It’s January 2011 / Happy Snow ! -

Sasha enjoying the Snow in back Garden!

Snowflakes are kisses from heaven. ~Author Unknown

January is in full swing here in the Big Apple! The snow has been falling for days now.

And yes, I do love the quiet beauty of snow, everything is sparkling and magical to me.

The winter season brings with it many things: winter sniffles, dry skin, winter doldrums.

Beating the Winter Blues:

You know the feeling: You’re more tired these days, maybe anxious or moody. Cocooning with some leftover Christmas cookies or other sweet and high-carb fare sounds better than hanging with the crowd. Your sexual appetite may be on a diet, or even fasting. It’s harder to get out of bed, and when you do, your mood resembles the landscape you see — cold, dark, and nasty.

The lack of sunlight affects the brain and causes ‘Seasonal affective disorder’, the aptly acronymed SAD that is typically diagnosed after at least two consecutive years of more intense symptoms.

To read more of this article: http://www.webmd.com/depression/features/beating-winters-woes

You can do a variety of different things to help your ‘blues’:

Diffuse some citrus essential oils such as Sweet Orange, Grapefruit or our Summer Delight Diffuser Blend.
Light therapy also is helpful.
Himalayan Crystal Salt Lamps I find also help as they are a ‘Natural Ionizer & Air Purifier’.
St John’s Wort an all natural herbal tincture.
Do a ‘home spa day’.
Music to soothe you

Your skin (your biggest organ) is also taking a beating from the cold winds and the dry skin.

End Quote:

The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment then where is it to be found? ~J.B. Priestley

Stay cozy and warm and if you have to venture out into the world, drive safe.

~ til next time, Rosanne

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