Winter blues.

[Toddy]

You can make the most of saffron by making a tincture of it, and just using a few drops in a tisane.
A little goes a long way.

Not recommended for those on blood thinners though.

 

[Aristotle]

Starting work at 7am, in a windowless room, with a short lunch break (I make sure that I get outside) and finishing after 5pm means that I don't see a lot of daylight in winter.

It's not great.

At lunchtime yesterday I went for a walk that included a bit of woodland. It was raining so I took an umbrella.

Walking under trees, even in the rain (I quite like it when dressed for it), was vastly more pleasant then just walking around an industrial area, as my colleagues do every lunchtime.

I cycled to work this morning despite the fairly heavy rain too. Comfortable in full waterproofs as the temperature has dropped a bit this week.

 

[Tengu]

Its important to keep going.

And enjoy the changes, something new every day! What could be better?

 

[Forest fella]

I suffer from s.a.d and in this weather 20min's in the morning with a s.a.d lamp doesn't do alot for me, but hey that's what we go outside for even when it's like this.

 

[johnnytheboy]

Does anyone suffer from winter blues?
I usualy get a bit fed up around Xmas and new year, longing for the warmer weather to arrive.
This year has started early, I'm already feeling it. The weather has been dank dark and wet for days, I can't get on with things I want to in the garden as its so slippery being a clay slope. So the rest of the winterising will have to wait for a dry spell.
Feeling lethargic, and despite trying to go out more to various things, coffee mornings and knit and natter are not appealing to me. The new monthly open Mike night was full of pretentious t**ts all showcasing their new rather pretentious (boring) songs, or showing off about having played with David Bowie, or Elton John, which is "offhandedly" mentioned at the beginning of their set.
So what.!( I'm thinking,) I roadied with the Larry miller band in the late 70s, but I don't need to mention it.grrrr! Maybe I'm getting old,
I'm bored and grumpy!
Feeling stuck.
I do go out each day for a few hours, wander around the river bank etc, but I'm not feeling it somehow.
How do you buck yourself up when feeling low?

When I was in Norway I read that this is a British thing, in Scandinavia especially the northern areas where they don’t get sun they don’t get SAD simply as they expect life to slow down, almost like a hibernation phase of life! Hygge I think they call it.

The UK we have an expectation that life will continue and we are being held back and we can’t seasonally adjust!

This changed my mind on winter! Maybe time to read a book, chill out and charge the battery!

 

[Laurentius]

Absolutely, I oversleep and there is just too little daylight left.

 

[Pattree]

Ain’t that ^^^^^^^ the truth?

I am retired and I recognise that most of us must continue in our occupations but I do feel that cultivating a quiet, relaxed calm during the dark days thrills me - if that isn’t some sort of paradox. It’s a time for reflection and for allowing seed ideas to germinate.

 

[Nice65]

Hygge I think they call it.

My Norwegian woolly socks are made by Hygge, and now I know what it means it fits nicely. Fave pair!

 

[Herman30]

.....in Scandinavia especially the northern areas where they don’t get sun they don’t get SAD simply as they expect life to slow down, almost like a hibernation phase of life!

Bingo! I think it is wonderfull when it´s dark outside. Short time of daylight does not bother me at all.