Winter Blues?

[PlayThemAll]

I've always been a winter person but since I gave up snowmobiling and such, it has just lost it's charm.

The 2-4 hour drives to and from (yes, thats 2-4 hours one way) work don't help much either. I've been leaving the house a 6am and not getting home until 7-8pm (not including dinner or any other running around I have to do.) I don't even have the energy to turn on my PC when I finally get home any more.

Anyone else getting the Winter Blues?

[jschild]

Considering that monday was the first snowfall we had all winter long in KY, not at all.

Took my son to Perfect North so we could go snowtubing cause winter doesn't really visit us anymore. Other than freak snowfalls ni 94 and 98, we don't get any real snow here.

[xDarkDrifterx]

I'm in Florida . . what's winter?

Though my days are almost as long (but that's all year) - up at 7:30 and home around 7 after an hour commute each way. Blahhh commutes . . .

Though I do miss snow from time to time, I miss tubing and sleigh riding with a bunch of friends while drunk and in between the rides hunkering over a fire in a city trash can at the top of some massive golf course hill that a small fraction of the city has raided lol

[piscene]

The 2-4 hour drives to and from (yes, thats 2-4 hours one way) work don't help much either.

Dude, its time to move. That's just ridiculous.

I'm usually sick of winter by now, but we keep warming up to 50 degrees every couple weeks or so, which helps. Also, we've had quite a few sunny days where I'll sit by the window and soak up the sun. That keeps me happy for a few days.

[Twoflower]

The 2-4 hour drives to and from (yes, thats 2-4 hours one way) work don't help much either.

no need for winter to give you the blues if you live on conditions like these... move, dude, or get another job.

[PlayThemAll]

Normally its an hour drive which isnt too bad. It's just the winter conditions that make the drive longer.

I've thought of of moving closer but I like my house and where I live. To move closer to Detroit I would have to give up a lot or pay a LOT more for the equivalent house & yard.

[Tikki]

you should compare what you spend on fuel for your commute to the price of living closer. You may find you're actually saving money!

and while you think it might suck to give up the house, and the yard, you'd probably have more time at home, which would be a bonus :)

[PlayThemAll]

The cost of something comparable but closer far exceeds the amount I spend on gas. Trust me I've investigated it. I got a great deal on my current house and the prop taxes are really low in the county I live in compared to those closer to where I work.

My normal drive is an hour, the winter weather and its affects are what's killing me. To make matters worse there is a salt shortage so I have not seen a salt truck out in weeks.

It's just been a bad winter and I want it to end.

/rant

I'm so looking forward to the :sunny:

[Caderbery]

The cost of something comparable but closer far exceeds the amount I spend on gas. Trust me I've investigated it. I got a great deal on my current house and the prop taxes are really low in the county I live in compared to those closer to where I work.

My normal drive is an hour, the winter weather and its affects are what's killing me. To make matters worse there is a salt shortage so I have not seen a salt truck out in weeks.

It's just been a bad winter and I want it to end.

/rant

I'm so looking forward to the :sunny:


We have loads of Salt hear, want me to wrap some up and post it to you?

You'll have to pay for it though, Most of my money is going into savings so i can go to canada.

[Elly]

Strewth - that's a lot of driving, no wonder you're feeling blue. I think a change in job, if at all possible, would go some way to putting a smile back on your face. That's at least 20 hours a week you're losing sitting behind the wheel. Think what you could be doing with that. That's 880 hours over a year, taking into account 4 weeks off for holidays.

You might be earning more where you are but at what price in the greater scheme of things? I think when a job adversley affects your life you need to have a serious think. I mean, it's not as if the winter/wet/dark days last a couple weeks so you can simply put your head down and get through it. It can seem relentless when it goes on for a few months.

Good ways to banish the winter blues is to make sure you get some UV and fresh air every day which may mean having to walk round the park or street during lunch hour because a lot of us travel to and from work in dark or dusky conditions.

Do some exercise each day, even if it's a few sit ups and running on the spot for 5 minutes.

Watch or listen to something that makes you laugh - every day. Anything uplifting and actually that goes for all year.

Maybe consider getting a light box (article in The Guardian newspaper on them http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2006/jan/10/medicineandhealth.lifeandhealth). Not used one myself because I don't feel blue but from people who have (who suffered from SAD each year) I've heard great things. Worth researching.

[elsegundo]

time to find a job closer to home man. you'll find you will enjoy life a whole lot better with more time off the road.