Exercise definately helps reduce the winter blahs... even mild activity helps. For instance, the wife and I usually go for a walk together before dinner. Gives us a chance to get some fresh air and converse about our day.

One aspect of Winter is that our social lives take a dip... Spring and Summer there are always barbeques, beach days, and other activites to do but in the colder months, folks usually stay home more often and putter about the house. Mild cabin fever definately can occur during this season as people get into the wake up, go to work, watch TV, go to sleep grind. Try livening things up a bit by regularly inviting friends over for supper.

We hosted a themed party a couple weeks ago.... used one of those boxed murder mystery kits you see in the bookstore to set the tone and it worked. The program was a gangster era one so our guests all showed up in psuedo 20's costume in charictor (I wore a pinstripe suit with a fedora and the wife dressed like a flapper...) Took a little prep work but the end result was a very fun evening. Was really surprising when my Sister in law's husband hammed up his role... he doesn't strike one as the theatrical type.

Ted you're depressing me.

hehe

I lock myself in the barn and work on custom cars wih the tunes cranked, I also play my drums, hike, snowshoe if possible, catch up on things inside the home, outside work is for the summer so it will balance out.

It is easy to fall into depression at this time, try to figure what you would like to do and do it, this time of year is a great time to go to state parks etc NO CROWDS, NO SCUMBAGS THROWING GARBAGE ALL OVER, it is great

even if it is just reading that favorite book, do it

Taking a walk, reading a book, naps
etc. Any of those allow me to recharge
my batteries and come back to face the
world.

Funny you should use a word from Cardiff Wales. I am Welsh, but the weather there is always rain so how do they determine the most depressing Day! Ha!

Earl Williams
Ct. Editor of Ninnau the North American Welsh News out of N.J.

I hate warm weather so it is indeed going to make me feel down shortly. We haven't had enough cold to kill the molds and stuff outside so I haven't been able to breathe well in a long time.

Fingers are crossed for at least one BIG snow storm.