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| White, white, and more white. Yeah. Winter. |
I miss walking outside. When it's below 30 and there's an additional windchill, the outdoors isn't fun.
The continuous overcast days further depress my mood. As I write this it's sunny, but we typically have four to five days of cloud cover in a row. Freezing and no sunshine? Yikes. Oh, and let's not forget daylight is on a curfew. It's below the horizon by 5:30pm. Don't expect to see it before 7:00am, either!
What ends up happening is I sit around more. A lot more. And sitting leads to no energy. No energy leads to staring at the white sky, the white ground, and wondering if winter will ever end. Will it? WILL IT??
To add to my desperation, I read an article in the Washington Post, "The Health Hazards of Sitting," by Bonnie Berkowitz and Patterson Clark. (They included a handy-dandy poster about the dangers of sitting if you're interested.) In addition to the frigid temps, the lack of sun, the endless winter, I'm also hurting my body by sitting. Great.
It's enough to send this girl to the mint chocolate chip ice cream, the Doritos, and the 24 pack of Coke.
It's enough to send this girl to the mint chocolate chip ice cream, the Doritos, and the 24 pack of Coke.
The other day I bought a T-shirt and couldn't remember the last time my arms hadn't been covered by long sleeves. It will be months before I'm able to wear the new tee. It might be forever...
Do you live in an area that reminds you of Antarctica this year? Sending you a virtual hug!
Have a terrific day!
