Snow Days Are Made of Win

It's been snowing like a mo fo here in Seoul and because the city is completely unequipped to deal with the snow, I've had two days off this week. It's been awesome!

Yesterday, I felt like a little kid. I had taken a shower, had a pot of coffee and was in the process of getting dressed when I got the phone call from work telling me not to come in. I'm not going to lie, I did the Snoopy dance all over my living room. It was my first snow day in seven years and seriously, I feel like they're even better as a teacher.

I spent the day doing typical snow day activities. Charles, our friend Amy, and I walked over to one of the steeper sections of the hill we live on and went sledding, using my cookie sheet. There were a bunch of kids doing the same and man, it was so much fun. This Korean woman, about our age, tried to tell us that it was too dangerous and we were making it hard for people to walk but we ignored her and went on our merry way.

After we couldn't stand the cold of the snow that went down our pants, we hauled ass to Amy's to eat homemade turkey and vegetable soup and brownies whilst watching Spaceballs and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. About that time, all three of us got the call telling us our schools were canceled today too so we decided it was beer o'clock and we made our (very cautious) way down to the pub. Other friends joined us and we had a lovely time.

Today, I spent the day inside, cleaning and cooking and being a homebody. It was very lovely and I highly recommend it. I'm reading this book called "French Women Aren't Fat" and it's all about eating like the French and the author gives you a program to get your eating style on track. For three weeks, you're supposed to write down everything you eat and dude, it's bumming me out but it's making me think more about what I eat. After those three weeks are up, I'm supposed to identify the patterns of my eating and cut out repeat offenders for three months then eat them in moderation after. We'll see how it goes.

One piece of advice she gives is to switch up your food and I'm a total creature of habit. I need to get more variety in my food and cook more. I started tonight by making chicken with potatoes and capsicums. I hate cooking for just myself but I need to get over that. I have a sweet ass pink apron that I love to wear and that gives me motivation to cook.