One of the things that I’ve come to realize over the last couple of days is that I HATE being snowbound. Seriously. I need to feel as though I could leave some place at anytime, even if I don’t want to.

I got out this morning and walked around the property for a while. Boy, did I need to do that. It felt like an act of defiance – yes, we have snow. Fuck you if you think that’s going to force me to stay inside all the time.

We got at least 12″ Friday night. I’ll post pictures later because we’re planning on going to the library and internetting for a while. Though only a short while, as it’s supposed to start snowing again this afternoon.

I still have vivid memories of my 30th birthday. I was newly divorced, living at home with my parents for a short while, generally feeling like a failure. I had made plans to get together with friends for my birthday.

That night, it snowed 18″. Even in Minnesota, that’s a lot of snow. I have a picture of myself completely covered from head to foot in snow gear, with my handy staff, because I was determined not to spend my birthday by myself. I walked a couple of miles to the movie theatre where I saw a silly Billy Crystal movie – I don’t even remember which one. It didn’t matter. I was NOT going to be stuck.

I guess that last line kind of sums up a lot about me. I refuse to be stuck, to stay stuck, in anything. I will make changes, try new things, get way the fuck out of my comfort zone, rather than be stuck.

Speaking of that – am making some tweaks to my diet. I haven’t been as hard core keto as I need to be recently. I am starting to feel the effects. Back to eating more veggies, more salads. Have things to cook, will probably make a roast later this week with more roasted veggies as well.

Oh yeah – went to the grocery store this morning. Lots of spinach available, which was what I’d been craving, so yay. Other veggies were all sold out, like cabbage. We won’t need to restock much until Thursday/Friday, so I think we’ll be fine. The store aisles were full of boxes in the liquor aisles, so they were obviously replenishing.

I hope that you’re warm and safe where ever you are. And that you’re not stuck or trapped.