while they play…

(not responding)

things have been a little crazy around here. I’ve been trying to fill my plate and relish in it all, at the same time.

I’m finding it impossible!difficult.
I am determined to do this NaBloPoMo thing and my computer is developing a mind of it’s own.
there are specific pictures I want for a particular post and my search window in the C drive keeps insisting that it’s not responding! and as soon as I open Lightroom to sift in there, everything freezes up.
if my computer were a girl, I would swear she has pms right now. why won’t that hag let me find my files???

now, I’m forced to type out my frustration on my husband’s computer. which uses Linux.
which, may I just say, I do not much care for.

I am quickly trickling down a path I do not like to travel.
I awoke this morning to a six year old girl with a horse voice, a sink full of dishes, and a basement playroom that I had to swim through to get to the laundry room, where almost a weeks worth of laundry was awaiting me.

as I grumbled my way noisily throughout the house, assessing one chore after the next, I could feel a nice little headache make it’s way into my well-full cranium.

oh good. that’s exactly what I needed. that’ll do nicely while I try to get this hole-of-a-house in order in time for in-laws this weekend.

and what’s that? heat? no, we don’t need heat in the basement when it’s 38 degrees outside. it’s a darn good thing the two year old turned the fan off on the gas furnace or else we may have gotten too warm.

you can hear my head exploding at this point, right?

I can’t begin to tell you how greatly and deeply I loathe the winter time. right down to my very core. the cold, the dry air. the cold, the lack of glorious sunlight, the cold. the shorter days, the dropping temps at night that sink so low, my blood coagulates in my sleep. oh, and the cold. did I mention the cold?

I have always been a summer person and the hotter, the better.
my body knows what to do in the summer. it copes. it functions. it responds.

winter is not even here yet, and I am already feeling it’s effects.
I am a pretty upbeat person 9 months out of the year.
but as the winter season approaches, I feel it’s cold, harsh effects creeping up on me.
I feel unmotivated and just a general sense of blah washes over me. it’s really depressing.
and it’s so taking away my mojo.
winter is not even here yet and I’m already not responding well to it’s inevitability.

is anyone else the same way? is it just me?
(if you’re a winter person, don’t bother responding. I hate you.)

kalurah

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16 responses to “(not responding)”

  1. (whispering quietly) I like winter. But maybe that is because where I live winter is 50 degrees and I won’t need to turn my heat on until after Thanksgiving.

    I think we should do a swap, I’ll take over your life in the PNW and you take over mine in AZ. deal?

  2. oh, I’m so there, Heather!
    I’m packing my bags and stuffing my family in a suitcase….
    I need to be rich so I can hibernate in Hawaii or Florida for the winter.
    😉

  4. I do agree with you. I love summer! And I too love the heat! I get excited when I hear that temperature might soar up into the high 90’s!But I also like winter-sorry.A couple of my most favorite memories come from the winter time.Like the time I got snowed in at your house.And couldn’t leave for days.We had so much fun!
    I hope your day gets better!

  6. oh, ladies!
    you do know how to brighten my day.

    Ame
    you crack me up!! 😀

    Maija
    I know, I know. winter does carry some great memories between you and I but so does summer….
    ~hover-rallies.
    ~when you would come up and go swimming with Keish and I.
    ~rollerskating down to the ice cream shop.
    ~walking on my dad’s homemade stilts around the drive-way.
    I could go on!

    so, apparently, I was right.
    I am the only one that carries a deep-seated resentment for winter!
    I challenge anyone to “out” yourself right now and admit your shared hatred!
    🙂

  8. I’m not a winter person so I feel your pain. Here in the great Pacific Northwest, we get a fair amount of cold combined with a steady down pour for most of the season.

    If you ever have any extra money (Ha! It’s just fun to say)check out the heated mattress cover at The Company Store. It is a little slice of heaven.

  10. oh,…Mrs. G, you do my frozen heart good. I knew I couldn’t be the only one.
    and I think my desperate plea’s were answered because today I awoke to 65 degree temps and sunshine outside!!
    I’m gonna go soak up every bit that I can! (I feel like I’m in a video game and I need to charge up my solar power before I run out of lives!) 🙂

    Sarah
    you just gave me a very good laugh!
    thank you. 🙂
    p.s I will try hard to pretend to be in a good mood for the next few months! 🙂

  11. You may change your mind about the cool weather when you are over 50 and in the middle of peri-menopause. I’m so tired of being hot all the time and welcome some cool, cool weather.

  13. I’m sad to hear you don’t enjoy winter! And, I’m jealous of where you live. I hate the stifling heat of summer here and see winter as a welcome reprieve.

    Trying to think of ways to convince you that winter is wonderful….and I’m stumped! I just think about mug after mug of homemade hot cocoa, steaming hot bowls of soup, snuggling in front of a glowing fire in the fireplace, all the glorious sights, sounds and smells from the holidays. Are you sure you hate it? 🙂

  14. I am sure, Evie!
    but you know what? you did perk my ears up a bit with your wintery speak.
    I really don’t think the activities have any control over my mood during winter…..unfortunately.
    it’s an overall mode that I get stuck in, during winter. I just can’t handle the shorter days, less sunlight, maybe I just need to take extra vitamin K during winter. I don’t know.
    I have SERIOUSLY contemplated light therapy in the past.
    we’ll see how I do….but it scares me that I had such a bad day, when winter isn’t even here yet!!
    pray for a sunny winter, all! 🙂

  15. I hear you on the shorter days and longer nights. I’m not a big fan of that either. That might be why I eat so much comfort food and drink so much cocoa. 🙂

    I will definitely keep my fingers crossed for a sunny winter for you!