i hate to get up in the dark every morning and come home from work in the dark. i feel worse in the winter than good warm weather.
i've made my kitchen as cheaply pretty as possible with a new tablecloth, runner, clean and leave my netbook on the table some mornings (like the paper)...I turn on my TV (i have a small 17 inch HP for the kitchen)...set up my coffee and have a good view..(i need to clean the windows)....i keep my decorating magazines near by to try some planning. i save ads from the paper for my appliances i want to replace so i know what they look like. i baked this AM, my whole house smelled like chocolate cake.
little things like this help me get through the dreaded dark seasons. i hate the holidays because i am by myself...(and I was born on the darkest day of the year to boot).