This is my second winter up here and it sure hasn’t gotten any easier.

I don’t know what I was thinking when I moved from the south to the north.

For sure, I could have turned down the promotion. But who does that? Had I not taken the promotion, I’d be sitting in the air conditioning of my cubicle forever. You just don’t turn down promotions and expect to get any more chances. Still, I sure could have been more prepared to face the winter up here. When I got up here, I didn’t even have proper outerwear or even boots. There were no snow shovels or any of the sort of winter equipment that I would need. Thankfully, the realtor who found my home made sure that I had a good gas furnace. She took one look at me and realized that I was a complete rookie when it came to winter. And boy was she right. Not only had I never experienced a winter that required even a coat, I was completely unprepared for this sort of climate. It’s really cold here and the temperatures start dropping mid October. Fortunately this year, my neighbor showed me how to prepare my home in order to lower the heating costs and provide more comfort. I’m really glad to have such good neighbors because I don’t have to carry a space heater with me wherever I go when I’m at home. But I do admit to having a space heater under my desk at work and that thing ain’t going anywhere.
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