Seasonal Affective Disorder

I think that S.A.D. really exists.  Every year, somewhere between mid-January and now, I wake up in the doldrums.  I feel unmotivated and unexcited and have a general sense of being "blah."  I become more irritable and less interested in the world around me.  This year is no exception.  However, I am on a quest to erradicate these silly feelings as quickly as possible because, frankly, there's no need to dwell on murkiness...even if I have been home bound for the last few days due to the weather.  To aid in raising my spirits, here are a couple of the things that I've done and/or am doing:

1. Cleaning out and reorganize kitchen pantry
2. Preparing more bags and boxes of clothes, books, etc. to donate
3. Making a spreadsheet of all of the storage items I would like to purchase in my quest for a clutter-free home (this list includes everything from a laundry drying rack to bulk dry food storage containers to under-the-bed bins for our bedroom). 
4. Hunting for a bunch of new recipes to try in the coming weeks (when the likelihood of getting to a store AND trusting in the constancy of electricity both show more promise).
5. Making a Costco list.
6. Getting 4 stars on everything I do on Wii Fit.  I am such a competitive person that I refuse to move forward to a more advanced level on any Wii Fit Plus games without having achieved four stars on the previous level.  Happily, with the balancing games in particular, I DO observe significant improvement.  I'm certain that the Wii Fit does not allow me nearly the same calorie burn that I would get working out for the same amount of time at the gym, but it's better than nothing, and it's fun!

Anyway, I hear my son chirping busily from his crib, which means it's time to prepare his breakfast!

Reasons to be happy:
1. Having all of the laundry finished.
2. Date night for Joe and me!  (And a gift card to make it a less expensive undertaking!)
3. My pretty organized pantry.
4. Excel spreadsheets.  Seriously, they're great.
5. Owls.  They're cute.