Comments on: Breaking Down the Winter Blues by Alexandra Rosas of Good Day, Regular People

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 05:40:33 +0000

In reply to Rachie. Rachie: thanks so much for coming by! Let's have coffee soon. When do you leave???

By: Rachie

Rachie — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 06:31:48 +0000

Thanks ARS! I LOVE it that we’re still in touch. Let me know when you’re up for coffee again. I enjoy our mornings! RRH

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:23:30 +0000

In reply to Lady Jennie.

It is effort, and deliberateness and promises to our self and our family: I will fight this and get my exercise, my sleep, my water, my outdoors, my quiet time, my positive music.

It’s hard , Jennie, and I know you’re praying for me right now, with the heaviness in my heart.

I can feel that you are. THANK YOU.

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:22:24 +0000

In reply to Shannon Bradley-Colleary. Oh, Shannon. It is work. Keeping our spirits up is work, and a decision: to not let those knock down waves win. I love you, my sleep talker. xo

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:21:33 +0000

In reply to Arnebya.

Exactly, Arnebya. It’s knowing what does it for us, and then following through. You know I’m suffering right now with my nephew gone this month, and I have to be aware that I need to work hard to keep myself afloat.

Thank you so much for your loyalty to me, it lifts me up, with this incredibly difficult season in my heart right now.

Thank you SO MUCH. You are loyal to so many.

By: Lady Jennie

Lady Jennie — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:24:51 +0000

I learned so much! I didn’t know serotonin was also created when you exercise. My clothes are all so dull – what a great article.

By: Shannon Bradley-Colleary

Shannon Bradley-Colleary — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:14:52 +0000

Hello Mamacita — I am so glad I read this today because we’ve had an unusual amount of gray this California winter. I know, we’re pussies. But I wanted to be a gloom advocate. One thing that happens when you live in California and the sun is always out is that you start to feel like a loser, because you look out your window where you’ve been lying around in sweats with a cold or a flu and you see the sun and you think.. what the hell am I missing? I should be out there roller-blading, or kayaking, or para-sailing or I should be hiking, not napping and drinking wine at 2 p.m. Trust me, sometimes you need an excuse to go into your woman lair and fester.

By: Arnebya

Arnebya — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:58:32 +0000

It is amazing what a new nail color can do for me. I love that I know this simple trick to making myself feel better (it’s just a matter of actually doing it sometimes, but for me, it’s magical.)

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 05:01:36 +0000

In reply to Kimberly.

I do thrift stop stops for pops of color!

Orange scarves around my neck, yellow cardigans, true blue belts.

IT WORKS.

And exercise: I am a different person when I do my time on the treadmill to Moves like Jagger and then do my 30 mins of Jillian Michaels.

It makes me feel purdy good.

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 05:00:08 +0000

In reply to naptimewriting.

One weepy song, OK, I can sign off on ONE weepy song.

But those entire cathartic playlists. No, I cant allow it, I can’t be the one to pick you up off the ground, dear lady.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 18:28:31 +0000

Love this list! I think I struggle more with this winter sadness as I get older. I don’t adapt as well to the cold. And the gray skies just seem heavy.

I’d better get going to the gym 🙂 I think on the way, I’ll stop by the thrift store for a pop of color!

By: naptimewriting

naptimewriting — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 18:01:16 +0000

Oh, light box, I still remember what I was without you. A wreck.
Oh, bright orange wool coat, how you make me smile.
Oh, weepy music, let’s not tell Alexandra how I’ll never stop wallowing with you.