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February 19, 2008
Ho-Hum
Today I had one of those ho-hum days where I didn't want to do anything including (but in no particular order) drive to work, see patients, get on my trainer (again), go out in the cold to run (again), the laundry, make dinner or even eat dinner. I think I'm getting sick of winter and the doldrums have hit.
This happens every year. I go pretty good for a long time. And then we get to that point (as in RIGHT NOW) where winter is getting really old but it's not close enough to spring yet to start getting hopeful. And then my funk begins.
I was just not in a good mood at all at work today for no particular reason other than self pity. And really I have no right to feel sorry for myself for MANY reasons, one of which is the fact that I choose to live in a place where it's cold and it snows and it doesn't get warm (as in really warm) until June. It's a free country. Nobody is making me live in Pittsburgh.
But nevertheless, self pity was the feeling of the morning and then also a little jealousy. Jealousy is an ugly emotion if you ask me and I always hate it when I feel it welling up inside of me. But if I really tell the truth, I am jealous of all those people right now that live in warm climates or that are going for training stints in Tucson or Florida or whereve the sun shines and it's above 50 degrees. I just want to ride my bike outside - is that too much to ask?! Well yes, apparently!
This is when it's good to work in a hospital. Because it's hard to feel sorry for yourself for long. Case in point. First patient I go to see today? Run over by a snowplow. I kid you not. Now that's a bad day! That trumps not being able to ride your bike outside for sure.
So here's to surviving winter. Because I know that every time I don't want to get on my trainer (again) or go out to run in the cold (again) or go swim in freezing cold water when it's freezing cold outside (again), but I do it anyway...well I'm that much stronger. Besides, spring is almost here! Or at least that's what I keep telling myself... :)
Good night everyone!
Posted by beth at February 19, 2008 8:55 PM
Comments
I think we are ALL feeling the wintertime blues, Beth!! We are all blogging about it!! :) Hang in there!!! :) Tomorrow is a new day. Jen H.
Posted by: Jennifer Harrison at February 19, 2008 10:41 PM
Yes, we'll all make it though this! And then when Tucson and Florida are 100 degrees in June, they'll be envying us. I have those days when it takes every bit of motivation to move the clothes from the wash to the dryer. The older I get, the more I give in to them--do the necessary tasks only (like feed the kiddo) and take a pass on everything else for the day.
Hope your day today is great.
-Danielle
Posted by: Danielle at February 20, 2008 7:06 AM
Okay Beth - here's the deal. You can come live with me in Florida until about April, and then I can move up North with you until September, and then we can move back down to Florida. It may be nice here now, but I will spend about 50% of my time working out inside during the HORRID summer because of all the awful heat and humidity. I am a Minnesota girl at heart, who struggles with the humidity and heat of summer. Hang in there... March is just around the corner...
And quite honestly, after all the hard and amazing work that you're doing inside, cooped up on the trainer... I wouldn't want to race you. You and your pent-up aggression. Dude - you will FLY!
Posted by: marit c-l at February 20, 2008 12:08 PM
ha ha, i found you! congrats on the powerbar thing! i ordered so much stuff :), i can hardly wait for it to get here. i hear you on the weather thing - i just keep thinking though that there are people that have it much worse...but i sure do get cranky when i hear it is going to freakin' snow again tomorrow!!!!!
Posted by: kerrie at February 20, 2008 3:53 PM