Work...ehhh

It's that time of year again. No, not Tradeshow time...that's the "other" time of the year. It's the time of year when my reserves have run low and, like a lizard, I need some sun to recharge my batteries. And a quick look at the ten day forcast does not provide any respite unless it magically comes with a ticket to Hawaii or some other sunny climate. I love where I live, but by March I think the entire city is pretty much just 'done' with winter. Even my ever-chipper husband seems to have reached his breaking point.

I'm convinced I have SAD (seasonal affectiveness disorder) - my husband is convinced I'm nuts. But, honestly, this time of year I want nothing more then to crawl into a hole - preferally a warm one - and wait it out with Phil the Groundhog. And if Phil could get some UV lights strung up in his den so I could get sunlight while waiting it out I might even be willing to pay rent. Every day right now is a struggle to get up and get motivated which, not surprisingly, impacts the amount and quality of work I get done on a daily basis. The only thing that's saving me right now is a massive to-do list though I do cherry-pick it daily to figure out which to-do's can get done with the limited amount of brain synapses that seem to be firing. I'm also grateful for email which enables me to communicate and followup with people as promised but doesn't require me to try and string two coherent sentances together over the phone which I'm just not so good at right now.

I know it will all end and those of you who are right now reading this in a warm sunny climate will be cursing my name as I enjoy temps in the low 80's, sunshine, and no humidity all summer long and you sweat through another season of mindblowing humidity. At least that's what I keep telling myself over and over and over again.