[metmom]

I STILL struggle with that aspect of Midwest living, especially the gray winter skies. I’m a native Floridian, and without a doubt, it is the hardest thing for me. I have now been in the Midwest longer than in the South, and the Seasonal Affective Disorder is still a thing for me. I consider myself to be like a plant that thrives in full sun. In the winter, I get droopy. I pull through, but I really prefer the sun!

Even us lifelong northerners deal with it. We're certainly not immune just because we grew up here.

I grew up in Buffalo, overcast city, but I've visited FL fairly often and LOVE it but moving there and even the snowbird thing is just not in the cards for us,

[FamiliarFace]

Interesting, I didn’t know that native Northerners could feel it, too. My husband is from NY, and it doesn’t bother him. It doesn’t seem to bother our kids. So I’ve always thought it was just because I grew up in the Sunshine state.

Sometimes I want to move back to Florida, but then, I do love our small Midwest town. I very much dislike traffic, which Florida has an abundance of. There are very few places left that resemble how I grew up. So it’s a lot to consider.

I might add, as much as I cheer on the Gators, I’m not a fan of the animal. I did not grow up with them in every body of water.

So, we have mostly decided that, at least for now, Florida is a great place to visit. I did a lot better with my winter “depression” this year. I added more D3 to my regimen and also took theanine in the morning with my coffee. I think the combination helped.

I’m up late tonight waiting for hubby to get home from a business trip. He was almost stranded in Louisiana because of storms. He should be pulling up any minute.