My dream houseI don't like this white stuff. It really sucks. It have been dropping below zero as low as -10 degrees. I don't like this not one bit. I am still surrendered to God and all He has planned but come on, does it really have to be this cold. I now know what I have always suspected, I do not want to live in Alaska. Yuk with winter stuff, I want to move to Florida, 80 degrees in the winter time. Yes that would be the life.
I have a heater in my classroom with a broken button. We cannot turn it off. During the warm months we had the air conditioner on and the heater on and in the afternoons we would throw open the windows just to be able to breath. The maintenance team at the school managed to turn the heater to low. So now I have a room that is 20 degrees in the morning and I run two space heaters all day. By about 3:00 we have a 70 degree room. I have finally broken out my heavy sweaters.
This week in order to walk to work, which mind you is only 500 feet, I put on a zipper-front hooded sweatshirt, a down filled coat, a scarf wrapped around my face, a ear muffs, thick gloves, leg warmers, and insulated boots. I can barely see five feet in front of me but I am warm for the most part. I could put on my footless tights under my pants but I am afraid I might be too warm during the day and I do not want to strip to unbundle in the morning and then get redressed in the evening in order to walk home. I am thankful I live in a house and that it is pretty warm. I have a draft that makes my kitchen floor cold but I only notice that when I go into the kitchen. I can avoid that most of the time.
This cold dry weather is getting to my hair. It is a frizzy mess. My students were trying to help me with suggestions of combing my hair or putting in some hairspray or gel so it is not so fly away. Then my eyes water in the cold and my mascara runs down my face so I have two black eyes when I get into the building. I also have chapped lips because the weather is dry and I have never used so much hand lotion and face lotion in my life. I feel like I am drying out and really miss the rain in Oregon. Not only my heart but my skin and hair miss it too. 20 degrees with the east wind chill factor sounds like a nice warm spot from here.
I know God has a plan but did He take into consideration I prefer heat and occasional rain to this cold snowy stuff? Right now I feel like I am a tropical flower transplanted in Antarctica. Will I survive, only God knows. LOL Well, I need to run. Tomorrow is the second parent teacher conference of the school year and I teach all day then get to stay till 8:00 pm. 13 hour days are long and very tiring. I need be beauty sleep. Sweet, warm and blessed dreams to all.
"I am still surrendered to God and all He has planned but come on, does it really have to be this cold." This is one of my favorite quotes from you ever! Thanks for the chuckle!
ReplyDeleteI spent a Christmas in Detroit one time and it did the same thing to my hair and skin, my face was like a lizard after 4 days. My friend wanted me to move there and I said no way, I'll be hideous if I move here. Drink lots of water! Use conditioner in addition to a moisturizing shampoo, and get yourself a heavy duty hand lotion and facial moisturizer with vitamin e, like Vaseline Intensive Care. It's your only hope.