Ugh....
Sorry I haven't updated in a couple days...Life has been crazy.
I'm such a freak. I am afraid, of all things, of the snow. I'm afraid of the snow!!! How ridiculous is that?? We just had a massive (well, at least for this nearly snowless year) snowstorm Sunday night and Monday morning. In Minneapolis (or maybe it was at the airport) we got 10.5 inches. I got up for work Monday, knowing it was supposed to snowstorm and being a little anxious about it. I got ready for work, but the occasional look outside didn't settle me. The snow was really coming down. To think the ground had been snow free the day before. Watching the news didn't help. Every time they showed the traffic I felt more and more anxietous.
I chickened out; the snow got me. I didn't go to work. Instead I called in, took a nap, did some reading, watched Passions and Starting Over and shoveled. I had to dig out my car because the city declared a snow emergency. See, the thing is, being outside in the snow wasn't bad. In fact, it was almost nice to be outside and getting some work done. It's just the idea of driving in it that freaked me out so much. I'm terrified of snowy weather if I have to drive in it. The whole two months I've been back, only twice before had the weather been moderately scary to deal with during the commute and then there was this huge storm. I felt guilty for not going in to work, but apparently not too many people actually showed up. And watching the news some more and seeing all the accidents that were happening made me feel a lot better about staying home.
Guess what? Apparently there's supposed to be another snowstorm tonight, continuing through tomorrow's morning commute. They've forecasted 4 to 8 inches, less in the north, which is good for me, but I've got to say, I'm not happy about it. I don't want to look ridiculous and not go to work another day this week and I can't particularly afford to burn all my sick days this early in the year. So tonight I'll be praying really hard that it either doesn't snow at all or snows as little as possible, that it will be done before I leave for work, that traffic won't be horrendous, that I will have my wits about me if I do have to drive in the snow, that other drivers will have their wits about them, that the Holy Spirit will stay with me (even though I know it always does, but I'll need the extra protection) and that I get to work and back okay. And here I thought spring had sprung...
I'm such a freak. I am afraid, of all things, of the snow. I'm afraid of the snow!!! How ridiculous is that?? We just had a massive (well, at least for this nearly snowless year) snowstorm Sunday night and Monday morning. In Minneapolis (or maybe it was at the airport) we got 10.5 inches. I got up for work Monday, knowing it was supposed to snowstorm and being a little anxious about it. I got ready for work, but the occasional look outside didn't settle me. The snow was really coming down. To think the ground had been snow free the day before. Watching the news didn't help. Every time they showed the traffic I felt more and more anxietous.
I chickened out; the snow got me. I didn't go to work. Instead I called in, took a nap, did some reading, watched Passions and Starting Over and shoveled. I had to dig out my car because the city declared a snow emergency. See, the thing is, being outside in the snow wasn't bad. In fact, it was almost nice to be outside and getting some work done. It's just the idea of driving in it that freaked me out so much. I'm terrified of snowy weather if I have to drive in it. The whole two months I've been back, only twice before had the weather been moderately scary to deal with during the commute and then there was this huge storm. I felt guilty for not going in to work, but apparently not too many people actually showed up. And watching the news some more and seeing all the accidents that were happening made me feel a lot better about staying home.
Guess what? Apparently there's supposed to be another snowstorm tonight, continuing through tomorrow's morning commute. They've forecasted 4 to 8 inches, less in the north, which is good for me, but I've got to say, I'm not happy about it. I don't want to look ridiculous and not go to work another day this week and I can't particularly afford to burn all my sick days this early in the year. So tonight I'll be praying really hard that it either doesn't snow at all or snows as little as possible, that it will be done before I leave for work, that traffic won't be horrendous, that I will have my wits about me if I do have to drive in the snow, that other drivers will have their wits about them, that the Holy Spirit will stay with me (even though I know it always does, but I'll need the extra protection) and that I get to work and back okay. And here I thought spring had sprung...
posted by basily22 @ 6:10 PM
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