on...inside the bungalow and outside.

So to combat my inner SAD coming on, I opened all the window shades and have let the light shine in.  There is nothing like sunshine.  You know I'll have plenty of it where I'm going!  I'm so thankful I'm in tune with my seasonal cycles.  I can be proactive.  Now if I could just be proactive with the weight loss again!  Good grief.

One another note:  Someone who always makes me smile is waiting patiently to send you a message  too.

Ready?

What a theologian that Mickey is!