Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Okay, just so you know, this is a griping blog. I'm just warning you ahead of time so you can skip to the end (not that the end will necessarily be any better...). I woke up this morning feeling grumpy and growly and out of sorts. I suppose this isn't anything particularly new except that it seems to be intensifying as the days go by. A combination of sleepless nights, cloudy skies and morning sickness have ensured that I have the disposition of a bear with a sore foot! I'm so ready for spring and a few days of warmth and sunshine. While living in Oklahoma, I learned that sunshine is absolutely essential to my happiness. When we go days and weeks without proper sunlight I get lethargic, depressed and irritable. Exercise helps some (I feel better now that I did two hours ago!) but I still find myself looking for reasons to not do the laundry or vacuum the carpets. Part of the problem is that my back is never completely without pain these days and that makes it hard to want to do anything that resembles phyical labor (especially if it involves lifting or bending). Sigh...

Okay, I guess my gripe fest is over for the time being. I'll get to work on the laundry now, and practice the piano before my lesson this afternoon. I make no promises about anything else. Except maybe a short nap...