The Good Day All Thread

I can understand that toni. Let's face it extremes are exactly that, and can play heck with a large amount of people. Not sure I could handle your Texas summers either.

 

Have you tried light therapy? SAD can be treated quite effectively with a 10,000 lux light used once a day in the morning. You can add a few light bulbs together to get to 10,000 lumens (the lumen output is listed on the bulb package) and put it about three feet (a meter if you're so inclined) away for 20 minutes each morning. Don't look directly at the light, and if it hurts your eyes, move back until it doesn't. The new LED bulbs are good for this since they are available in daylight models, and don't generate heat.

 

Thanks Evil Roy. No I have not tried indoor lighting as yet, but I do try to get out in the sunlight as much as possible each and everyday.

 

Make sure you're in the sunlight within 30 minutes of waking. After that, the effects are very limited.

 

Now see that I did not know! Thanks again.

 

Good Tuesday morning all. Currently 7 degrees and overcast. It's been a rough few days. Furnace quit, washing machine broke, internet tower broke and I am SO tired of waiting for people to come fix things. Thank heavens for a woodstove and a cellular internet connection! I also get the job of taking my sons (newer used) car in for a repair today. Just wondering how THAT is going to end! I feel so frustrated!! Have a good day all

 

Good Wednesday morning all. Currently 8 degrees C and overcast. I did feel a few raindrops while walking the dog, but thats all the rain we got. We are still WAY below our rain requirements. In fact, that is the reason my washing machine is acting strange...low water level in our well. Still waiting for the furnace repair man, internet repair man, and the car repair was put off until Thursday. So nothing has changed around here at all. I'm getting rather cranky about it all! My packages are starting to come from my cyber shopping spree over the weekend. Tomorrow is December 1st so maybe I'll start digging out the Christmas decorations. Have a great day all

 

Good Thursday afternoon all. Currently 4°C and overcast. Internet repairman was here yesterday, and so all is well in that area. The furnace repairman on the other hand, is still waiting for the part. This is the 7th day without heat from my brand new furnace. To say I am angry is putting it lightly. Thank God we have a woodstove and the weather has been unseasonably mild this week. I can not even begin to put into words the anger I feel towards this so called heating expert!!
Taking my sons car in for repair this afternoon. I pray that all goes well, especially because of the foul mood I am in today.
Have a good day all

 

Netty, I feel your frustration, and I hope all the repairs go well, and go soon! We got an "internet provider" that was slower than dial up, half the time we had no internet, and when I called to mention we were not getting what we paid for, he said it would be "better soon." After I reamed him out I felt so much better--so let the slackers know you are not happy.
(by the way, he is out of business now!)

 

Good Friday morning all. Currently 4°C and windy.
Day 8 with no heat. Furnace man showed up last night with the part that was supposed to fix my furnace. It was taking him a long time and I kept hearing him click on an off our breaker switch. He finally came up and admitted defeat ... "I can't get it to turn on". I was speechless. Today, he is getting me a brand new furnace. After that new furnace is installed and working, I will NEVER call this place again. To top it off, my son got laid off today. It just keeps getting better around here.

 

Good Sunday morning all. Currently -6°C and sunny. Everything is covered in a pretty layer of frost.
Furnace was re-installed on Friday evening and is working wonderfully. Thank goodness for another crisis solved. Hubby seems to have fixed my washing machine, so I will test it out later.
Internet connection is working well now too. All we need to do now is find my son a new job.
Have a great day all

 

Netty, so glad things are looking up for you! The only good thing about getting slammed with furnace/washing machine/internet problems all at once, is that they get taken care of all at once and don't drag on for months. What kind of work does your son want?
It's overcast and chilly today, so I'm only outside when I have to be. I think I'll bake some Christmas cookies and stash them in the freezer for giving later this month, and maybe make a pot of chili (with beans, I don't care what Texan chili purists say!).