a modest vent

[anotheranon]

And I'll try to make this the last bitching on this subject for this winter -

I'm tired of being cold, dried out, and sleepy. Temperature falls below 30F and I'm having to fight the urge to hibernate. Getting up and out to work/exercise feels like I'm dragging around 20 lbs of bricks, and I really need the exercise because it's getting harder to resist eating snack machine junk.

On top of this I'm resisting a cold - successfully so far, but while my throat is no worse it's no better either.

And a snowpocalypse is coming this weekend. Which sounds serene and pretty until I remind myself that I have to make it to the post office and grocery before it hits sometime tomorrow night.

So during a time when I really oughta be staying home with a hot drink I'm going to have to button up and get out in it. And I don't even get to fence :(

Shutting up now.

Comments

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

It's weather. It's winter. You're SUPPOSED to bitch about it. And the humidity where you are means the human body chill factor feels the same as the nastier temps in the nearly-humidity-free zone where I am (I've experienced both climate types ... trust me, every 5% of humidity subtracts 10 degrees)

Something that does help, along with the usual SAD remedies of bright colours and light, are traditional winter comfort foods of the hot, savory/gooey casserole variety (pasta/rice/barley with lots of veggies & meat & sauce) and thick, drink-from-a-mug soups. I know you can't get my beloved green soup down there (not yet, anyway), but try to stick as much of an iron & B-vitamin boost into this as you can. My personal favourite trick is adding spinach or kale in homemade baked macaroni and cheese ... adds a pretty touch of dark green and all you can taste is the cheese.

And, of course, high-grade hot chocolate ... but I figured you didn't have to be told that one. ;-)

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

P.S. And if you don't take them, cod liver oil gel caps ... the vitamin D boost should also help and as a bonus side effect, you'll find your skin feels less dry too.