Today was mighty, mighty cold.
Tonite was even colder!
I took the opportunity to wear a pair of leggings under a pair of tights under a pair of knee socks under a pair of riding boots.
On top of all that I layered on a wool scarf, a velvet jacket, a knitted cap and cozy gloves.
Amazingly enough, I didn't end up looking like Frosty the Snowman--I retained my girlish figure!
Other than cuddling up under flannel sheets and down comforters (or snuggling next to a hot, crackling fire), I love layering on the warm, wooly, fuzzy, cozy, heavy layers and textures that are only really appropriate in atrociously freezing weather.
I like the feel of my scarf nuzzling my neck.
I like the smell of my gloves after getting a little bit too wet scraping off the car or throwing snowballs at my girlies.
I like that achingly subtle itch and relief after taking off my cap and giving my head a thorough scratch.
Then, after peeling off all of those layers, rubbing out my hair, and stripping down to my birthday suit...dipping that first toe into a hot, steamy tub and settling in for a nice candlelit soak with a hot chocolate or a glass of red wine.
Yes, the cold makes us contract and shiver and shake...but it gives us the best excuse to get close, layer up, and turn up the heat.
What more can you ask of a winter's day?
2 comments:
I love how you have chosen to find that silver lining! It is uplifting and inspiring. And isn't that the purest definition of Christmas Spirit???
What more could I ask for? Summer.
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