Dad's b-day would have been yesterday, Mom's been gone 8 years now. Winter's gloom pulling me down.

[we can do it]

Have been planning to retire to coastal Delaware for quite a long time, now wondering if that still makes sense with sea level rise. I just know that I can't take the grey gloom of NE Ohio too many more winters. Feel like all dreams slipping away. Can I just sleep until spring?

[Bullwinkle925]

1. Feel better.......

The Holidays plus winter's gray can add to sadness. We all go through it and we think we'll never get out of it but somehow we do. Spring refreshes.

[we can do it]

4. Thanks, and that's so true about spring, it just seems so far off in January.

sorry to be debbie downer....

[In_The_Wind]

2. Spring isn't that far away.

I'm hibernating with DU to keep me company.

You don't to make retirement decisions today. Do you?

[we can do it]

5. Don't need to decide today, but we could speed things up as we both lost our dads this past year.

Thanks for the hug.

[In_The_Wind]

8. Daydream about something with a nice view.

I've always wanted to live near the ocean.
I'm glad I moved away from Staten Island over 25 years ago. I miss the Jersey Shore.
I've got mountains and the Hudson River instead of saltwater. I day-trip for bird watching.
It isn't what I dreamed of but it ain't half bad.

[Kaleva]

3. Winter was really bad for me till I started taking Vitamin D

[we can do it]

6. That's an idea, I usually get quite a bit of exercise and that helps.

today, I am just exhausted mentally and physically.

[we can do it]

7. I think the idiots throwing snowballs at the lions in the Chinese zoo just put me over the edge.

[elleng]

9. Rest. Spring coming soon.

Been thinking of visiting Florida, Mom and Dad's gravesite, in the Spring, a year after he passed on, but may travel sooner.

[Ducksoup]

10. Mental health and grey skies

I retired about four months ago after living in the mountains of Wyoming for over 9 years. For 25 years I had managed mental health centers in Texas and Wyoming. Although rare in Texas, in Wyoming, with it's 6 month winter, Seasonal Affective Disorder was commonplace. Myself, I am very active physically and spent winters and summers out of doors there. I now reside near the mountains of Spain at around 3000 ft altitude, a far cry from the 7000 where I lived for 9 years. Although close to ski resorts here, it is much more agreeable.