It's Shown' Tell time! If you'd like to join in click Here and our lovely host aka The knitting queen aka Mary/canadagirl will show you the way!

I struggle in late autumn & wintertime with light deprivation that can for me lead to depression. I wanted to "show & tell" some of the solutions that help me.

The coolest thing we've found is the Soliel Sun alarm clock. You set the alarm and 30 minutes before you want to get up the alarm starts to light up gradually. At your appointed time the clock light is fully on.  I've found that this gently wakes me up & my hubby too. Now I have to warn you that this clock isn't cheap but for me it was worth the price.

The next you probably know about: Vitamin D and calcium suppliment (helps body absorb vit.D.

Along with this season comes anxiety for me. The holidays along with trying to keep up when I don't feel like it and to deal with the usual stress can be very hard for me. My solutions for this include:

• having coffee with friends
• crocheting, right now my challenge is following a pattern mittens
• scrapbooking with my Girlygirls (four of us who regularly get togeher)
• take a mini vacation with my Beloved or with kids
• blogging with you my blogging friends
• crafts
• good book

These things relax me and i love them. The key seems to be for me is to be able to set aside the stress/anxiety and take time for me or I'm useless to my family. My Beloved is so supportive in this, I am truly blessed.

Thank you for blessing me blogging friends, you help more than you know.

Blessings from the cold little farm,

Jenny