S.A.D. aka Seasonal Affective Disorder. If you haven’t dealt with it yet, LUCKY, although I can assure you that you are either in denial or too young. It gets dark far too early, it’s cold, like bone chilling cold, so cold I almost considered calling in sick to work this morning and wrapping myself in my houndstooth knit blanket, with a glass of red and a pile of chick flicks (or trashy TV).
I caught myself feeling the symptoms of S.A.D. early on. Not wanting to go out, hoarding food, a case of the grumpies and dry skin. I knew well enough to nip that sucker in the bud!
But how? I thought, purchase the S.A.D. lamp? Heck no, I can put my hard earned money to better use such as the Mouthwatering Thai Curries cooking class I’m taking soon, or the new purse I just bought (in a much nicer colour), or the concerts I’m considering going to, or the spa day I’m booking for next weekend.
So, this is my solution for S.A.D. Spend a bunch of money you don’t have and you’ll forget all about the blahness that is the dead of winter. Although, once Spring arrives I may just be normal sad as I will be in major loads of debt. This is why I propose that the government issue a S.A.D. reimbursement or our office insurance policies allow us to reimburse any purchases that were made in order to prevent S.A.D. Really, think about it, if we’re happier we’re working better, harder, faster, longer, is this not what every employer wants of their employees. Just consider it.
I hope the negative degree weather isn’t drying your skin, chapping your lips and making you sad. Don’t fret that the various groundhogs around the continent saw their shadows earlier this week, its not their fault as it was mainly sunny that day, its the fault of science and light. So, little ones, only 6 more weeks to go, take some time to head out and face S.A.D., don’t let it win! Hibernation doesn’t look good on anyone… even bears.
