Laurel McHargue -- Author/Podcaster/Public Speaker
They said it couldn’t be done. Evidently, one winter in an unheated Leadville bathroom will make you stronger…or kill you.
Perhaps it’s the shock to my system when I sit on the icy seat each morning–after ensuring that the water in the bowl is not frozen–that invigorates me. Or maybe it’s the frequency of goosebumps, regardless of the hot water in the shower, that keeps me feeling perky.
Sorry, little bamboo. We can’t all be warriors.
Although the ice crystals hadn’t yet bonded over the toilet water, my always-be-prepared hubby nevertheless activated our forced gas heat this morning, 52 degrees in the house feeling too frosty even for him. By the time he returned from taking Ranger out for his morning constitution, I had the fire started and the coffee ready.
It’s -15 in Leadville this morning, the sun is sparkling off powder-dry snow crystals, and I’m trying to decide what to wear for my book launch event at our local Book Mine this afternoon.
But first I will be donating blood, and I suppose I’m more worried about my life force’s ability to flow in what will most likely be a cold room at the Mining Museum. So I will drink hot tea until I trudge over there at 1:00.
They say you’ll live longer if you stay slim and cold, but who would want to under those conditions?!
Day-dreaming of turquoise waves splashing over hot bodies on faraway beaches…