This advice admittedly is not for everyone. But give it a try anyway to see for yourself. Beating the Abominable Winter Blues includes feeling accomplished and empowered. One great way to manufacture those feelings is to check off a list. So grab a pen and paper and make a to Read more…
Beating the blues can be as simple as directing your attention to helping someone else. There are many times everyday to make a difference to someone. Open a door, let someone out in traffic, be patient when someone makes a mistake, smile, give a compliment, just be nice. You never Read more…
Some of the common physical complaints I hear about in conjunction with winter blues include always being cold, numb fingers and toes, ugly dry skin, and stiff achy joints. When I stand up after sitting or lying down for more than 5 minutes I have been very stiff. I hobble Read more…
Something we’ve been doing for a couple years now is apple cider vinegar. I’m no expert on ACV but I know it’s important to use organic and “with the mother” on the label. I use Braggs. So every night I heat water on the stove in my old fashioned whistling Read more…
Oh we got our first good snow of the season today! I absolutely love watching the snow fall. It’s so peaceful and lovely. And when it snows I feel like the freezing cold weather is justified. We got in one sled ride down the hill before dark. The snow was Read more…
DayQuil NyQuil sleep repeat Sunrise 7:46 Sunset 5:45 Wake up temp 25
So in one article I read about the top 20 things to do to beat the winter blues I found a big surprise! Numbers 19 & 20 were “give out high fives” and “emphatically receive high fives”!!! I work with people who love to high five and it makes us Read more…
Yeah it’s cold. And gloomy. We got a very small amount of snow last night. Not enough to sled. It made for a really pretty day as far as the outdoor scenery goes. My sinuses are still on over drive and the skin under my nose is like a piece Read more…
So… First I’d like to thank all of you who have been reading my blog. It would be great if you could share or follow too! I’ve been hearing personal stories from some of you about how you can relate and how it’s helping. Honestly, writing this blog in itself Read more…
Still not feeling great. Hopefully I’m nearing the end of this sickness. It’s definitely compounding the Winter Blues issues. So sometimes beating the Abominable Winter Blues is simply a choice. Sometimes no matter how good your intentions are, no matter how awesome you are, no matter how hard you try, Read more…