Snowbody Snows the trouble...

It's been an interesting transition from sunny Orange County to the wonderful four seasons of Murray UT.  The biggest wake up call has been this white sometimes fluffy, sometimes slushy and everything in between snow stuff. We had 18 inches two weeks ago, and then it let up a bit, followed by a crazy slush/ice storm that you can read about clicking on this link.  Then last week has given me more snow, more cold and more snow. I've shoveled snow three out of the last 5 days. Talk about a great core workout!!!  ha ha.

Today there was about 4 inches on the driveway when I got home around 4pm. It was fluffy on top with ice underneath.  Not the worst as of late, but still plenty of work. According to myfitnesspal.com I burned about 281 calories in 25 minutes. I took some extra time to shovel my neighbors walkways so I could say hi and make small talk. I really appreciate how friendly my neighbors are and haven't had much of a chance to catch up over the last few months.

So with all this snow, I've found great fitness benefits, mostly calorie burning and core strengthening, but best of all I finally got a chance to catch up with some neighbors and do a little service.  If you don't live in a snowy wonderland you may not understand the fun involved in playtime in the snow, but aside from all that shoveling, there's skiing, snowboarding (my fav) sledding and a whole bunch of slip sliding around on four wheels. I've missed winters and am honestly thankful that I'm actually experiencing one for a change.