Hi, Wendy,
My apartment is dark too.
We never open the blinds.

Before I moved here with hubby I lived in an apartment that did not get direct sun. My gf and I picked it out because we thought that it would save money on A/C. -- we couldn't grow any house plants because not enough sun came in the window.

I live in FL and still manage to avoid the sun. I stay in side in the summer -- coming outside only at night sometimes!

M.