And it's a bit early this year.
Usually I can make it to the third week in January, at least. Maybe this is only a sampling, and it will depart for a while.
What is it?
I don't, know, really. Is there a name for it? It's winter, but not the warm, holiday, festive kind of winter, the cold, windy, austere kind. The kind where I'm always cold, I can't cook or clean or accomplish anything worthwhile and I eat too many goodies and too little Real Food, leading to problems in the size department. I end up cold and austere, too, which isn't much fun for the rest of the household.
I'm taking St. John's Wort still, and I have a full-spectrum lightbulb in the dining room. What else? What do you do to fend off this... condition?
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Oranges!
I actually have no idea. I get like that during our rainy season. Or used to, when we had a rainy season. I guess there isn't a lot of sunshine right now? So the encouragement to go outside and play probably won't help. But if there are oranges, tangerines, clementines, or other bright yellowyorange citrus fruits around, they may help. Because citrus is local our prices are jacked up to cover shipping fuel costs, but even our citrus is on sale right now so maybe you have a sale, too? I can sympathize with the goodies vs. Real Food. I don't know why, but the cold makes sugar even more attractive. I had a mini-crisis at the store yesterday.....It was either a tub of frosting or organic eggs. The eggs won, but I reeeaallly wanted the frosting.
Paint something pretty! With non-toxic paints, of course. :)
What do you do with the chickens, etc in winter? It's been bitterly cold here recently (i know, i know...) so I can't imagine having a small farm to tend to when it's like this.
I got Raising Maidens...for Christmas. Have you read it before? What are your impressions? I've only skimmed through so far.
My folks bought a box of clementines when they were here, but they are long gone. I might have to give that a try...
This winter *I* haven't done much with the chickens. THere are only 3, and every few days hubby goes out to make sure the heating pad under their water is working and that their feed is full. And to gather a few frozen eggs! Somehow, (as long as they're not cracked open from expansion) they've been fine - frozen or not. Last year, when they were tiny chicks, I built their cool home, and every morning and evening carried a bucket of hot water out to defrost and refill their waterer (prior to heating pad - we're too cheap for the expensive plug-in waterers), feed them, give them green bits of hay, and care for the pigs. There were cold windy days I had to climb into the pigpen and fix their house; the dummies would wreck it and then suffer the consequences. I wanted healthy bacon, so I slaved away... Not fun. I haven't read Raising Maidens yet; I've read her other one, Passionate Housewives and have been reading So Much More primarily. What I have read by her I really like...
I feel the same way right now. I am actually talking myself out of going to the doctor and getting back on depression meds. My husband says to lean towards God and not the meds but at a time like this Im desperate for a quick fix. I need consistancy and to make myself do things to get myself in the habit instead of taking a cover-up (pill). I hope for some sun here to.
Tanya, I'll be praying for you, ok? I know they've found chemical evidence of depression, but I'm not sure if they know which causes which (which came first, chicken or egg?)... Maybe keeping a gratitude journal, or listing all your blessings (and then THINKING on them) might help. Hmm... maybe I should take my own advice? Hang in there!
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