+1 to getting outside as much as possible.

I grew up on the east coast and now live in Seattle. Short days in winter are hard anywhere, but at least on the east coast you get an occasional sun break, even if the temperature is low. Take advantage of those days.

I got one of those little LCD lights from Costco last winter, and I feel like it's better than coffee for helping me get up in the morning. Trouble with it is, the feature that would have it turn on automatically only works when it is plugged in, and it makes a high-pitched electrical hissing noise when it's in sleep mode. And I can't listen to that when I'm trying to sleep. So I charge it in another room, and I still have to drag myself out of bed in order to get, say, 15 minutes of exposure to it. After that, I'm good to go.