Cold or snow... which do I hate more?

Well, it's not -22 outside. And it's warmer than 10 in my house (more on that below). But there's a boatload of snow falling instead. And after a crappy drive in and out, and as I sit here looking at my laneway that still needs to be shoveled, I have to ask myself: snow or cold, which do I hate more? I don't have that answer right now.

Thankfully my furnace is fixed. It was pretty funny actually: the repairman showed up, checked my thermostat, looked at the furnace, then found the main switch (you know, the one that's often near the basement stairs), flicked it on and off a couple of times and on came the furnace. My first reaction was to be embarrassed: I felt like such a girl! The only way it would have been worse is if it was actually off in the first place!

But he explained that since we didn't turn it off, the furnace went off for a reason - likely an electrical connection problem. So he cleaned a few connectors, and so far, so good. Plus, as he noted, we rent our furnace, so we really don't have to worry about why we called - they come, and it's free.

Oh, and for anyone who cared, Diego, Boots and Babouche survived their frigid ordeal. It's why I like goldfish. No other kind of fish would have survived that.

Today is my second-last day at work. I cleaned out almost all of my office. It looks so weird. And the staff took me out to lunch since we have a lunch-hour meeting tomorrow. It was pretty sad, but I know tomorrow will be worse. I'm preparing cards for everyone, and I'm saving the sappy farewell stuff for the very end of the day. Last thing I want is for it to drag on all day.

Oh, and after being so sad about leaving folks, I'm realizing that really, I'll be able to keep in touch with the ones I want to - now more than ever, technology has made that possible. Perhaps one of the sadder thoughts is that I will likely eventually drift away from my current co-workers, like I did from most co-workers from my last job, despite the fact I really liked them, too!

I've also begun working on stuff for the new job. After being so overwhelmed Friday, I've been able to take a step back and get back to it, and finally felt like I had valuable and valid feedback to contribute. Maybe I am ready for this, after all!