Freezing Rain and spare tires...

Yes..we did get a tiny little cold snap..actually I don't know if I can call -9 C a "cold snap", as much as a balmy winter day. Considering how cold the rest of my fellow Canuks have been in other areas of this Great White North, I feel truly lucky I only have to contend with an impromtu ice rink outside my door. Nothing that a big bag of rock salt can't cure. I am wary of stairs at this time of year, as I do recall sometime last year I fell down the stairs so had my whole pelvis went out of place (check posts from last year). I do not cherish the idea of biting that bullett again, so I'm making it a point to be especially vigilant about the staircase leading up to the apartment upstairs..that sucker will be de-iced every half hour if freakin need be.
Aside from the 2 days of freezing rain..still no snow! Am I happy? Of course! I hate shovelling that shit, especially when its all powdery and the wind is whipping it in 4 directions at once. So when you think you're done, you go in, and after 5 minutes come back to find that the wind has put all the snow back where it was. Lucky you gets to don the mitts, touque and coat again, grab the crappy shovel, and, cursing under your breath as to why you didn't spring for the $700 snowblower, you're out in the biting wind trying to shovel another path. Eventually you give up, take off the boots in the doorway, stepping into a melting puddle on the floor and wetting the bottom of your sock. Then as you take off the coat and extra sweater, you feel the static electricity zapping you, while the hair on your head tries to plaster itself to your face, zapping you as it does so. Well...I'm sure i'll happen sooner than later, but I'm praying we don't have a decent snowfall til past mid December. Which is sure to happen.
Anyhoo..in other news.....my Mom decided to buy both of us a membership to the local gym. Mom went tonight with her friend, so I go tomorrow night. I have noticed with dismay that most of the recent weight gain has accumulated around my middle. I now have resolved to get rid of this spare tire, because I don't like the way it looks, and I don't like the way I look in my clothes. I'm gonna aim for 3 days a week..maybe more if I can swing it. I hope I can go when no one is there to bother me. But, apparantly this club is the biggest in this town, boasting over 300 members. And every dollar earned from membership sales goes right back into the gym..buying equipment and such. I was told that the gym is the in these here parts, which I guess is saying an awful lot. Anyhoo..exercising will help..maybe it'll help me cut down on my smoking.. all I want is to get to my goal weight..for now. But do it in a way where I won't yo yo and gain it all back again. Wish me luck on that k?
Well, I'd better get some sleep. Another day another dollar.