There is the old saying that March will either come in like a lion and out like a lamb or the reverse. At this point, I really don’t care, I just want March come in so I can kick the February blahs to the curb. And of course, being a leap year, I’ve got an extra day of this stupid month.
Why was February so bad, you ask? Let me first say it wasn’t anything dramatic or life altering, it was just a whole bunch of little annoyances that added up for me. And historically February has always been the worst month for me.
Why? Here are just a few of the reasons for the February blahs:
- Groundhogs Day – if that rodent doesn’t predict an early spring, it’s the threat of 6 more weeks of winter
- Valentines Day – a single person does not need to be constantly reminded they’re still single
- Lack of Vitamin D – it’s usually still dark when I wake up and getting dark when I’m done work
- Weather – it’s usually one of the coldest and grayest months of the year.
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) – although I have not been formally diagnosed, I suffer from many of the symptoms
I found this year particularly bad for some reason for the February blahs. I’ve had no ambition and only made it to gym 2 times the entire month. This has put a real damper on my training for the half marathon I am planning to run in May. There was a total lack of creativity, hence I’ve haven’t had any blog posts this month. I’ve been overly cranky and had very little desire to do anything I normally enjoy. My symptoms of depression have been at an all time high. It was to the point that I didn’t ignore it any longer that I sought help from my family doctor. (That will be a whole other blog post coming soon.) And of course, we are ending off the month with a nasty bug invading our home. The boy had it really bad and I’m (fingers crossed) just fighting more of a cold.
I think it’s the weather in general that gets to me the most. It’s tends to be the coldest month of the year, and the weather is often unpredictable and makes planning any sort of travel (even just across town) dodgy at best. I’ve always gotten very anxious at the thought of driving in bad weather. And I hate having to constantly adding 50 layers of clothes and boots and parkas just to go anywhere. And we won’t even talk about my absolute hate for shoveling snow.
Don’t get me wrong, everything wasn’t bad this February. Fran from The Hungry Homemaker and I launched our podcast The Sticky Table Chronicles. We were super excited to launch this and I can’t wait to see how our vision for this project grows. I spent good quality time with friends and had some much need full belly laughs but those February blahs just got to me.
Sure it still snows in March, and it even snows into April. I know this because my birthday is in April and it always snows at least once after it. But it’s just so much closer to spring, the warmer weather and we can finally shed all the bulky winter wear.
So peace out February and the February blahs, it’s been real. I’m welcoming March with open arms.
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