Day 20

I opened up the light box today! I put it on my night stand. When I first turned it on, I was like... Really. Very underwhelmed. It seemed to be giving off about as much light as an ipad. Then I remembered that there was a button to adjust the intensity. I turned it all the way up and it nearly melted the paint off the walls. I think it burned a negative of me onto my headboard. It definitely gives off some light.

The directions that came with it said to use it for 30 minutes within an hour of waking in the morning. That kind of rules out bringing it with me to use at work because by the time I get to work I've been up for nearly two hours. Plus, I'm never sitting still at work. Most days I'm not sitting at all. I think it is also just a little too heavy to rubber-band to my car visor, which was another idea, so I'm just going to have to wake up earlier and use it first thing in the morning. My plan is to wake up 30 minutes earlier than usual (which means a 5:00 wake up call - Ugh) and sit by the light while I drink my morning coffee. I'll give that a try and see how it goes.

For those who are interested, the light box I bought is the Aurora LightPad (Bright Light Boxes for Brighter Lives...and who doesn't want a brighter life???). Although I've only just turned it on and haven't actually sat under it yet, my first impression is good.

I worked chest and back at the gym today and ran four miles.

Although I am a big fan of peace, I'm going to quit signing off with it because it sounds...trite. For the moment, though, I can't think of anything better. So for tonight my signoff will be hasenpfeffer because I've always loved the sound of it.

Hasenpfeffer.