Winter Weather

I haven't had much to say over the last few weeks.  The weather up here seems to be on everyone's minds and I'm tired of talking about it.  It's either really cold with snow, wind, and ice.  Or warm (the 40's are warm compared to below freezing).  If it's warm, it's generally raining and wet.  Or if it's not raining it's just wet.  Currently the sun is shining and the dusting of snow we had last night is glistening.  We are supposed to have a good old fashioned snow storm this weekend, so if you enjoy skiing, then come on up and have a great time. 

Happy New Year

Our New Year has arrived with single or negative temperatures, depending on whether or not you factor in the wind chill.  It continues to snow on and off and who knows when the kids will go back to school.  The old-timers have been saying we are in for a hard winter, and they are correct so far!  You'd think the sub-zero wind chills over the New Year's weekend would keep people from the skiing, but the slopes have been packed since Christmas.  I can only hope that everyone is being smart.  This means covering every inch of skin and taking several breaks to come inside and warm up. 

On another note, has everyone made their New Year's resolutions?  I recently read one man's resolution.  He suggests instead of saying, "I'm going to lose 20 pounds." he is resolving to hike up a mountain.  Make your resolution a story and then you are more likely to stick to it.  Saying you are going to lose 20 pounds is almost a guarantee that you won't lose it.  But saying you are going to hike up a mountain, with friends, means you actually have to get out, work out, and begin losing the weight.  Otherwise, you are letting down friends.  So that's my challenge.  To turn your resolutions into a story where there is a goal, preferably with friends, so you have more motivation to stick to it.  Happy 2010!