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November 16, 2007
The darkness falls
At 7 a.m. it was dark outside, and the sun rose as I drove to work around 7:30. It had set by the time I left work at 5 p.m. No weekday sunlight for me for the next two months, except when I'm lucky enough not to have rain on my lunch break and I can wander to the park near my office.
For the past couple of years, Portland's dark northern winters have really gotten to me. I'm trying to take precautions this year. We have special very bright light bulbs around the house. I'm taking a very small dose melatonin in the afternoon, which has been correlated with reduced seasonal depression in several studies. I need to keep exercising. I may also buy one of these, because I have such a hard time getting out of bed when it's pitch black out.
And speaking of bed, I should probably head there now.
Posted by Courtney_Sherwood at November 16, 2007 11:43 PM
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Put it on your Christmas list!
Posted by: Mom at November 17, 2007 10:59 PM