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Going Stir Crazy

I hate calling it "cabin fever"--being cooped up. It's just that I need to GET OUT OF HERE!!!

I mean the winter hasn't been too bad--little snow and not sub freezing. But, it's cloudy and gloomy EVERY day.

Daily, routine exercising in my damp, wet basement is becoming a dreaded bore. Same thing day after day.

I need to get out, and I don't mean to the supermarket or to the drugstore.

I need sunshine, green grass, blue skies, trees in bloom. Heck, I'll even settle for dry pavement!

No, I'm not depressed. I'm surprisingly happy for the conditions and state of affairs. Big Bang Theory made me laugh last night. I enjoy reading and my piano. BUT!!:

I'm an outdoor person--soil tender, golf course walker, traveler. I need to be nurtured by nature. Just gathering a wheel barrow full of wood or going to the mail box, isn't enough. Give me some fresh air for more than 15 minutes.

My one sister got home last night from a month in Palm Springs, so I'm going to see her today. I'll also visit my Dad and other sister (Queen B) while I'm in town. That's getting out, but not what I had in mind. Oh, well, it's a start.

posted on Jan 27, 2012 6:17 AM ()

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Let's go to Florida, Cuba or Mexico for a week Randy! We all need some of that healing that only sun & sand can provide. You can go fishing, golfing or whatever - I'll be on the beach sipping on gin & juice getting a killer tan . . .
comment by blogsterella on Jan 30, 2012 1:22 PM ()
Oops, about missed this. Sorry. Regarding a Florida vacation, I've spent two weeks on the Panhandle the past two years (a place called Mexico Beach). I decided not to go this year for a variety of reasons. Maybe next. Sounds great, but no golf--just sitting in the sunshine and taking walks.
reply by solitaire on Feb 2, 2012 6:56 AM ()
Sometimes a gloomy day suits me and I can walk forever. And in New York, I loved to walk in the rain (assuming I was not in a hurry to get anywhere). It's not for everyone.
comment by tealstar on Jan 28, 2012 8:21 PM ()
Clouds don't bother me, either. It's the cold and wind that makes being outdoors miserable. Walking the streets of NYC is sure different than walking my country road!
reply by solitaire on Jan 29, 2012 5:44 AM ()
It has been a mild winter so far for us- I am loving it! Hope u find an outdoor activity soon.
comment by kristilyn3 on Jan 28, 2012 11:55 AM ()
It's supposed to get up into the 50s this week here! Unless the wind is blowing 50 mph, I'll be getting outdoors. Yippee.
reply by solitaire on Jan 29, 2012 5:42 AM ()
I agree with Marta-it is the day after day grayness that is getting to me. We had some sun this morning and it was heaven! Our winter still hasn't really arrived except for two Thursdays in a row when it snowed 6 inches each time. Not really cold yet. And January is half over. Spring will be here soon.
comment by boots586 on Jan 27, 2012 7:41 PM ()
According to Google site, UVB rays which make vitamin D cannot travel through glass. You need to open the window!
reply by boots586 on Jan 28, 2012 3:19 PM ()
No, January is almost completely over! Sunshine yest got me out for a walk. And, although it's cold and windy, the sun is out today! Do you know if one can get vitamin D through a window? I know you can't get a tan.
reply by solitaire on Jan 28, 2012 6:09 AM ()
Dress warm and head out into the woods. I went for a cold 9.5k run around the lake today. It was somewhere between -5 and -9c and windy. And the exposed trail at the end of the lake was drifted over! I ran over hard "waves" of snow drifts... thinking I hope I don't twist an ankle on this! I didn't.
comment by crazylife on Jan 27, 2012 7:01 PM ()
"Back in the days", I did the same thing (Good for you!). I don't have that fortitude anymore. I've become a fair weather runner. I HAVE twisted--even broken--my ankle several times before. I'm more careful now.
reply by solitaire on Jan 28, 2012 6:06 AM ()
The sun broke through the clouds today for about an hour and a half, and it was bliss. It's the cloudy overcast days that get to me.
comment by marta on Jan 27, 2012 5:58 PM ()
See my reply to Fredo.
reply by solitaire on Jan 28, 2012 6:02 AM ()
we were in the 60's here yesterday so I took a walk. felt good getting that fresh air!
comment by elkhound on Jan 27, 2012 4:23 PM ()
I did too! Only, it was 40 degrees here. Back to cold and windy today. Brrrr.
reply by solitaire on Jan 28, 2012 6:01 AM ()
comment by elderjane on Jan 27, 2012 12:21 PM ()
comment by elderjane on Jan 27, 2012 12:20 PM ()
If an adventure you need is unavailable, you could take up knitting or crocheting. It is warm and fuzzy
comment by hennaladykim on Jan 27, 2012 10:00 AM ()
Think of the possibilities!!! Mittens, scarves, hats, BLANKETS........
reply by hennaladykim on Jan 29, 2012 7:59 AM ()
Not a bad idea. Beats wood working (cold and hard).
reply by solitaire on Jan 28, 2012 6:00 AM ()
Maybe need to get away somewhere.That is dry and sunny/
We are pleased so far with the weather in New England.
Will see where this is going.
I am sure that your able to find something there.Good luck.
comment by fredo on Jan 27, 2012 8:32 AM ()
The sun came out, warmed up to 40, and I got in a 3 mile "country" walk yesterday afternoon. That helped. Two Spring trips will do wonders, but I need something now. Appreciate your support.
reply by solitaire on Jan 28, 2012 5:58 AM ()
just think, in another coupla months spring will be here and with it baseball season. yay!!

reguards
yer die hard dodger fan pal
bugg
comment by honeybugg on Jan 27, 2012 7:54 AM ()
Shock! A "new" reader! I like baseball, as long as I don't have to watch it! Go Cubbies!
reply by solitaire on Jan 28, 2012 5:56 AM ()
Gray and 'dreary' is not all that bad if you learn to see it differently. Of course, I am talking as an artist and a photographer. Get a digital camera and start exploring by taking pictures. Digital means no development costs so you have the freedom to take as many pictures as you want- at no cost. Take macro as well as regular landscape photographs. It will give you something to do in the winter months when you cannot play golf and still get you outside, and learning something new is always good for the mind.
comment by dragonflyby on Jan 27, 2012 6:52 AM ()
The only resemblance to being an artist is me being an "escape artist"!
I DO have a digital camera. And I've tried to become a photographer. I just suck at it. I've "deleted" hundreds of pictures. I just don't have the mental eye for scenery. I'd rather grow a flower than photograph it. Thanks for the suggestion anyway!
reply by solitaire on Jan 28, 2012 5:54 AM ()

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