enjoy winter

the holidays have helped a lot. Christmas shopping, decorating, and writing cards. However, my sinuses are driving me nuts. It snowed for a while about a week ago now. I was actually excited about it. It was about 5am though and by the time I got out of work at 1 the snow had stopped and melted! I am happy to be wearing my sweaters and gloves again. And perhaps a reason to buy some new hats and scarfs?

It’s cold. Everything is dead. The roads get icy. The car windows are too foggy as I try to warm up my car for work on 5am days. I have to wear puffy jackets. Most the roads around here get closed down so i have to take the longest way to a job that’s normally only 6 minutes from home! Ewww, how I hate winter.

But this year I vow to be less miserable. Concentrate on the good things. No more bees and bugs. Watching snow fall. Getting ready for Christmas. Wearing fun scarfs and hats and gloves. Hot coco and fire places. If anyone thinks of anything good let me know.

Is winter worth enjoying -totally, that’s why I’m marking this as done but did I enjoy? no, it got away from me. Life had me all distracted and my enjoyment seemed to slip a gear each time I became aware of it, nevermind, there’s always next year.

...it’s not so much that I’m enjoying it, rather than that I’ve forgotten what it’s like to go outside with more than 5% of my flesh exposed. That’s as close as I’m gonna get!(shrugs)

My winters have always been much more enjoyable than my summers! I don’t know why, nor do I care, but that’s the way it is. :)

that is, if we ever have a real winter again

it is above freezing now

so depressing

So, we’ve had almost a week of temperatures in the -20˚s and on Wednesday the low is supposed to be -32˚C. Yeah, I may be a wimp, but I’m a Canadian wimp.
I bit the bullet and bought a new winter coat (like, one that’s actually warm). I didn’t go all out and buy a $300 North Face jacket or anything, but at least it’s long, down-filled and has a hood. I look like the Stay-Puft marshmallow girl, toasted (it’s beige). I’m not crazy about it, but at least it’ll keep me warmer than my beautiful wool coat.

I spent 20 winters in Buffalo ny, where it is too cold to go outside for about 6 months. I hated it growing up! I don’t think I actually enjoyed the winter until I made something of it, when I took up snowboarding. Try to pick something little and make it into a big deal in your mind, like get really excited about wearing a cute winter coat or something.

My second winter in edmonton (yes, it has already started). This goal didn’t work out so well last year, but seriously y’all, I gotta learn to love it. Otherwise I’ll be miserable for 6 months of the year.

but I love this time of year-I’m going to try to make the most of it as it might be my last in London.