Better yet, sit down with a stack of gardening and bulb catalogs and imagine all those flowers blooming right outside your door. Light up your life. Bundle up and go for a walk during the sunniest part of the day, even if it s just around the parking lot of the building where you work. When you re inside, follow the sun. Since I work at home, all I have to do to catch a dose of sunshine is find my two cats and settle in next to them.
Felines specialize in sunbeam reconnaissance.
A good dose of color can do much to elevate our winter moods, too. Paint at least one room, or one ceiling, in a bright lemon or peach. Spring will be here before we know it. Meanwhile, take heart. We don t have to be at the parade to smell the flowers.