The winter doldrums

So I guess it's about that time.  It's early February which means I've had just about enough of winter.  I guess the two feet of snow Milwaukee got hit with last week didn't help the cause but I'm sure I'd be feeling this way regardless.  January was a stressful month with moving to a new house and starting a new job.  I lost touch with a lot of my routines and am only recently beginning to reinstate them into my life.  So maybe I should give myself a break.  Perhaps it's too much to ask to be 100% happy with my life and my outlook when the streets are covered with mountains of frozen snow.  I just wish I could shake the irritability and pessimism and tell myself in a few months it will be beautiful outside and I can finally start living again.  That is truly something to look forward to.  I think I must be in denial though because telling myself those things isn't doing the trick.  When I look outside, I just can't envision green grass, flowers or a sun that stays out past 5 o'clock.  I'm not sure why it's so difficult this time around but I need to find a miracle cure to this bout of S.A.D. I've recently caught or I fear I won't make it through the next two months alive.  Yes, winter sucks but dwelling on it only makes it worse.  I need to stick to my indoor exercise regiment, plan fun indoor activities with friends & family, and most importantly not let these winter doldrums affect my goals.  And when the first really nice day rolls around, I'll be out on a patio drinking a mojito with the rest of the city.