Mostly Gloomy Weekend. Trying Not to Spiral.
This past weekend was a mostly gloomy one. It was mostly gloomy both in terms of the weather and our spirits. We did get a break in the weather- and a boost to our spirits- Saturday morning when we went hiking at Sierra Vista. But by early afternoon Saturday the weather clouded up and our spirits sank.
We did get in one other, and unusual, activity after the hike on Saturday. We went to the San Jose Flea Market. Well, that's unusual for me. Hawk has been going there a lot lately because she enjoys trolling a few of the gemstone sellers there. For me it's like, "Oh, yay, a 10 acre yard sale. I've always wanted to buy clothes/shoes/power tools/computers/furniture sold out of the back of a van under a tent in a parking lot. 🙄"
After that it was gloomy the rest of the weekend. After that it was gloomy the rest of the weekend. We took it easy Saturday night and all of Sunday. We played board games in the house, soaked in the hot tub both days, went out for lunch, and mostly just loafed around. Much of the time "taking it easy" is a good thing... but here it's having to accept third choice.
The pounding of winter storms California has been getting the past few months take a toll on us. It's not a physical toll; we remain sheltered from floods and wind damage and stuff like that. It's a psychological toll. Since our favorite activities are outdoors and kind of dependent on decent weather, we feel like there's not much to do.
I wrote about spiraling when the weather was gloomy last winter. Gloomy weather means we don't get out to do the things we enjoy. Not being able to engage in simple, pleasurable activities dampens our spirits. That in turn makes it harder to find the motivation to go out and do normally pleasurably activities. It's a downward spiral. Plus, it's still rainy most of the time anyway.
Another atmospheric river is arriving today. But maybe it'll be clear by next weekend? That'll be our chance to break the spiral... if there's a break in the weather. We'll wait and see.
We did get in one other, and unusual, activity after the hike on Saturday. We went to the San Jose Flea Market. Well, that's unusual for me. Hawk has been going there a lot lately because she enjoys trolling a few of the gemstone sellers there. For me it's like, "Oh, yay, a 10 acre yard sale. I've always wanted to buy clothes/shoes/power tools/computers/furniture sold out of the back of a van under a tent in a parking lot. 🙄"
After that it was gloomy the rest of the weekend. After that it was gloomy the rest of the weekend. We took it easy Saturday night and all of Sunday. We played board games in the house, soaked in the hot tub both days, went out for lunch, and mostly just loafed around. Much of the time "taking it easy" is a good thing... but here it's having to accept third choice.
The pounding of winter storms California has been getting the past few months take a toll on us. It's not a physical toll; we remain sheltered from floods and wind damage and stuff like that. It's a psychological toll. Since our favorite activities are outdoors and kind of dependent on decent weather, we feel like there's not much to do.
I wrote about spiraling when the weather was gloomy last winter. Gloomy weather means we don't get out to do the things we enjoy. Not being able to engage in simple, pleasurable activities dampens our spirits. That in turn makes it harder to find the motivation to go out and do normally pleasurably activities. It's a downward spiral. Plus, it's still rainy most of the time anyway.
Another atmospheric river is arriving today. But maybe it'll be clear by next weekend? That'll be our chance to break the spiral... if there's a break in the weather. We'll wait and see.