Hibernation

I think today and tomorrow I will hibernate. Today is supposed to hit 28 degrees, the first time over 20 degrees in over a week so I might go out for a bit. Overdue library books might motivate me. The cats are going out for a bit. Tomorrow we are due to get a foot of snow. We will both be hibernating with the cats. Friday I will go to the gym and have a friend over for tea.Hibernating is good and bad. The good thing is I don ' t go out and slip on the ice and snow and I won ' t get frostbite. On the down side, it does not help my stress levels. Hibernation can mean isolation. Today I am home alone. Tomorrow, I assume with the weather forecast, that my husband will be home as well. We will ' undecorate ' the Christmas tree for fun.Another portion of my self imposed isolation is lack of people to talk to. Yes I talk to my friends on the phone but most of them work. Thus I don ' t spend a lot of time on the phone during the day.I do have a therapist to talk to but I actually haven ' t seen her in months - September to be precise. I had an October appointment but I couldn ' t drive so I cancelled it. Then I was put on the cancellation list and they would call me regularly to ask if I could come in for a cancellation that day. Unfortunately I still wasn ' t driving. Finally I got an appointment for December. Then I got a cold so I cancelled it. Now I have an appointment for the end of the month. Maybe I should call today and see if she has any cancellations...Maybe I will find a ...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: coping depression isolation winter Source Type: blogs