I could have gotten so much done today. And yesterday. And Monday. But nope, I’m a slacker. There are no excuses. I have laid on my couches and in my library chair, with an 80# dog draped across me. I have cooked, and I have eaten. And I marvel at the people who can’t stay home for more than two days at a time. I don’t understand. When you’re at work, you want to be home. I see your memes, the cabin on the lake, secluded, and how that’s where you want to live and be left alone.

Ummm.

But whatever, most people tend to say one thing and do another. You’d think I’d be accustomed to it by now. I don’t know why I still expect honesty and transparency when people can’t even be honest with themselves. Y’all wonder why I prefer the company of my dog 95% of the time.

I digress.

I’m planning on working tomorrow and going grocery shopping too. I have plenty of food, overall, but I am out of bacon, eggs, tomatoes, butter, and sugar. Staples. I mean, not actual staples, but necessities.

The snow, ahh, the snow. It’s all any of us can talk about. I guess that’s all there is to talk about, what with being stuck at home for three days. And more on the way tomorrow night. Like the old timers say, it’s waiting on the next’n. I tunneled out to my car yesterday, but gave up short of uncovering it. So today I took on that task, and let her run awhile. That is no easy feat. I should have invested in a carport when I bought the car, but here I am. I tell you, I wouldn’t make it up north five minutes. You couldn’t pay me to live there. Although I guess they all have garages. No way could you dig out every day! It took me every bit of thirty minutes and my car is small! The snow was like a layered cake. The top was crunchy where the sun had melted it a little, then a couple inches of regular fluff, then another layer of ice from the sleet during the day Monday, then the rest was fluffy. What a pain. But it sure has been pretty. It was sparkling this morning so gloriously it was hard to be aggravated. And, as an added bonus, I’m hoping all the mosquitoes are freezing their little bug bodies to death.

I’ve just so enjoyed being cozy with my candles and blankets. I made Hamburger Helper today! I haven’t had that since I was a kid. It was perfect ❤️ I haven’t read as much as I had intended, and I also didn’t bake cookies or watch 1883. I’m telling you, I’ve been a poster child for supreme laziness. I’m not even sorry. On one hand, I think it would have been nice to have had company, to have someone right here to play board games with and cook for…but on the other hand, confined spaces with people and no escape for anyone isn’t always a winning combination for me. So it’s probably for the best. I’ve made it through just fine. I’m thankful there was no reason for me to leave, no medical emergency or anybody needing my assistance. I think it’s a blessing to settle in and recharge. And I’m infinitely grateful my power has stayed on. What a relief.

So if y’all are still snowed in tomorrow, I hope you find a good book to read. I hope you have enough food. And if you don’t have either, I’m sorry, because I don’t have four wheel drive and I can’t help you. But there are plenty of books online! And if you have a library card, there are zillions at your disposal through the Libby app.

Love from a very snowy Appalachia,

~Amy