It is bitter cold outside and despite the warm meal that sits in my belly, I feel rotten and bitter as well. I dislike this point in winter for these crucial reasons:
1-It's cold, and I like to be warm. I like the comfort of roughly 75-80 degree weather with a light breeze. Therefore, I don't really appreciate it when it is 20 degrees out with a blistering wind that makes it seem like it is -20.
2-Snow. More specifically, shoveling it off of my rather large driveway. Not only that though, I also shovel around my neighbors vehicles because heaven forbid that I don't, they will throw their snow on my freshly shoveled driveway just to spite me. Also, I hate it when I am busting my butt shoveling and Mother Nature blows all of the snow that I just shoveled into my face, or onto the space I just shoveled. Also don't like that my neighbor who has a snow-blower has decided that he no longer wants to put it to good use, and lets the snow build up in the main drive until it is not drivable. Then after that point has been passed and I shovel my area, he snow-blows the rest. It's irritating if you know my driveway.
3- After shoveling, my feet are wet because my boots give me blisters and I have to revert to wearing sneakers. I know this is my own fault, but I can't buy a pair of boots till I get a job because the funds are better spent on our rent. So I settle for my poor sneakers which will probably bust out any day now, and shovel, only tom come into the house with wet feet and pant legs. (Oh it would be another topic altogether about wet pant legs that I spend hours hemming because I am short, but not short enough for short clothes, only to have them start coming undone)
4- Dry skin. Now this is yet again my own fault because of all of the dishes I do, but it's a little ridiculous when I moisturize at 2pm and by 6pm I need to again! The heat drying out the air made us have to go get another humidifier, so we have two runnin, and my poor plants are dying as well due to lack of water. It's time for the furnace to be shut off, but I can't do that till I get warm weather. To stop this we have put the thermostat on a cycle and shuts it down to a lower temp at night and makes me have to cuddle nest to the space heater in my bed that I lovingly call 'Nick'
5- And most importantly. I am scared shitless to get into a moving vehicle. Mainly because once someone tries to stop that moving vehicle, it gets a mind of it's own and tries to keep going. Thank You, Momentum! I can see you really hate me, and really love winter! I hope you have a ball this year, because the 4inches Mother Nature just dumped on us will give you a lot to play with! I have more reason now than ever to be afraid because (awesome segue here) I am getting my NYS permit this weekend, and applying for my road test when I pass. Which means I will have to get in a car again soon. Really soon if I want to test soon. I want to test on my birthday (June 26th) this year if possible, but it looks like it might have to be later thanks to NYS having beautiful winter weather that nobody wants to test in. Let's hope I get good luck! Who knows, maybe by the time I turn 27 I will have a license!
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