Beat the Winter Blahs!!

Seasonal Affective Disorder can set in.

So take action with some new FCCLA family friendly ideas!

Learn how to knit mittens. Trending- fingerless mittens and gloves.

 Do a service project for a shelter or food shelf.

 

Learn how to make a “comfort food” and make a family meal for the FCCLA@theTable campaign.

Read a book about leadership or an inspiring story about a leader.

 

Watch a movie and analyze it at your next Chapter meeting for exemplary leadership traits.

 

 

Start on your STAR Event portfolio or display.

Decide to run for an office regional office and start working on your application.

 

 

Take a favorite family recipe and change it to be more healthy. Then enter the Recipe Rehab STAR Event.

• Take out your phone or camera and go outside to take awesome winter photos of landscapes and winter scenes.

Dress up your family pet and take them outside for a brisk walk.

 

According to the Mayo clinic: “Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that’s related to changes in seasons — SAD begins and ends at about the same times every year. If you’re like most people with SAD, your symptoms start in the fall and continue into the winter months, sapping your energy and making you feel moody. Less often, SAD causes depression in the spring or early summer.

Treatment for SAD may include light therapy (phototherapy), psychotherapy and medications.

Don’t brush off that yearly feeling as simply a case of the “winter blues” or a seasonal funk that you have to tough out on your own. Take steps to keep your mood and motivation steady throughout the year.”

So treat your SAD with FCCLA!