It’s been a long time since it’s been this cold. How cold is it? So cold that there is ice on the light switch in our bathroom. 
I can feel cold air blowing in when I put my hand over it, so I know we’ll have to get some of that insulating stuff to put in there. And a new cover wouldn’t hurt. I know the maintenance crew would take care of this, but it seems like such a trivial thing to call them about. They have bigger problems to worry about right now. Like plowing, and salting.
It feels like it’s about 60 degrees below freezing. Sounds a lot worse than 30 degrees below zero, doesn’t it? But a –30 wind chill IS 60 degrees below freezing! It’s all about perspective, people! My first super cold snap like this one happened a couple years after I moved here. Back then the wind chills got to –80, a good 50 degrees colder feeling than it is now.
As a little girl growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, I didn’t know people could live in freezing weather. The first time I saw the thermometer hit 28 degrees out there I thought it was akin to Armageddon and we were all going to DIE! Who can survive if it’s below 32? Won’t we all freeze to death? You know … I still kind of feel that way, lol. I still can’t wrap my brain around that –80 wind chill, either.
And I still can’t adapt.
Seemed like a good day to post this article I found in my drafts folder. Warm, sunny beaches … ahhhh! Now there’s an idea I can embrace! A picture-cation. Hope you enjoy!
Stay warm.
9 most colorful beaches in the world
Papakolea Beach in Hawaii has a green hue due to the mineral content formed from volcanic called olivine, which is one of the first crystals to form as magma cools. (iStock)
The classic beach scene is beige sand, blue water. Yawn. On these nine beaches, you’ll find sand ranging from purple to green to orange, plus one beach that showcases 74 different hues–all at once.
Most beaches need umbrellas and blankets to brighten up the landscape. Not these nine stretches of sand. From iconic pink sand beaches in the Bahamas to a green beach in Hawaii, we’ve rounded up nine beaches around the world that you have to see to believe–and we show you exactly how to get there.
SEE THE WORLD’S MOST COLORFUL BEACHES
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