Is it SAD? Or is it simply February? Or is it that I sold the condo?

I was talking with some girlfriends about a recent funk I have been in. I think I described it as, “easily annoyed, feel like I am drifting and in the words of Taylor Swift, “just can’t seem to shake it off”.  Now the thing is…it seems that many folks are feeling this way.  And I think Kylie hit the nail on the head when she said it best, “it’s because it is February.” 

The past few days/weeks in Southwestern PA have been gloomy, drab, COLD and basically the complete opposite of what Valentine’s day is.  No sunshine, no heat, no feeling of happiness. Just cold and gray (oh and a little Christina Grey did bring some heat). 

Are we all feeling the effects of SAD? I mean Seasonal Affective Disorder is a real thing.  That could be why I am anxious to go places, see new things, feel the sun, find a man in a kilt…do something!  

And then yesterday as I signed the sale documents of my beloved Washington DC condo, I thought maybe that was it.  Is it my denial and mix of emotions that have led me to feel so blue?  That could be it.  I know selling is the right thing to do but damn if it hasn’t been one of the harder decisions I have had to make.  And I feel like I made it all on my own and not with much approval from those around me.  But it was the right time and hopefully the right thing to do. I loved that condo; I loved my life in DC.  But…that was chapter 27 in my life book.  We are past that.

So…as I write this and the snow is again falling…I feel a tad better.  Sure, there still is no sunshine outside.  But spring is close. Boo will be here tomorrow, that will make my heart burst with joy.  

  

Call it what you want…SAD, February blues or tough choices…no matter what it is…know that I won’t be bummed too long. In fact, I feel better already.  Thanks Pam101 fans for letting me vent a bit. 

Now…who wants to build a snowman?