"Early to bed" days...

28 January 2021: Even pre-pandemic, when the days were cold, it got dark early, I had no plans, and my mood was low, I would say to myself, "I am just going to go to bed early." To be clear, "early" for me is before 10:00 or so. 

I don't like doing this--it feels like retreating (in a bad way) and wishing time away. And in this pandemic winter, I am clocking more and more of these urges, including tonight. Found myself thinking, "Maybe I'll go to bed soon" at like 6:00 p.m. tonight. Yikes. 

It is true that things always do feel at least a bit better in the morning.