
I woke up this morning prepared to go to work. The kids had a snow day, but the latest weather forecast I’d heard (before going to bed last night) had warned of 1 to 3 inches of snow so I wasn’t terribly worried about it. I’d be home by 2pm at the latest, and three inches spread over an entire day is really nothing.
At 9am, I started my shower. There was no snow at all, not even a flurry. About halfway through my shower, my daughter told me it was snowing. Still, I wasn’t worried. A few flurries on my drive into work wouldn’t be a big deal. When I got out of the shower, though, I knew this would be a quickly accumulating snowfall. The scene from my front window was vastly different before my shower than it was after my shower, and it had only been about twenty minutes between glances. The forecast at this point was predicting up to 8 inches, mainly early in the day. Early in the day is exactly when I work, so… I noped right out of getting ready for work and declared a snow day for myself. I work part-time at a warehouse. Although I love my job, it’s not worth risking injury or death by driving in inclement weather. Besides, reports of accidents were already popping up, I drive a lightweight compact car without 4-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive, and I have more than enough time off to cover one missed shift. Today’s a great today to use some of that time off and cozy up with another cup of tea.
And that, kiddos, brings us to Day 4 of 30 days of yoga. It was hard to get motivated today. My toes were cold despite the fact that I was wearing shoes and socks inside, so I wasn’t feeling inspired to take them off. After a while of contemplating whether or not it would be fun to walk barefoot on a hardwood floor in this drafty house, I realized my toes weren’t getting warmer while I sat there thinking, so I had nothing to lose. Well, except for maybe my toes! Off came the shoes and out came the yoga mat, and it was the right decision. Day 4 is all about yoga for the back, and anyone who’s ever met me can attest to the fact that my back hurts all the friggin time. It was another shorter video, and I felt so good afterward. It even warmed my toes! Imagine that – physical activity increases blood flow (and warmth) to extremities.
With a relaxed back, rested mind, and warm toes, I steeped another cup of Earl Grey, climbed into my reclining chair, and watched through the window as the snow continued falling softly to the ground.