I hate the winters here; they're so dark and wet and depressing. I'd like it if we got lots of snow and clear skies, but instead we have constant rain and heavy overcast that makes it 10 times darker than it would be without the shit weather. I used to like winter as a kid, since we had ice and snow and beautiful days with clear blue skies and crisp air, but it's all just rain these days, with a few nights each winter of damp snow that only lasts until the following morning.
As part of the refit of my room, I'm adding 4 58W fluorescent tubes with electronic ballasts, diffusers and skywhite bulbs with an 8000K colour temperature, so they'll have a bit of a blue tint to them. I passionately hate the yellow colour of normal bulbs, and blue light is good for boosting alertness and combating SAD. Also, the electronic ballasts should mean no flicker or hum like there is from transformer ballasted fluorescents.
I'm getting frosted laminate for my windows too, so that I can have my blinds up without feeling like I'm in a aquarium with everyone and their dog being able to see right into my room.
