Cure for the winter blahs?

[Flybye]

I get bad SAD. If I can't actually TAKE a vacation, just planning one is enough for me sometimes.

She says, trying to figure out where in the heck to take the Airstream, DH and two dogs in 57 days, 10 hours and seven minutes ...

Cyclasutra - We should work out a house swap - you could come here and shop, see the museum, swim, we are smack dab in the middle of IF and Pocatello!

We could do all of the fun Jacksonish stuff - ski, see the elk, etc.

Vacation for both of us!

[Geonz]

I have a friend who says the reason February only has 28 days (29 this year, though!) is 'cause we just coujldn't stand for it to be any longer. I was all kinds of bluesy last night - but since you posted this I shall attribute it to winter and defy it. So it's a late start today (no work - college closed 'cause of that snow that's slush for you... we got about 8 inches) but... I'm going to go START .

[sundial]

I guess I have a case of the blahs too. I can't get motivated to paint and when I do, it's like pulling teeth. This week was particularly bad. Wednesday I almost laid in bed all day. I've been able to get outside and play up until this week when the weather has been so bad. I did go outside and play in the snow with my girls and Luke and that helped. I feel better today but I still can't seem to get anything finished that I've started.

[SadieKate]

Cyclasutra - We should work out a house swap - you could come here and shop, see the museum, swim, we are smack dab in the middle of IF and Pocatello!

We could do all of the fun Jacksonish stuff - ski, see the elk, etc.

Vacation for both of us!

You mean Grand Targhee is a huge long way beyond Jackson Hole? And those funny large brown things I been looking at all these years in Whydaho aren't elk? Who knew?
Just say it! You wanna go to Jackson Hole cause the grass is greener or the snow is deeper, or sumthing or other is more bettah', on the other side of the mountains.

[CyclaSutra]

You girls have it right ... deeper snow, mo' prettier, etc.

But I still have to go to FlyBye's side of the Tetons to find a mall where things like socks, bras and oil changes can be found for a reasonable price. If I had kids, I'd prolly be in Idaho every other weekend for clothes/grocery shopping.

Mmm, retail therapy for the winter blahs ... plotting how to finance it ...

[Mr. Bloom]

Anybody else fighting the winter blues right now? I've got them bad this year.

Indiana can be grey in the winter. I get SAD bad. I'm much much much better off with a south facing office window. When my window was north facing, I got suicidal in Jan/Feb. It's not just being outside...sunny days help. pinkey is right - full spectrum bulbs can help, but I think sunshine is best.

But I still have to go to FlyBye's side of the Tetons to find a mall where things like socks, bras and oil changes can be found for a reasonable price. If I had kids, I'd prolly be in Idaho every other weekend for clothes/grocery shopping.

Mmm, retail therapy for the winter blahs ... plotting how to finance it ...

Hmmm...going to Idaho to shop...now THERE'S an idea I wouldn't have considered

[teigyr]

You girls have it right ... deeper snow, mo' prettier, etc.

But I still have to go to FlyBye's side of the Tetons to find a mall where things like socks, bras and oil changes can be found for a reasonable price. If I had kids, I'd prolly be in Idaho every other weekend for clothes/grocery shopping.

Mmm, retail therapy for the winter blahs ... plotting how to finance it ...

Um...Idaho isn't that far from WA. It's not like I've been to Idaho though I should go but WA has wonderful bras and maybe socks and perhaps oil changes. My car dealer does oil changes and washes my car AND gives me flowers. I can't cheat on them.

I think, however, that warm weather is needed. We were in Southern Calif last weekend and it was decidedly rainy. All things considered, it's Hawaii or Cancun time.

[Flybye]

Not to brag or anything, but I do have the nicest bras and the cleanest oil in the land!!!

The funny thing about all this is that last week I got the oil changed in my car and later in the day, went bra shopping. Yesterday, we changed the oil in the truck!

Idaho Falls is where Jackson-Hole-ians really have to go to stock up. It is about an hour and a half drive from there, but only a half an hour drive from my door stop. It is the second biggest city, if I remember correctly, in Idaho! Prolly has a population of 15,000 or something like that !!!

http://www.ci.idaho-falls.id.us/main/Index.asp

The grass is greener in Jackson - they have an Elk Refuge with a bazillion elk, lots of museums and culture, the Tetons, and it is just plain old beautiful there!

I have seen a moose at the end of my street, pheasants in the backyard, and a skunk that I'd rather not remember in my front yard , but never an elk!

[Mr. Bloom]

Not to brag or anything, but I do have the nicest bras and the cleanest oil in the land!!!

LALALALALALALA I'm NOT LISTENING LALALALALALALALALALA

[CyclaSutra]

I know you can handle it, Mr. (On second thought, better stop reading)

At least nobody mentioned hauling one of the girls up into her rightful spot, or bending at the waist to shake them into place.

Speaking of that ... anybody have a favorite D-cup that doesn't look like grandma's bra? It's not good to spill over the top, but so many of the old-school brands only make this size in the matronly version.

I do OK in picking exercise bras, but not everyday double-barreled slingshots.

[limewave]

I take vitamin D supplements in the winter to help with the Blah's. It really has helped, I notice a big difference. I have more energy and have a better attitude about life in general. It's called Active-D.

[bmccasland]

We have museums, retail therapy, and parades that give out prizes. Mardi Gras, the cure for winter blahs!

And for the next 5 years, Habitat for Humanity is committed to help rebuild houses, so you could sign up to help build homes too. I heard on the news recently that much of the US STILL thinks we're flooded! Thanks to hard work by a variety of agencies, Germany and the Netherlands - the city was drained dry in 3 weeks after Katrina.

So Mardi Gras mambo mambo mambo - the cure for SAD! Mardi Gras, the best free show in North America.

[Skierchickie]

Ah yes - Indiana in the winter. I grew up outside South Bend. I ended up as far north as I could get, and my sister ended up as far south (Austin TX). My childhood memories of winter consist of mud & ice & slush (with a grey, Novemberish look all winter long) along with infrequent massive blizzards that would shut all the roads down for days. Usually not enough snow to do anything, and too damp & clammy to be outside.

Winter sports saved me. Around here, the people who ski are happy & love it, and the people who don't ski hate it here. I'm actually glad February is here, because we start having some sunshiny days. January is generally pretty sunless.

How about ice skating?

[solobiker]

LALALALALALALA I'm NOT LISTENING LALALALALALALALALALA

Mr. Silver I have to say thanks for the laugh.

[Velobambina]

When I took up ice skating, I fell and broke my elbow. LOL. Then, a few weeks later, we had a big whomping snow storm.

I'm trying to make the best of things instead of being depressed about the inconsistent outdoor riding conditions (black ice during my usual riding hours). Spinervals make me stronger, as does rowing. If I can't bear the thought of a longer Spinerval, I've been combining two. On Friday, I did two of my favorites--Uphill Grind & Zoot Challenge--back to back. Wooohooo. I'm also putting extra effort into my weight training.