I took a day off work today. Yesterday, as I was leaving work, my lead was congratulating me about being able to stay inside and spend the whole day in my pajamas. Unfortunately, that is not happening, m friend.
I schedule a personal day the Friday before the Catholic Women's Conference so that I can get my Saturday chores and errands done and not have to worry about them after spending a long day at the conference. Thus, I was out in the cold more today than I would have been had I gone to work.
I got groceries, had my taxes done (not a banner tax year for me, but still on the plus side of things!), went to the Post Office to buy stamps, dropped off my recycling and went to Dollar General (forgot to get cat litter at the grocery) . . . in the midst of the errand running, I also discovered that I was low on gas. And when I say "low on gas" I mean very low . . . my gas gauge in my car no longer works, so I usually discover that I am low when the "idiot" light comes on. With the tank that low (and temps even lower), I don't dare park anywhere for any length of time or I will have a frozen fuel line. So this day off also found me jumping up and down beside my car, urging the pump to pump faster while it filled my tank . . . not quite thawed out yet.
I have also promised a couple of friends that I would meet them at the Fish Fry at church tonight - followed by Stations of the Cross. I could call and back out, but that would be cowardly and rude, so I will brave the outdoors again in just a couple hours.
I know winter cannot and will not last forever. But right now, I can hardly remember what it feels like to be too hot.
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