It's the End of the World as We Know It

I hate this time of year.
The end of the previous year has constant distractions of hunting, extra time off work for Holidays while the season's are changing.  For a while, the cooler temperatures are kind of nice.  As per my last post, I often have a trip South Carolina in the winter.  But after that, it seems there is nothing to look forward to.
We get teaser days this time of year where we see warm weather.  And, it was warm (and dry) enough to ride the motorcycle to work one day this week.  However, lasting days of warm weather are at least a month away, and probably more.  The current teasers are just that.  Almost as importantly, unless I can find some something else to do with last years left over vacation, my next adventure is still many months away.
It is during this time of year more than most, where work seems to fill my synapses almost constantly.  This year is worse since there is so much activity at work, which equates to stress.  With nothing else to occupy my brain I end up thinking about work nearly constantly.  Depressing.
This to shall pass.  It will soon start getting warmer.  The grass will soon need mowing.  By the end of April I'll be forced to take the last of last year's vacation - which is probably a good thing.  I'll get excited about projects around the house like moving the patio stones and redoing the driveway rocks (thrilling, right).  The contentment of a freshly mowed lawn, even if there are muddy tracks on it will be here.  Even thinking about some of the things I want to do outside almost acts as a slight elixir to my mood; I know I won't in reality do many of them though.  This time of year, that is beside the point.
For now, I'll just try to find ways to turn off after work.
And, I hate this time of year.