Dazzling and Diligent December

[papmom3]

Dazzling and Diligent December

don't stop your exercise Chill-force yourself. go to spin class today!!

[Stargazerlily]

Dazzling and Diligent December

Good morning to all.....

Kaslo, welcome, I have followed you on the other thread and find you interesting and an AF warrior.

Chill, my husband gets Seasonal Affective Disorder and has for years. One year I convinced him to take Prozac, an antidepressant, and he had a betterwinter. However, he refuses to take it anymore. Hates taking pills. So, when it was snowing the other day he became very quiet and grumpy, and I know he struggles with depression at this time of year. I try to make things nice, good coffee, great food, but none of it makes a difference if he is in a funk. I have heard of those light boxes, I wonder if they have one on line for a reasonable price? I wanted to get my husband one but it made him angry just talking about it. I actually talked to a psychiatrist about the light boxes and he encouraged me to get one for him. Might I also add that Christmas is a bittersweet time as we get older? I had moments of thinking about loved ones passed, my family together, and sadness that things have changed with everyone scattered all over the place. Sometimes I just wish it was over. Bah humbug. Then, I will hear Christmas music and feel light and happy. So, we all just have to get through the season as best we can.

Dew, you sound busy and happy, so lucky to have grandkids near. Christmas in Paris sounds unbelievable, just pure magic. I love that phrase.

Cyn, the full moon is beautiful, I love the shadows it casts.

Today, wrapping gifts, shopping for food, and maybe cleaning a closet. I have been bad and made fudge, soda bread and we had pizza last night. It was delicious. I will be sorry later, but enjoyed my food fixes.

To all, have a great Sunday, AF.

[Chillgirl]

Dazzling and Diligent December

papmom3;1223832 wrote: don't stop your exercise Chill-force yourself. go to spin class today!!

thanks Papmom, I just did one Anyway what on earth are you doing here at this time of the day?! Isnt it the middle of the night for you?

[Chillgirl]

Dazzling and Diligent December

Hi Star, I didnt see you there! I realize now it must have been around 6.15am when Papmom posted as she would have been up and on her way to work. Pappy I really appreciate you stopping by with words of encouragement, you are a sweetheart!

Star - Sorry to hear your Husband suffers from winter depression. Like him I wont take medication if at all possible and always prefer to find an alternative solution. I wish I had seen the full moon but we have too much cloud cover here.

I understand what you are saying about Christmas being bittersweet. All the memories of days gone by when life seemed so simple and carefree. I feel that way about all the joy in my life and cant imagine ever getting it back. Somewhere along the line I opened the box and let out a different way of thinking and now I cant put it back. Im not sure what brings me true joy anymore and I think thats part of the trouble.

[BlondeAFAmbition]

Dazzling and Diligent December

Hi Abbers!

Chill, first off, I must say I love the meditating Santa...too cool! Hope you are have a better day today!

Papmom, I too love Coconut and also Vanilla. Prolly Coconut over vanilla. I am jealous of your Body Shop win! You deserve it though

LadyByrHeart, another Scottie! I am also a Scot by heritage, but was born in US. Lots of ancestry from Scotland on my mom's side. Nice getting to know you!

Well, kinda in a rush now as I've got to get to work. Hope you all have a grand day and I'll try to catch up later tonight when I have more time!

Love to all!

[Lavande]

Dazzling and Diligent December

Good morning December friends,

Go to the light chill :H
Don't hide inside if you are feeling low, just makes it worse!
I've looked at light boxes on ebay - quite reasonable really.
Very nice Santa btw!

LBH, you fell? I hope you are OK:l
I'd love to hear more about your neighbor's party......sounds interesting.

papmom & blondie, looks like we are in for a chilly but decent week weather wise, yay!!!!
That makes getting everything else done a little easier.

Star, isn't it amazing how most men just automatically refuse to acknowledge & own their own problems? If they don't talk about it then there's no problem
I'm not just talking about YB either. I'm thinking about my brothers, dad, etc.

Sending greetings to everyone as I get started on my long list of things to do today!

Lav

[cyntree]

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Chill - good for you for going to class! If it is not too delicate, could you write more about the problematical 'thinking' that you describe, since you 'cannot put it back in the box'...I so admire your searching heart and mind. Also, I am struck with the news that you are already short of vit D (coming from sunny Portugal!) my goodness, you just might be out of Joy Fuel. I have lived all my life with low-level depression, and it can make even a life filled with beauty feel unappetizing...my advice, keep moving forward, you will find your aides. Above all, thank you for your honesty here.

PS - another Scot here (plus Welsh and Irish).

[ladybirdheart]

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Sorry you have the blues, Miss Chili. It is eerie how it is the very same world but is experienced so differently when the filters of our moods change. The worst part is it feels so real. Good thing it is not. Loving you and wishing you warm clear sun on the inside, Ladybird.

[Dewdrop]

Dazzling and Diligent December

Chill I was given a piece of advice when I was diagnosed with cancer this summer and it was to smile inside, and then when you could see a big smile inside move it outside and start smiling from the inside out. Imagine a big sunny smile in your tummy, seems a bit trite and silly but the more you can smile from the inside the better you feel on the outside. I?d check in with myself each day and ask myself ?are you smiling inside today?? And I always ended up smiling on the outside. I know you are struggling with the climate and being in Scotland at the moment so I don?t want to sound like I am being patronising with this advice, it actually really helped me and I genuinely hope it helps you. I know you are really into NLP so maybe you can see where this comes from? And yip, exercise as much as possible to keep that body moving forward.

Late night here, I?m trying to get a report finished for tomorrow, should have done it last week but no time to fit it in ? same old story. Have an early start as I need to be in Edinburgh for a 9am meeting (means leaving here at 7am to beat the traffic) so better get moving and get some sleep!!

Dewdrop :h

[BlondeAFAmbition]

Dazzling and Diligent December

Hi Abbers!

Phew, busy weekend behind me and now on to Monday. Hosting my mother's bday party for her and her girlfriends at my house on Wednesday at 1:30. Since it's a luncheon, I hope they won't be drinking too much but my mother, who is an Alcoholic, insisted on having wine there and is supplying a large bottle of red and a large of white, which assume she will drink most of the white. I will send her home with whatever is left as I don't want it in the house...red was my poison of choice. Anyway, I feel strong about it right now but maybe will come to you all for support closer to the day. I know I can't host a party and drink at the same time...never works out, does it? Stuff doesn't come out right and you make an ass out of yourself as hostess. Not me this time and never again. I am hosting Christmas dinner at our house also so this will be a nice little warm up for that event and I will think of it as such.

Dew, I love the visual of the big smile in your belly, thank you for sharing that. I will be using it in the future for sure! Have a safe trip to Edinburgh in the morning and a blessed rest of the evening but by now I'm sure you are in bed as it is 10PM here!

Speaking of bed, I'm off to go there pretty soon but just wanted to say hello to everyone here first. I always feel a bit detached from you all on the weekend with my work schedule and now with the holidays on top of it and I don't want to miss a beat. I've actually taken to reading up on posts while on my lunch break at work but I'm not on my computer, I'm on theirs and so I won't log in or anything because it will remember me. So I can't reply as I'm not logged in but at least I get to mentally check in with you all instead of saving it for the evenings. And just knowing you are all here makes my day a little better .