The Weather Outside Was Frightful

There was a storm looming in the future sky as I sat at the bench on Tuesday.  The weather forecast was telling me there was going to be a ton of snow, enough to build ample snow people outside of my house.  Perhaps work would be cancelled as well.   Hold the phone, they so hardly close the facilities so why on earth should I even bother to feel some fear here?

Boy, did I really have to eat my words when, on Wednesday morning, I wake up and find a notification to tell me that only essential workers are required to report.  Of course, I wasn't complaining.  Who wants to dig their car out of the snow to go to work anyway?  No, I stayed inside and (gleefully) watched the white fluffy stuff just keep coming.

And you know, things were really fun for the first hour or so.  Then I realized how boring sitting around is!  Okay, yes, this sounds silly but, when you spend your day running around with a million things to do, you don't frequently have a lot of time to sit around to ponder your existence.

Ugh, pondering existence, I thought.  Major pass.

So, I baked cookies.  I have no idea how bizarre it actually looked, but I'm sure my neighbors thought it was odd to see someone baking cookies really early in the morning!  Regardless, the snickerdoodles came out crispy this time.  I'm also happy to report that I have plenty of chai-spiced sugar to put to devious use elsewhere.

I hope that the weather has been treating all of you guys okay!  There was a delay on this post largely because my million-and-one things got pushed back a day.  No worries, though, the train's back on the track.

I'm hoping to have something new soon.  In the meantime, I'll post another picture of those snickerdoodles...

The snow was piling up outside and, given the cold, it was already hard enough to go outside without it.  Conclusion? Stay inside, bake cookies, eat cookies and read.  Good plan?  Yes.  Productive?  Well...