hibernation mode

Even though January here in Virginia is almost laughably mild, it's still rather drear.   And the past week I have found myself not wanting to do anything but snuggle up with a blanket.  I have at times come dangerously close to going into full snuggie mode.  My roommates have a couple of snuggies in the tv room and while I have used them as a blanket, I REFUSE to put my arms in the sleeves.  

But I've so much to look forward to, that I'm embracing hibernation mode. 

A month from now, I'm taking a trip home to snuggle with my new niece who is expected shortly.  My sister Ashley is expecting a baby at the end of this month and the whole family is so excited to meet this little one.

And another month from then, my parents are coming to visit me here in DC.  I'm so excited for visitors, I've already started planning all the awesome stuff we'll do and all the fabulous places we'll eat.

So, if you find yourself in hibernation mode, might a suggest a FABULOUS new miniseries on Masterpiece:  Downton Abbey.  You can watch it online here.  And if you're lucky you can catch it on your local PBS station

I'm hooked.  And if you love period dramas, like I love period dramas, I think you'll really like it too.

Weekend

Goal for tomorrow (actually technically today): get out of the house. 

Since I got back from my vacation last Saturday night, I have been a total home body.  Not that there is anything wrong with that, but it's time I got out a bit.  So tomorrow, I will force myself to go to the gym and use that membership for which I pay so dearly.  I will go to the farmers market - and buy something (maybe another plant).  Maybe I'll even make an effort to be social and call up a friend, but let's not get carried away.   

Most importantly, I will NOT spend the day in bed or in my pajamas.  

But right now, I think that I'll go hang some blankets over my windows and try and get a little sleep before the sun comes up any minute now.   

sunset

Last night I met a friend at Creamer's Field (bird refuge here in Fairbanks) for an evening stroll.  The night was lovely, the bugs were thick and just about mid-night the sunset was amazing.  

Like I said in my earlier post, "bed? eh, maybe later".  I usually regret my late nights the next morning but not so much to keep me from staying up the next night. 

Seasonal Affective Disorder

So I self diagnosed myself with seasonal affective disorder back in December.  When the days were only a few short hours long, all I could think of was crawling back in bed.  But now that it never gets dark, I am having the opposite problem.  

I'm having trouble persuading myself to go to bed.  It's pretty ridiculous that at the age of 30 I'm having to force myself to get to bed at a reasonable hour.  On the bright side, even with significantly less sleep, I feel pretty great.  Yay for sunshine!