Isn't winter over yet?

This winter has been a particularly bad one for me. The cold, damp weather has affected the M.E badly and I have been unable to knit for some time now. I have spent most of my time flat out on the sofa, gathering enough energy to do the 'school run' and collect the children. I am asleep by the time my husband gets in from work and am really neither use nor ornament at the moment.
I'm hoping that things will improve with the arrival of the warmer weather - sunshine usually improves my mood, if not my level of pain.