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Is it spring yet?

By Tammy Lankford,

Real Estate Broker/Owner with Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 GREC# 169695

December 02, 2013 12:33 PM

I'm getting into my winter funk. When it's dark when I wake up and dark when I get home from work and it is cold and dreary outside I fight depression. So today I started my count down. Since it's technically still fall it's way too soon to start counting the days until spring. Like my business goals, I take baby steps. There are 19 more days until the day with the least amount of sunlight will come and go. So I'll count down those 19 days. Then will come Christmas 4 days later. Then New Year's. Next my brother's birthday, then my Donald's. Then mine. And after my birthday just 5 days left until spring. See... baby steps.

But in just 20 days there will begin to be just a few more seconds of sunlight in each passing day. The sun will rise a tad earlier and linger a little longer before it drops over the horizon in the evening. Just those few seconds give me joy. Until that happens I will just be marking those 19 shorter days off my calendar with joy each passing day.

The good thing is when it's dark already when I leave the office at the end of the day it means I'm busy and busy is good. I had an appraisal on a listing today, showed property, consulted with a buyer about what they are seeking and listed a new short sale. I guess it's no wonder it's dark when I leave the office.

But I am keeping my promise and making a little more "me" time. I'm going to lunch with a friend on Wednesday. It's a new place. I'll let you know if you should eat there. Now it's time to go out in the cold with the puppies one last time for the night.

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Jean Hanley

Coldwell Banker Kivett Teeters - Hemet, CA

Specializing in Folks Who Want To Buy/Sell Homes

Oh Tmmy, you are a woman after my own heart. I am NOT a fan of winter either. I do not like waking up in the dark and I most certainly do not like coming home and having it be dark out at 5pm. Very depressing. Not sure how they do this in Alaska.

Dec 02, 2013 12:39 PM

Richard Iarossi

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Crofton, MD

Crofton MD Real Estate, Annapolis MD Real Estate

Winter funk already...Wow! Although I'm a Summer guy, I do like the seasonal changes we get here.

Dec 02, 2013 01:21 PM

Janis Borgueta

Newburgh, NY

Retired RE Salesperson

I too suffer from the winter funk. I can relate to those baby steps .. I have been making sure to remind myself spring is around the corner

Dec 02, 2013 01:44 PM

Jan Green - Scottsdale, AZ

Value Added Service, 602-620-2699 - Scottsdale, AZ

HomeSmart Elite Group, REALTOR®, EcoBroker, GREEN

Interesting concept, baby steps till you get more daylight! I understand the depression part with darker days. It's frustrating and we can't do a darn thing about it! Happy Holidays!

Dec 02, 2013 02:16 PM

Debbie Gartner

The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY

The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

LOL Tammy, I think exactly like you! And, I want spring to come quickly, too. Oh, and I hate evening appts this time of year as I can't see the house #'s well.

Dec 02, 2013 05:50 PM

Lenn Harley

Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA

Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

Hate winter! Hate winter! Hate winter! That's just the way it is.

Light is good for the psyche, not to mention the mood.

My dear father-in-law was a diagnosed schizophrenic evidenced by the fact that beginning early December he "went into the basement" and we didn't see him more than once a month until spring. Granted, his depression was clinical, I often wonder if many of us are not so aflicted and simply do not realize it.

Oh well.

Hate the cold too!!

Dec 02, 2013 07:06 PM

Nina Hollander, Broker

Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC

Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Tammy, as much as I love spring... I also love this time of year when it's light in the morning a bit earlier and it gets darker somewhat earlier. For me it's a feeling of coziness in the evenings.

Dec 02, 2013 08:19 PM

Joan Cox

House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO

Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Tammy, when the days get shorter, it does make you feel like your day is over. Good luck with depression, and hope you have good lighting in your home.

Dec 02, 2013 09:40 PM

Amanda Christiansen

Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843 - Fort Wayne, IN

Christiansen Group Realty

Amanda and I are doing the "me" time thing too. We're going to lunch and then to see a movie. Like you, I'm ready for spring!!

Dec 03, 2013 12:02 AM

Tammy Lankford,

Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA

Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

Jean- I need warmth and sunshine. today I have neither. YUCK

Richard- I don't mind most of fall, but when those freezes hit and the leaves are gone and the grass it dead and it sets in to rain for our wet season... it just is depressing. But I love when spring starts creeping in and we start seeing signs as early as February here, so our winter is not as long as some

Janis- the fact that Christmas is so close to the shortest daylight day of the year saves me I think.

Jan- the biggest "helpful thing" is my Christmas tree (and I put up a real tree) so I won't be doing it until this weekend. Those beautiful colored lights help me out.

Debbie- I feel guilt for as my daddy says "wishing my life away", so I take the baby steps instead of just wishing for spring

Lenn- I even tried a sunlamp and extra vitamin D, but really doesn't seem to make much of difference. I guess I feel lucky that I actually recognize what it is and that keeps me from being really depressed because I know it's only temporary.

Nina- I can be cozy in summer

Joan- I do, it doesn't seem to help.

Jared- Those "me" things certainly help. I love a salon day in winter. And fortunately in January I'll be in Florida for about a week. I sure hope it's nice.

Dec 03, 2013 02:28 AM

Chandler Real Estate Liz Harris, MBA

Liz Harris Realty - Chandler, AZ

#ChandlerRealEstateAgent

Pretty! Its like 72 here in Phoenix today and Im wanting the 85+ spring here now lol

Dec 03, 2013 03:52 AM

Mary Douglas

United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado - Red Feather Lakes, CO

REALTOR, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

2 days closer now Tammy! I don't like waking in the dark or leaving work in the dark either Tammy- makes for a really short day...but I'll bet Spring will be here before we know it

Dec 03, 2013 08:42 PM

Tammy Lankford,

Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA

Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

Liz, I want sunshine and 70s

Mary, do you sleep? LOL And yes, I've marked those two days off.

Dec 03, 2013 10:11 PM

Liz Wallace

Century 21 Sherlock Homes - Rockville Centre, NY

Broker C21 Sherlock Homes, Rockville Centre, LI, N

I actually like that the seasons change and I love a snow day. I love to get snowed in and I love the winter up until January 15th and then I hate it. If Winter wasn't so awful we wouldn't appreciate Spring so much.

Dec 04, 2013 12:08 AM

Laura Allen, Lake Tahoe - Truckee Real Estate for Sale TahoeLauraRealEstate.com

Coldwell Banker Realty, Tahoe City, CA (530) 414-1260 - Tahoe City, CA

Tahoe Real Estate Agent Helping Buyers and Sellers

Tammy - I'm with you, the shorter days, just make it seem colder and more like winter even though it officially hasn't even begun yet. With snow on the ground today, here's to an early spring!

Dec 04, 2013 02:47 AM

Tammy Lankford,

Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA

Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

Liz, what happens on January 15th?

Laura... we just have rain all week. Today, though, thank goodness, it has paused and the sun peaked out. The rain will be back this evening though.

Dec 04, 2013 04:37 AM

Ron Marshall

Marshall Enterprises - Saint Michael, MN

Birdhouse Builder Extraordinaire

You have my sympathy. But, up north here, we are totally dark by 4:30 near the 21st of December and it doesn't start getting light by 5:00 pm until nearly January 10th. So I completely understand your "funk". It is tough building things in the garage when it is in the teens above zero, and it is so dark outside.

Showing property can't be fun by flashlight either as Chief Cook has reminded me time and again. You have my sympathy as I said in the first sentence. Here's to the great brokers and real estate sales people who do this over and over!

Dec 04, 2013 07:43 AM