What a disastrous 24-hours! Yesterday morning it started really snowing, so they decided to "suspend operations" at 12:30. I was ecstatic! Got to miss evening class too, so I was getting so much cleaning and chores done and loving it! Then the wind and snow really picked up - I tried to make a snowman but it was a freezing blizzard out there (they say 9 or so with the windchill). Then at 7:30pm the power went out.... and didn't come back on until 12:00pm today! Let me tell you, it was 46 degrees (or less) INSIDE THE HOUSE. It was so miserable. This morning I tried to brave the roads to a Starbucks or McDonalds but they were out of power too and the roads were so slick my wheels were spinning and I gave up. ANYWAY, after the power came back on I did 2.7 miles on the treadmill! Long story short eh? I'm not sure how people lived before electricity and heat, but I can't. This morning I would have killed for a gas stove so I could have cooked something hot to eat and drink. I probably would have killed someone for some hot coffee. We also desperately need a lantern, because trying to play cards with ONE flashlight was pretty annoying! I'm upping the mileage slowly, and foam-rolling like a mad-woman. That's my strategy.
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