Winter Blues

Ty has diagnosed me with seasonal affective disorder, aka the winter blues. We have both been really tired lately. Monday after dinner I seriously could have gone to bed. I stayed on the couch all night. I left a huge amount of dishes in the sink because the dishwasher was full of clean dishes and I was too tired/lazy to unload them. Last night was a little bit better. Probably because I made myself get up and bake some banana nut bread. I had been meaning to make it all weekend.

For those that want to know here is the definition of seasonal affective disorder from Wikipedia,
"Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), also known as winter depression or winter blues, is a mood disorder in which people who have normal mental health throughout most of the year experience depressive symptoms in the winter or, less frequently, in the summer,[1] repeatedly, year after year. The US National Library of Medicine notes that "some people experience a serious mood change when the seasons change. They may sleep too much, have little energy, and crave sweets and starchy foods."

I don't really have this but it sure fits what I have been feeling the last several days. Although, I always crave sweets and starchy foods! I think we all experience this a little bit when the seasons change to Fall/Winter. Nuts has been lounging around in front of Ty's space heater in Ty's office. That little dog won't move for hours. He is so content to just lay there and be warm. It has been so gloomy here lately. I sure hope the sun decides to make an appearance this week. I discovered that baking helps me get through this 'blue' period. My house smelled so good last night with that bread cooking in my oven. What do you do to get yourself out of the sleepy/lazy funk of winter blues?

I do have something positive to write about at least for people in my area...Gas is $1.75! It only took $22.69 to fill up my tank last night!!