I'm sort of coming to the conclusion that soul-searching is a dreadfully unhealthy process that should absolutely never been done in the winter, during the holiday season, most especially when you've just engaged in a number of major lifestyle changes. What continually impresses me is how horribly bad I am at taking my own advice. I have specifically warned people 'especially in the winter, when it's dark all the time and you're cooped up, don't sit around doing nothing, or you'll get depressed'.