Darkness

I often wonder how the Scandinavian people do it, how they maintain sunny dispositions and positive outlooks for months and months with what we are led to believe is limited sunlight. I believe I have long Scandinavian winters to thank for the delightfully large lighting section at Ikea.

I come from a family that will sit underneath a lamp at night and not turn the light on. I'm not sure why, but we all do it. I often have to remind myself to fight my instincts and turn on the lights.

Despite having windows on all sides and facing all directions, my apartment is dark. There are two large trees out front that stop the light from coming in the living room. This is a blessing in the summer to keep out the morning heat. In the winter the leaves are off the trees and the light comes streaming in and forms the perfect backdrop for a cozy breakfast.

The bedroom has more of a glow than the advantage of any direct beams. I think it gets the best sun in the afternoon but the only time I am in the bedroom is for starting sleeping or finishing sleeping, I haven't monitored the light situation closely but I seem to recall a blissful slice hitting the bathroom over the afternoon and for sure the bedroom shares that sun.

I was going to paint one wall of the bedroom a rich gray colour but now in anticipation of the changing seasons I am leaning towards a crisp white.