Where did this come from?

[minionmolly]

Lethargy, total and absolute lethargy. There are too many things that I could be doing right now that involve productiveness. However, here I am, dicking around on livejournal.

Things:

First 1,667 words
Call Miles
Read for class tomorrow
Write in diary
Knit

I could be doing any of those things. And today I did none of them. What is wrong with

Comments

[trainerjonathan]

It's really easy to get depressed around this time of year. Our bodies know that the hours of darkness outlast the hours of light, and it will only get worse... until yule.

:)

Things will get better. Turn the lights on bright, get some exercise, and don't let the bastards grind you down!

[k2orbust]

I tried NaNoWriMo once and it kicked my ass, so at least I'm with you there. Otherwise I'm actually quite motivated this week! An entire year of goofing off seems to have got it out of my system :-)

[minionmolly]

I suppose in retrospect everyone can attribute their winter strife to seasonal affective disorder, but I am seriously wondering if this is something to be concerned about.
I have decided that instead of letting it get me down, I will just get my shit done. And hang out with friends. And continue creating like I always do.
Also, I have been feeling under the weather, and that is probably contributing to the lethargy.

[trainerjonathan]

From the I-learned-this-from-experience department:

Try getting enough sleep. It's really, really hard to do that in college, and I certainly never managed it, but my amount of sleep seems to be the chief determinant of my mood and my social effectiveness.

[minionmolly]

I sleep a lot. Like from 1am to 8 or 9am. That is not enough for a teenager, but DEFINITELY enough for an adult. And especially an adult in college.

And sometimes I take naps. :)