Life's Funny That Way

Being "snowed in"

“How would you pass the time if you were snowed in this winter?”

This prompt isn’t a difficult one for me.  I know that there will be several more days that, although you might not consider it being “snowed in” per se, I will definitely not leave my house is I don’t have to.  

I don’t really have the option of being “snowed in,” though.  As a restaurant manager in northern Wisconsin, you need to be to work, no matter the weather.  You make the 30-mile trip to work (even if it takes an hour and a half, rather than thirty-five minutes) in all weather.

But it’s not all that bad…. On days off when it’s a blizzard all day… those are the best days!  I curl up with a book, or do some writing or crocheting, and watch the snow fall.  I also like baking on my off time.  Cookies, breads, cakes, pies: when it snows, our home is filled with wonderful smells – and our stomachs with unlimited calories! 

Snow days remind me of waking up in the morning as a child and looking across the street to see if the buses were running yet.  One of the school bus services was located across the highway from my house as a child.  If I woke up in the morning and didn’t see the air full of diesel exhaust over there, I knew the buses weren’t running that day and I would have the day off!  It was always great to be the first to know.  I’d immediately plan my day… what I would do, what I would read, and have my schedule set before anyone else even knew we weren’t going to school.

For me, sometimes the only days that I take a break and do “nothing” for the whole day, is when the weather demands it… so I love snow days and being “snowed in.”  Not only does it bring back great memories of my childhood, but it helps me slow down and create more great memories.


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