Old Saint Boniface

I took a walk outside today. That was something I had not done for a long time it seemed. It was nice to breathe fresh air, to see the expanse of the sky, and to get some much needed exercise.

I live in St. Boniface now, and so my travels today took me down Tache, up to Provencier, and finally finishing at the Salisbury House on the L'esplanade Riel (I'm totally not french so I'm sure I've butchered some of these words). I almost feel instantly cooler for living in St. Boniface because it's street signs and business signs are all french. It's like living in the french quarter is ultra cool even though probably a lot of us living there don't speak a bit of french.

I like that I can walk down Tache, see the bascilica, see a big statue of Louis Riel's head, all the while having the Winnipeg skyline in my peripheral vision. There is a lot of history around where I live now. I'm really liking it, it's going to be a good place to be for a while now.

Jusqu'a la fois suivante, restez chic!

S.A.D.

I did a little reading up on seasonal affective disorder the other day and found out that more of us suffer from some form of it than we might think. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is mainly caused by lack of sunlight exposure, and the worst months for this are (yeah you guessed it) December, January, and February...yeah, we're right in SAD season right now.

If you're feeling unmotivated, feeling as though you need to sleep 12 hours a day, craving carbohydrates and sweets all the time, lack drive for your day, it's quite possible your suffering from SAD... and you know what, you're far from alone in it...

So go ahead, get some light therapy, take a walk for 20 minutes outside even though it is crazy cold still, it'll help. My fiance Dana has this sunny=happy yay! policy and I think I could get used to that.

new abode

Flu is gone, and I am in my new place! This is the place where eventually both Dana and I will live (no we're not shackin' up mom). It's a really quaint place, very small, but very quaint indeed. It is very simple, it has a bedroom, a livingroom, a kitchen, and a bathroom, that is all. There is really only about enough space for two, which is just fine for now. I am filled with gratitude right now as I sit down in my new home. God provides. He is always faithful.

Flu season

Being sick is just plain old frustrating. I am totally aware that there are people in far worse situations than my measly little fever, however there are some nagging things about a little fever that I need to vent about

Like the snotty nose, I don't think there is anything more annoying or nasty than the flem filled nasal. And how about that stuffed up feeling throughout your noggin', or the dry mouth, or the crazy cold shakes and the hellishly hot heat spells from a fever. The groggy feeling you get from a fever makes your body just feel weak, like a seven year old girl could beat you up if for some reason you were to get in a fight.

I despise being sick, maybe because I seem to have a weak immune system and get sick so often. I'm going for my own personal record this time in the amount of time it takes for me to hack this thing, one day. I never seem to have this 24hour flu everyone speaks of. Mine always seems to be 36, 48, or more hours. I want the 24 hour one this time, which means I have 38 minutes to hack this thing. I'm gonna go get some Vitamen C.