Ah, winter...turns out I didn't miss you!

Not only was this week a harsh one after having almost 2 weeks away from work, and trying to get back to the swing of things...but on top of that, winter has decided to smack us in the face.


Oh sure, it's not terrible. A few inches of snowfall during the day, roads aren't too slippery and the temperature is hovering anywhere from the single digits to the teens.


Nonetheless, today I had several harsh realizations that it truly is winter:

1. Winter Footwear: I realized that outside of casual boots (Uggs, Snowboots, etc) I don't have good winter shoes for work. Today I had to wear a suit, had no winter shoes and opted for...ballet flats...? Words can't begin to describe what a bad decision this was. Matt always preaches how important "proper footwear" is (ie: don't wear your unbroken-in Torey Birch shoes to an OSU football game tailgate and then complain that your feet hurt) Today, I could have used a refresher on his footwear sermon.
(not really my feet...I did have the sense to wear stockings and pants!)


2. On-Street Parking: When I bought my house, I remember making a very clear decision that I didn't care if I had only on-street parking. "I've never had a garage before....why do I need it now? As my car has been sitting on the street for the past few snowfalls, and I'm a little too lazy to actually do a full warm-up before driving it, or really do more than dust it off, I found myself excited that I had to park in a garage for a client meeting for several hours today and was dissapointed that the ice and snow on my car didn't magically melt while I was in the meeting.

(Ok, it's not this bad...I found this on google images for car covered in ice...but it FEELS this bad.)

3. Crazy Pup: This is the newest addition to the winter duldrums...Turns out that when it's cold out, I have little capacity to walk Charlie for longer than necessary or take him to the dog park. As a result, tonight he decided to pull all the pillows off the couch and even eat a hole in one of them, and proceeded to pull the stuffing all over the living room. Awesome. Guess who is going to doggy daycare tomorrow?
(Charles at Doggy Daycare, Loving Life)



As it turns out, my new years resolutions shouldn't have been to blog more, but it should have been to better prepare my footwear for winter, start my car 15 minutes prior to useage and commit to wearing ski gear to take the dog to the park.