it occured to me last evening (or was it today) that i may be starting to experience some seasonal affective disorder. i know it's plagued me in the past, and since i only just remembered to start taking my vitamin d, i can see that it may be kicking in. it is the end of jauary after all. i looked it up on wikipedia today and concluded that based on the symptoms listed i'm probably on the more mild-side at this time, but still something to be aware of. it said that outdoor exercise is important, so i'm going to take advantage of the clear sidewalks this evening and walk down to the grocery store. i think this is up my alley since it feels like a long time since i've enjoyed some outdoor walking under the cover of dark by myself. i always dig having that time alone with my thoughts and a good song on my ipod. i suspect this will do my heart well.
to combat it i've also been taking care to make sure i'm dressed warmly and comfortably. wearing too-tight or chilly clothes would make me miserable. unfortunately, i've been a little overheated in the feet today, but i'd gladly take that over being cold.
on friday brendan's classmates are having a get together at boston pizza. he's quite intrigued since he's never been to BP before. he told me yesterday that i'm not obligated to go, but welcome to join him. i told him that i'd go since i'm sure his classmates are curious to meet me and i'm certain they'd all wonder why brendan's wife didn't show up. you have to keep in mind, he's the only guy in his class (last semester there were 2), so he's something of a novelty. anyways, he responded with "ya, they probably would" (wonder that is). this made me giggle a little bit - i know what girls are like. no doubt they're extra curious knowing that i'm much older than him. one of his classmates told him that she was creeping him on facebook and was struck by how in love he and his wife seemed. she thought it was very sweet. we thought that was quite a nice observation.
honey has been on a hunger strike again. she's shrunk to have the size of pekoe. she's tiny! i hate it when this happens. when she's really healthy she's just about as big as koe-koe and her fur is all shiny. i hope she rebounds soon.
this morning as i left for work i opened the door just as jase walked past. i greeted him with a "hi jase, good morning to ya". it made me feel all chipper and neighbourly. there's just something that feels right about living among friends and knowing neighbours. i hope we get to know our neighbours soon. it's hard in the winter time, but hopefully come spring we'll be able to chat them up.
to combat it i've also been taking care to make sure i'm dressed warmly and comfortably. wearing too-tight or chilly clothes would make me miserable. unfortunately, i've been a little overheated in the feet today, but i'd gladly take that over being cold.
on friday brendan's classmates are having a get together at boston pizza. he's quite intrigued since he's never been to BP before. he told me yesterday that i'm not obligated to go, but welcome to join him. i told him that i'd go since i'm sure his classmates are curious to meet me and i'm certain they'd all wonder why brendan's wife didn't show up. you have to keep in mind, he's the only guy in his class (last semester there were 2), so he's something of a novelty. anyways, he responded with "ya, they probably would" (wonder that is). this made me giggle a little bit - i know what girls are like. no doubt they're extra curious knowing that i'm much older than him. one of his classmates told him that she was creeping him on facebook and was struck by how in love he and his wife seemed. she thought it was very sweet. we thought that was quite a nice observation.
honey has been on a hunger strike again. she's shrunk to have the size of pekoe. she's tiny! i hate it when this happens. when she's really healthy she's just about as big as koe-koe and her fur is all shiny. i hope she rebounds soon.
this morning as i left for work i opened the door just as jase walked past. i greeted him with a "hi jase, good morning to ya". it made me feel all chipper and neighbourly. there's just something that feels right about living among friends and knowing neighbours. i hope we get to know our neighbours soon. it's hard in the winter time, but hopefully come spring we'll be able to chat them up.
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My friend's parents live just a few doors down from you in a duplex. They've lived there as long as I've known her (since elementary school). They're a nice Portuguese couple and her mom fixed up my wedding dress when it didn't fit properly.
I went for a run in the dark tonight (first time a LONG time) and also enjoyed it quite a bit. :)
Marlene
One of the reasons I love lots of snow in the winter is because then I have to shovel it and shovelling does wonders for my mood (which also tends to go downhill at this time of year). So I concur - outdoor exercise is a real mood booster in the winter.
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