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I get SAD ... seasonal affective disorder. When I worked in an office, it was really, really bad during the winter months. On weekends, I would park myself in front of a south-facing window & read all afternoon, just trying to soak some rays. Sometimes when the weather was still too cold to be out, I even got in my little car, which would heat up & the sunlight coming in (no tinted windows) would help.

THEN ... some things happened (including quitting my high-stress job & losing 50 lbs) and I was hiking every weekend. I especially love winter hiking - no snakes, bugs, weeds & better views with no leaves on the trees. Often, I ended up in short sleeves while slogging up a steep trail, etc. .... no more SAD in the winters because evidently, I was getting enough natural light/sun. Currently, I care take my elderly folks & I’m inside most of the time (plus, my hiking companion died) and guess what? I have mild depression/SAD right now. I’m working on it - trying to get outside more & I’ve bumped up my Vit D, which does help. Spring will be here soon & I’ll be on the mower for hours & gardening so I’ll get plenty of sunlight then.