hibernation

Leaving the cozy womb of my home this morning after a few days of being housebound I felt like a bear emerging from a long winter's sleep. My eyes blinking from the glare of the snow I shivered as I ran to my car. Completing my errands I raced back to my robe and pajamas and the warm cocoon of aimless laziness for just one more day. Tomorrow I go back to early mornings, the gym, work, and one more big bill. Tomorrow reality comes back like another blast of arctic wind. Today I continue to hibernate. Today I will forage in the kitchen scraping together another meal from the remnants of my pantry. Today I will park myself in my new old chair and finish the mystery novel that has captivated me for the past 24 hours. My husband a little cranky and restless because he has to teach tonight is taking care of the chores my lazy ass can't seem to conquer. Hey, I went out in the cold to run errands AND I even managed a work out yesterday letting my punching bag know who's boss. That's enough for me. Downtime at home is not something I embrace very often so accustomed to being on the go at all times. Race here, race there, grocery store, bank, school, you get it. Ice cold snow days are a dream come true because they force me to slow down. Taking pleasure in little things like lying on the floor putting endless Lego structures together or watching hours of Mythbusters and HGTV is heaven. Being that my six year old is obsessed with science and home renovation right now makes me giggle and of course I never mind turning off the annoying cartoons. Having no real plans for this Valentine's Day other then closing my store to spend time with my own valentines found us at Target buying Legos we had promised our little big man. Waiting thirty minutes for him to pick out just the right set then surviving his meltdown due to hunger, all I could do was laugh until my husband, done with his cigarette, sauntered back into the store where I waited gritting my teeth and cursing his name under my breath. Shopping with my husband is like having two children because he tends to wander off and I spend half my time trying to find him. Being left in line with the tired spoiled one I looked longingly at my bottle of wine making it's way down the conveyor belt and tried to keep my spirits up for the sake of the holiday. Hazardous roads due to the blizzard made for a tense twenty minute journey home. Sending our child to his room with a snack and his new Legos, my husband and I had a minute to breathe and regroup from that fun little outing. Giving in to the snow, I opened my wine early and we sat at our kitchen counter talking about everything and nothing. Once our dear one became human again, we were able to salvage the day and enjoy the togetherness of our little family. Homemade pizza and a movie and all was right on this snowy day. Yesterday the sun came out in full force and my squirrels were at the back door begging for their meal. I enjoyed digging in to my new book and my boys played some Minecraft. More fattening food for dinner and some late night Scrabble with my man rounded out our second day of hibernation. Turning off my social media and all the pictures of other's exotic sunny locations had me thinking. It may not be warm. It may not always be sunny, but it is home and for these past few days with my little family, it is where my heart is. Good afternoon world.