If you live in the part of the world where I do, your head is probably still spinning from the rapid weather change from yesterday to today (hoping you didn’t spin out on any ice). You know it got cold fast when the day’s high temperature was yesterday’s low, all occurring just before and after midnight.
And of course, the blustery wind also returned, merrily tossing things around. We just missed snow, which visited Waco. All animals seem unperturbed—the horses went into their nice shelter until the wind settled a bit, and the fowl went into their nice and out of their coop, which has a heat lamp. I rushed out to toss food at them all. Brr.
Since I can’t work again this week, I luxuriated in activities I usually don’t have time for. I put together my bullet journal so it will be ready for Thursday (I saved the fun of adding washi stickers for tomorrow. I came up with color themes for each month’s journal entries and color/pattern themes for my nails, which I may or may not adhere to, since I won’t berate myself for changing my mind. (Dang, I come across as Susie Housewife here, but I’m just artsy, that’s all.)
I even went to the Big City with Lee and did some in-person book shopping at Barnes & Noble. I bought myself my own dang Christmas gifts, a fiction book, a feminism book, and three fun bird items. Also on-sale coloring books. I felt like a kid with new toys when I got home and could play with my new things.
I got all the New Year’s meal ingredients at the grocery store (fresh collards) and stuff to cook for dinner. I don’t mind cooking so much when I am not tired from working. Susie Housewife is not Super-woman.
By the way, I cooked our belated Christmas dinner last night for Anita and “the kids,” and was very happy with a turkey breast cooked in my Pampered Chef clay pot thing. I gave everyone their painted rocks, which seemed to go over ok. My son made me lovely candle stands for the wall. I’ll share a photo tomorrow. I do love handmade gifts.
Tomorrow should be fun. Closet clean-out day with my son’s partner for help.
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Enjoyed the Yo-Yo Weather blog and comments – having grown up about 25 miles west of Pensacola. We had yo-yo weather here in Northwest Arkansas too. Sunday noon was 74°, midnight was 18°. Monday’s high was 34. My living room has a big window and a glass door to the outside – and by Monday night, I was cold and wondering if it was chills from some virus…. then I realized I’d forgotten to switch the thermostat from Cool to Heat. 61° inside. Getting old is … challenging.
Loved your bookstore selections, especially the bird calendar! Looking forward to today’s blog.
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Oh wow, I’ve done that with the thermostat, too. And your temperature swing was incredible!
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Not Unlike the Weather Forecasts in Texas
Indeed 75 Degrees in Pensacola on Sunday
In the Teens for Wind Chill On Monday Night
And Yes hehe This is ‘YoYo Climate Change’
At Warmest
And Coldest too
Week By Week
Don’t Like the Weather
Today Just Wait a Few Minutes
to Feel
The Chill
of Another
Breeze Taking
Winter Spring Away again haha
Perhaps 10 Inches of Snow a Record
Breaker For Where i Live in Milton, FL
Just Down the Road From Pensacola
Like Last
January
Yes Only
The Weather
Knows Indeed hehe
Yet i for one Love Change!
And A Challenge of Only Wearing
Shorts Since 2013 True i Don’t eVen
Own a Pair of Long Pants Not even
in 10 Inches of Records Breaking Floridian Snow…
Other than that
This Have A Nice Day…
Now to Catch a ‘Cool Breeze’ Outside..:)
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I do NOT like the idea of snow in Florida, even the panhandle! I only remember ONE snow before 1980. Climate is too weird now! Thanks for the great response!
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Just Got in From my
Walk will Appreciate
The Hot Chocolate
So Much
More now…
Welcome
With SMiles…
Stay Warm in Texas☺️🙌
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You, too!
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