A Bit SAD

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) or Seasonal Depression.

I was always someone who said they loved winter. Loved the rain, loved the cold, loved the cozy days and nights spent inside when there seemed to be chaos reigning outside. I think was wrong.

This winter was the first on our property. The first having our livestock at home and coming home in the dark, then trying to do everything, feeding, checking etc when the sun was gone, and the day was over. And I didn’t like it one bit. I hate the constant rain, I hate that it was dark when I got home, I hated trying to get everything done with limited light. And the mud. Oh my god I am so sick of the mud!

Looking back, I think that I was trying to convince myself that I loved winter, but only because I didn’t want to feel guilty about being inside and not doing a whole lot during the awful weather.

If you are struggling at all, please reach out to your support system, whether that be family and/or friends. Don’t try and get though it alone when you don’t have to!