This weather is killing me. Anyone else with me here? I know
this is somewhat expected in Minnesota, but this cold snap seems a lot longer
than usual. Is it me? And more snow is coming our way( in mid-April)?? I try
not to complain because I do love our seasons but winter is hogging way too
much time and eating away our already short summer.
 |
| Sun is nice, but a little heat would be good. |
The forecast doesn’t even look promising. I keep searching
for hope every single week… Hoping there is a 60 somewhere in the extended
forecast. Not a one.
I wonder if this season feels longer than normal because I
had Jackson in April last year and I didn’t get a whole lot of time to run free
outside? I felt like summer was spent catching up on sleep and when I somewhat woke
up, it was already fall. Once fall hits
in Minnesota, the skies get dark even before we get home from work so getting
outside is harder. And then the weekends were spent catching up on a bunch of
stuff.
Yes, we went on walks a lot when I was on maternity leave and
even when I’d get home from work but IT IS COLD OUT. And these haven’t been my
normal long walks because I never know how long Jackson will last.
I haven’t been to the gym as much as I’d like and I noticed
when I don’t get there regularly, things on my body droop. This has never
happened for me because I always had volleyball to tone me up – and I haven’t
played in almost a year!!! My butt is sagging. So depressing. I feel like I’m
about to jump out of my skin. I miss the sun. I miss the warmth. I even miss
the SMELL of spring and warmer weather. I miss my endorphins. I’m popping Vitamin D
but even that doesn’t seem to be working. We’re trying to eat more fish too…
I’m trying to find activities to get us moving more. Maybe a
trip to the zoo? Or Underwater World at the Mall of America? Who has suggestions
of inexpensive things to do inside with a one year old that almost feels like
we’re outside?
