Midwest Weather has Got Me Down

Hello all,

I know that it has been a while since I have last updated. Sorry for that! Things around my neck of the woods are a bit crazy.

Since the weather here in Wisconsin has NOT improved, people are still cranky and irritated. The worst thing was that we did have about 3 days of nice weather. Now people are super moody.

How do we make ourselves happy when this happens? Well, I'm glad you asked. We get all exercisey, yes, that's now a real official word, and sweat some. Remember, when we get all exercisey, see told you it was now a real word, we get these awesome things called endorphins running through our system. Endorphins are our friends because they play around with the part of our brains that codeine and morphine play with. That's right, they make you a little high. So if you get exercisey, you get a little high. (That's what causes the elusive "runner's high").

Another way to help make ourselves healthy and happy when the weather gets us down, is to get our vitamin C on! Head on over to the local produce department, buy fruit, lots of it! After get exercisey, eat yourself some fruit. You'll recover the lost carbohydrates, and feel more Spring/Summerish.

We equate fruit with summer, and the smell and taste of the fruit will bring on good time feelings.

Want to take it a step further? Turn on some amazing summer tunes, and get exercisey to them. You'll start thinking about the sunshine and better weather, your endorphins will get you a teensey weensey bit high, then you'll eat your fruit to recover, and voila you're healthier and happier!!!

I hope this has helped all of you that are struggling with the lack of sunlight feel a bit better. Love and hugs to all of you out there in cyber land!!!