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What to Do

There’s been an outpouring of well wishes and words of understanding and concern arriving since my post about SAD. Thank you everyone! I had no idea I knew so many people who have been dealing with this problem for years! Here are some of the ways we’ve been making the dark days more bearable. Have something to add?

Light therapy

Screw the electric bill        [….read more]

Sadie

A week ago, we got about 10 inches of snow during the weekend. Normally, we’d have been moaning and complaining but this storm was a wonderful gift for our sweet Golden, Sadie. She was weaned in the snow and she made no bones about it being her favorite time of year.

Sadie and her sibs with Mom, Maisie.

A happy happy        [….read more]

Climbing Out

Right around the time we changed the clocks, I slid into a deep dark pit. I’m really not a drama queen…believe me when I say this was pretty scary. The “winter blues” have danced around me in the past but that was nothing compared to this year.

I come from a “pull yourself up by your bootstraps and carry on” kind of background and        [….read more]