I live in the Cleveland, Ohio area, which is super icky right now. Biting-cold air. Blustery, dirty snow. Rare glimpses of sunshine. And that's just inside my house. haha


 


Seriously, when winter hits, I find myself staying inside a whole lot more. Partly because I hate the way people drive like morons whenever one snowflake hits the street. And partly because I am desperate to stay warm.


 


In our house, we make lots of fires in our family room's fireplace. I cuddle up under a blanket on my couch and read or watch TV. Or I drag my laptop over to there and do my writing in comfort.


 


I hate feeling like I never get fully warm unless I turn my heater up to like 200 degrees. Yeah, my house is a weeeee bit drafty. I think I'll eventually move somewhere a little warmer...the south is starting to look pretty darn good right now. If I close my eyes right now, I can almost envision I'm lying on a beach, slipping my hands into the sand. Well, if I could unlock my frozen fingers, that is.


 


It cracks me up to hear people in the south complain about their weather being, like, 50 degrees. If it were 50 here, I'd run around outside like a crazy woman in a two-piece. Okay, not really--but I would be much happier. :D


 


Welllll, spring will be here, eventually. Until then, I guess I have a great excuse to get through my to-be-read pile, right?


 


Rhonda Stapleton


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