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Staying Busy While Being Snowed In
There is a big difference between a snow day, and actually being snowed in. While these may be initially irritating, they can be quite enjoyable. There is no sense in trying to fight it, so you might as well enjoy it. See it as an opportunity to engage in some often neglected pastimes.
In the rush of the day to day we often forget to slow down and actually take some joy in our life. This is a day for you to stay in your pajamas all day. You are able to relax in a bath in the middle of the afternoon. Make some hot cocoa and watch the world outside in all of its frosty wonder.
Make yourself comfortable in your favorite chair and dig into that stack of suspense books that has been waiting for you to have few free hours. It is unbelievable the way that you become immersed in their pages, temporarily transported to another world altogether. Sometimes that is what it takes to forget your worries and unwind.
If you desire a more active use of your time, you can try to apply some organization to the scrapbooking tools that are strewn all over your extra bedroom. There are items there that you probably forgot you had. While you are looking at them and thinking of how next to use them you might find yourself inspired to do some creating.
Once those tools are all set to go you may as well finish the scrapbook pages that you started on during the last snow storm. All the supplies that go with them can be very inspiring. By working on these you will be relaxing and unwinding. At the end of the day you could have a wonderful new scrapbook all put together.
Filling your home with the smells of cookies baking is always a good pastime. Sharing them is even more fun. Many friendships are strengthened over a plate of goodies shared between neighbors. It is a lot of fun to do, and you may brighten someone else's day as well.
Perhaps everything mentioned sounds like it requires more effort than you feel like exerting. If you are that burnt out from work and the daily grind, then the flurries were entirely meant for you; you needed this! If this is you, then select a few of your favorite movies, make yourself snug on the couch, and let the day pass by. The extra time to yourself will surely increase your productivity in the long run, which means that you will make up the work from the day off really fast.
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New unemployment claims fell to their lowest levels in nine months last week,
another good sign for the economy but one you need to keep in perspective.
Claims fell to 381,000 for the week ending Dec. 3, according to the Labor
Department. That's down about 23,000 and it's the lowest level since February.
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