S.A.D...

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), also known as winter depression or winter blues, is a mood disorder in which people who have normal mental health throughout most of the year experience depressive symptoms in the winter or, less frequently, in the summer,[1] spring or fall,

Symptoms
Symptoms of SAD may consist of: difficulty waking up in the morning, tendency to oversleep as well as to overeat (check), and especially a craving for carbohydrates((check), which leads to weight gain(check check). Other symptoms include a lack of energy, difficulty concentrating on completing tasks, and withdrawal from friends, family, and social activities (check check check). All of this leads to the depression, pessimism, and lack of pleasure which characterize a person suffering from this disorder.

Hopping around the ex pat Scandinavian blogs.. you will find the CRAPTASTIC weather a general theme.....

Regardless of number of years you have lived here, winters don't seem to get an easier...

The W E E K S of little or no sunlight...the wet..dreary...miserable days...

& believe me.. it isn't only us foreigners who struggle with it... the common feeling at work is a heavy...sigh...ugh... another. crappy. day.

I have always thought it ODD that Norwegians starting with the Christmas parties in November... we are still going to Christmas Tree parties in JANUARY...

A HA... today I realized it... this is the only way people can cope through these miserable, miserable winters.... You have to have a million things planned to keep you from curling up in the fetal position & not moving for the next 4 months. (yawwwwwn)

I promised myself I WILL keep BUSY... I get through this winter funk doing FUN things with the kiddos... - Ummmm, I haven't planned anything yet because I have been in too much of a funk. HA.

I am going to the BOOK CLUB this evening with bottle of wine in hand. For the record it wasn't the hostess who said NO WINE.. (sorry if I implied that) everyone I asked if they were planning on taking a drink said no... it really is too much of a hassle to have a glass of wine here... (there is a 0 tolerance on drinking & driving...even one glass of wine)

Sunday we have THANKSGIVING...

Just need to find something fun to do for tomorrow.

Hope y'all have a great weekend