Cold

It’s cold here in MN. Whipping winds, below zero temperatures, and snow to crunch beneath shoes and add another layer of cold.

I actually like the cold weather. Bundling up in a thing my husband introduced me too and makes getting outside more bearable.

I slip on long johns, then my fleece lined pants; a long coat, hat, thick mittens, and a scarf to wrap around my face.

Out on my walk you most likely won’t know it’s me. I leave a thin line available for me to see between my scarf and hat and I move quickly.

Health benefits of cold weather movement are vast but ones I hold close is how happy I feel when I’m out in the sun (so often, the colder it is the more likely the sun will be out) and when I make it back inside the happiness remains. I feel like I accomplished a feat, and I am better for it.