Many people are embracing seasonal living. Our storage units in St Ives can help.  

Seasonal living is all about finding joy in each season. This can be highly beneficial to those who suffer with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). SAD is a type of depression that people experience during a particular season or time of year. It occurs most often during the Autumn and Winter months when everything has gone very dark, dreary and cold. Seasonal living can help you to find more joy and appreciation for the darker months. And our storage units in St Ives can help you to live seasonally. 

Within this article we are going to talk about what seasonal living is and how storage units in St Ives can help you to achieve it in your life. 

What Is Seasonal Living?

Seasonal living is a way of living which encourages you to develop a relationship with the seasons, helping us to form a connection to our natural surroundings and see the beauty within each season and each moment. 

Being and feeling a connection to nature has been proven to be extremely beneficial to our mental health. It has been proven to have many positive effects such as: 

• improving your mood
• reducing feelings of stress or anger
• helping you take time out and feel more relaxed
• improving your physical health
• improving your confidence and self-esteem
• helping you be more active
• helping you meet and get to know new people
• connecting you to your local community
• reducing loneliness

Seasonal living and forming a connection to nature can be really beneficial to your health and to your life. 

How To Live A Seasonal Life

Living a seasonal life is a lot easier than you think. Within this section we will talk you through some of the simple ways you can begin living a seasonal life. 

Noticing The Seasons… 

A really easy way to live seasonally is to notice the seasons and the changes that they bring to the area you live in. Whether you live in a city or within the countryside, there will be signs that a new season is upon us. 

In early February, you will see snowdrops within your garden or on grass verges, marking the halfway point between Winter and Spring. April and the early days of Spring will bring carpets of bluebells within woodland areas and within gardens. Opening your curtains and seeing trees full of green leaves is a sign of Summer on its way. The same trees turning shades of yellows and oranges is a sign Autumn is here. 

These small observations will help you to feel a connection to nature and your natural surroundings. 

… And How You Feel Within Them 

It will also help you to notice how you feel within each season. 

How do you feel during each season? Do you have a favourite season? Is there one where you feel your best? Is there one where you feel your worst? 

As we have already mentioned, many of us suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) in the Autumn and Winter months but some people actually experience it in the Summer. Noticing how you feel within each season will allow you to gain some insight into the support you need to feel better within the seasons that you find challenging. For example, many people benefit from using a SAD lamp or taking a Vitamin D supplement if they struggle in Autumn and Winter. 

Eating Seasonal Food 

Eating seasonal food is another excellent way to live seasonally and it simply means eating the foods that are naturally ready to harvest at the same time of year that you are eating them. 

Doing this allows us to become more naturally aligned with the seasons and allows us to fully appreciate the food that we eat. We will look forward to those juicy strawberries in Summer months. We will fully appreciate the parsnips in the Winter seasons. 

You can find many guides and wall charts that help you to see what fruit and veg is in season but don’t feel you have to change your entire eating habits. A small change is a great start.

Bring The Seasons Into Your Home And Wardrobe 

We all live busy lives and, in particular seasons, it can be harder to get outside. Bringing the seasons into your home and wardrobe is a great way to still feel a connection. 

This is really easy and simple to do. For example, in Autumn and Winter you could have a bowl of pinecones in your home, in Summer, you could have a vase of sweetpeas. It can also be as simple as the scents you use in your home, lighting a different candle in Summer than you do in Winter. 

These simple touches can help you to feel connected to the seasons even if you can’t head out on a walk or fully immerse yourself in nature and the seasons.

Your wardrobe will also play a big role in noticing the season because we all wear different clothes depending on the season. Big coats, jumpers, hats and scarves, all Winter staples that are put away as Spring begins to really thrive. Taking the time to appreciate your seasonal wardrobe and to put items away that you don’t need during certain seasons will help you to notice the changes and feel connected. 

How Our Storage Units In St Ives Will Help

Storage units in St Ives will help your seasonal living plans as, if you don’t have the space within your home, you will still be able to bring the seasons into your home and wardrobe because you would be able to store items within our storage units. In Winter, you will be able to bring all your Spring/Summer items and clothing to our storage units in St Ives where it will be kept safe and secure. And vice versa in Spring. 

Our storage units in St Ives are extremely secure as we have 24/7 CCTV surveillance around the entire facility. Each unit is fitted with an intruder alarm and a fire and smoke detectors. Also, we only offer flexible rental agreements which means that if you want to upgrade, downgrade or even leave your unit before your rental period has expired, you are free to do this. If you want to leave your unit, we will just need 14 days notice. 

Seasonal Living With Storage Units In St Ives

Seasonal living is an excellent way to feel connected to nature and, in turn, help our physical and mental health. And it is so easy to do! Simply taking note of the changes that happen as new seasons begin and how it makes you feel is a great way to start. Eating seasonally and bringing the season into your home and wardrobe are all excellent ways to live seasonally. 

And our storage units in St Ives will help, giving you the extra storage space you need to create a seasonal home and wardrobe.  

We hope you have found our tips helpful and if you would like to know more about our storage units in St Ives, please give us a call on: 01480 455 261 or click here.