I'm a MI lifer and every winter I deal with the same BLAHness due to the long winter months of harsh, cold, snowy weather. We've been lucky so far this year that it's been pretty mild. It was in the 40s today and I felt like it was soooo warm!
I told DH last week that I need to take extra Vitamin D to ward off any seasonal blues! It's very real and common around here.
How do you stay up and up during the bleak, dreary winter months?
pomelo / 5789 posts
ugh. I don't. I wait for summer. LOL or at least springtime. But I do take vitamin D and it helps with my cold tolerance. no difference in mood.
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
I think being out of the house and active keeps me from feeling blah. I noticed that I've only felt blah during the last 2 winters because DD2 was a baby and I was stuck inside more than usual due to my new SAHM status and her nap schedule. And the last two winters have been pretty bad! So I'm hoping I'll be fine again starting from this year since my kids are done with naps, woohoo! This year's mild winter has been an extra bonus!
pomegranate / 3521 posts
I get out and keep busy. I find even if I'm inside the house all day for a full day/night, I feel so blah at the end of the evening.Getting outside or visiting friends/family is good for my mental health. I'm on a 1 year mat leave and I'm not used to staying at home so keeping busy is a must.
I even started running (I'm so NOT a runner) just to get out of the house - I feel even better knowing that will is helping me burn off the copious amounts of cookies I've been eating 
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22276 posts
Totally feeling this right now...no idea how to get over it. A vacation on an island? Not realistic?
nectarine / 2148 posts
I try to get out of the house more. I'll still go on walks or go snowshoeing if there's enough snow. Lately I've had so much going on outside of home that i haven't been feeling as bogged down. I also recently started some anti-depressants so there's that....
kiwi / 526 posts
I take vitamin d and fish oil. I get outside to snowshoe or walk around. There are lights you can buy for light therapy. I also exercise and feel way better when I do. Winter blues are the worst!
pomelo / 5678 posts
Oh man oh man. It is SO hard. We don't have a yard and in the spring summer fall we go to the park every single day (many within walking distance). On weekends in the winter we make sure to have a day outside. We will sled or hike, then get hot cocoa or some food, then go out again. But two days a week isn't enough for me! I thrive on being active outdoors. It is really tough on me. Especially this winter, it has been SO gray, which makes it that much worse!
persimmon / 1436 posts
I'm a MI lifer as well. Do you like any winter sports? We even like to hike in the state park during the winter.
Otherwise, I enjoy the coziness of winter. We like to have a fire going in the evenings and curl up on the couch.
pomelo / 5678 posts
@Finfan: I try to embrace that aspect as well!
We make beeswax candles and read the paper together, things like that that we wouldn't do much in summer when we are out and about until 9pm.
cantaloupe / 6131 posts
Oddly cleaning and organizing the house so that it looks more bright and inviting seems to help me - the house seems darker and more dreary when it's cluttered and messy. Sit outside with a hot beverage. Play music in the house. Invite people over and have a cozy soup or stew meal.
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