It is positively breathtaking, how fast my preferences for life have changed in the last year. Winters have always been harder for me, the dark, the cold, the light-less. A typical remedy would be to burrow inside and eat my feelings until spring finally, eventually arrived. Outside were the unwanted elements, the harsh temperatures, and the gloom.
After the last few months of slowly acclimating to outside as my extended reality, this winter I hardly can bear staying inside. If not broken away from the usual boxes of home & office, I feel agitated, full of shifty yearning, and completely new pull to escape - outdoors. Hard to believe, but I've made myself accustomed to the elements, and with proper gear, none of it repels me anymore - not rain, not freezing temperatures, not even occasional snow.