Yesterday, it seemed like winter had finally won and we were at last in its grip. The temperature dropped into the single digits overnight and I was not looking forward to my morning commute. Waiting for the train in the bitter cold is not my idea of a good time. I decided to brace myself for the wait with knee-high boots, an extra heavy sweater, thick scarf, hat and gloves. I decided that crazy hair for the day was worth it, just call me Kramer!
Even our offices weren't immune to the cold. My chemicals all were cold, those with high freezing points were solid blocks in their bottles. Space heaters were out in full force under desks, sadly I was without one. I wrapped myself in my scarf and sweater and drank lots of hot chocolate. I'm okay with winter being outside, but in the office too? No fair!
Thankfully I had refuge waiting for me at home. (No, I didn't run home and dive under the blankets. I actually came home and went to the gym!) Our apartment is perpetually warm! It's a big problem in the summer, with the place heating up to nintey degrees easily. In the colder months though, it's a fabulous thing. The temperature went down to nine degrees here in New Jersey, but our apartment only fell to a comfortable seventy-two (that's 25 C for all my foreign friends!).
