It's all been smiles and giggles for fall... until today... when my warm feelings were frozen into an icy tundra. I'm not much of a morning person as it is but when I wake up shivering suffice it to say I could be described as less than happy. It was SO cold... somewhere in the mid 60's in my home! I just couldn't take it anymore. So, today, October 8th, 2009, I had to turn the thermostat to heat. The heat is on people.
Here comes one of the seemingly endless contradictions my personality has to offer: As much as I love and adore fall... I despise winter. I don't like the cold. I don't like leaf-less naked trees. I don't like snow (yes, I know some people are gasping and/or feeling sorry for me). I'm not that crazy about Christmas or New Year's Eve (more gasps). I kind of like coats because there are some very cute ones out there (silver lining? lemonade out of lemons?) but I find them restricive and very uncomfortable if worn for more than 5 minutes. It's like clostrophobia for my arms! I really don't even like thinking about it but how can I keep from it when I had a freezing house waking me up, screaming, "It's only going to get colder!"
So, for now, I will soak up the joys of fall while I still can... and I'm going to try try again to find things about winter that can help me make it through until spring!
Until then... I'll drown my sorrows in a steaming cup of apple cider :)
