Anyone else have winter blues?

missyjg

 I live in NY and I think the sun has shown once or twice over the last 6 days. I'm feeling so run down and B finally started sleeping through the night, so it's not a lack of sleep. And we aren't cycling for IVF until April so I can't blame it on being pumped full of hormones:) My usual tactic was to take a vacation to somewhere warmer (and sunnier). But we can't financally do that this year and with B being so young I don't want to try vacationing somewhere yet. I work full time and by the time I get home, get dinner together and spend time with B b/f she goes to bed, I'm exhausted. I've been so tired I've stopped going to the gym, which isn't good I know. But I can't motivate myself to do much. Last night I was in bed at 8:30. It's bad, even on the weekends I'll just nap when B naps instead of doing something else I need to do. I can't live all of February and some of March like this, and the future forecast: Snow, cold and more cold! Suggestions? What has worked for you?  I wish I didn't have so much family in NY, I'd move! 

June24Bride

I hear you loud and clear. It's always overcast here and in the 40's. No snow on the ground, just blah weather. ( we live south of seattle )

I finally went and got prescribed 50,000 vitamin D to help out. I also rejoined a gym because my endorphins are no where to be found. 

CMM05

Every winter. I hate it. We're from Michigan, so we have similar winters as you guys!

And, this winter is much worse because now I have been put on bedrest. I am going insane and it has only been a week. I also think that has been one of those "snowy" winters and I feel like there is much more snow than usual. Although today it is sunny out

I don't have many suggestions We don't have that many "fun" indoor places to go with the kids and DS2 is still taking 2 naps a day, so that kind of messes up the day. DS1 goes to school 3 days a week, so between the 2 of them and their schedules, there isn't much time to do other things. 

Plus, I was working 3 days a week. Now, we are really all stuck at home

Not to mention that my classroom has NO windows......that was the worst.

I am counting every second down until the weather gets warmer.

I go through this every winter, yet I grew up here so I know what it is like. I am like you: if we didn't have all of our family here, we would move.

I just try to remind myself that this too shall pas

 

krissyh21

We have pretty much the same weather her as you do there. This winter has been horrible and I do not have vacation time until July of all times so we can not get out of this mess! I find getting out of the house at least once a day, even if it is a trip to the supermarket helps break up the day. I do weekly gymboree classes w/ dillon, which breaks up the week and gives us something to look forward to. I still can not wait to see grass, but it keeps us going until that happens.
Maybe planning things to do as a family on weekends will help break up the week for you?

LisaandBryan

yes horribly, the last few weeks have been extremely hard on me.i 'm counting down the days till spring.

leslie&brian

I definitely do. It's terrible. I hate, hate, hate this weather. It's too cold to even have fun by taking Matt out in it. We finally got him out, for 10 minutes, on Saturday because it was actually 32. Woohoo..heat wave The wind chill is supposed to be -20 tonight. I can not wait for spring!  I want to break out the flip flops.