Grow Up and Stop Whining About the Snow

There it is I said it. Stop whining people. If I have to see another Facebook posting about how terrible life is, I will vomit.

(Appreciating the beauty...)

Watching morning news, another way to want to scream. Snow is a part of nature. Not a conspiracy theory. No Armageddon. No alien invasion. Sarah Palin is not responsible for this and the storms are certainly not a punishment for electing Obama (as my snow plower eagerly screamed to me). We are not dying. We are not starving. There is no looting. There is no reason to have cabin fever since your front door probably can open. You can get out of your homes, you can have your wine, you can enjoy your children, you can actually get exercise that you are meant to do as a part of nature. No need to raid the supermarkets since I know "as a matter of factly" you probably have enough food in your pantry alone to take you through entire winter.

So here is my observation. We are so programmed to "go go go" that we cannot even stall if nature forces us to. We are all frustrated we can't get to work. We can't open our stores. We can't send the kids off to school. We are not making money. I know I am not. Our magazine route has stalled and delivery is late by one week. We cannot do the usual Starbucks run in the morning and forget about running period. We don't have a slow button on us let alone a stop button.

I have to admit, I was upset too at first. Then I realized, no matter how much of a delay I have experienced, or my family has suffered through, we can bounce back. Our multi-tasking busy bee bodies and minds will have everything cleared off our desk in no time. We will catch our appointments, we will catch up our children on school work.

The only people we should worry about are the less fortunate, the homeless, the sick and the people in need of medical attention daily. The folks that are waiting for surgery and the folks that need to drive to their dialysis and chemo. That to me is legitimate reason to complain.

So stop complaining and check out what I am doing today! Here is my to do list.

1. Turn off TV
2. Turn off Facebook (yes there is a logout button on the right top corner). Only turn it on to post your pictures of fun to share with your out of town friends. Frankly living here, I couldn't care less about your snow pics. But your cousin in Miami will enjoy it.
3. Open your fridge and pantry and see what you have to cook. Get your kids and go online or open a cookbook and select at least 1 big meal to cook together.
4. Bake something
5. Get some online ideas for crafts for the kids. Valentine's Day is right around the corner.
6. Make a list of all things you intended to do, and didn't get to. Not related to work.
7. Go for a long walk with the kids and pets.
8. Go see your neighbors with the baked goods. Make friends if you have not yet.
9. Get all your neighbors out for a giant snow ball fight after lunch. All people with even numbers on one side and odd on the other.
10. Love each other. Tell everyone you love them and why ( I mean in your family, unless you love your neighbors too).

For those of you who are chronic multi tasking go-getters who are not into this gooshy stuff: Do your taxes! But one thing to all of you: STOP WHINING! No more "enough snow". "didn't know I lived in Alaska", "I am moving as soon as the airport is opening", "snowemageddon", "digging out now", blah blah blah. Not original and very boring.

Oh and stop signing your emails "stay warm and keep dry." What does that mean anyway? Thank you for telling me because until you reminded me I was bathing in the outdoor tub..NAKED!