Tuesday, January 11, 2011

What do you do when the power goes out?

There is a snow storm barreling our way.  Living out on Cape Cod, it isn't the 12+ inches of snow that will cause us problems; it's the wind and the tides.  Losing power is almost a certainty out here, so I have begun my pre-storm preparations.

I didn't go to the store and buy milk and batteries.  I'm not baking bread or checking our canned good previsions.  Nope, I charging my laptops and washing my favorite pair of cozy pajamas.  The printer is spitting out manuscripts of overdue beta reads, and I've pulled out my old dictionary and thesaurus.  A major snowstorm means shoveling, traffic, and kids home from for most people.   I choose to see it as the perfect opportunity to curl up on the couch with my writing, sip a cup of hot tea from water I warmed over the fire, and watch my kids re-discover board-games.

Stay warm and greetings for a soon-to-be very snowy Cape Cod!

10 comments:

  1. What a great attitude. I think I'd use it to read all of those books that are sitting on my shelf waiting for me. Like you said stay warm

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  2. I love snow when I can stay inside where it's warm and just watch it cover everything! The shoveling, etc. not so much.

    I'd read a ton if the electricity went out (book light)!

    Stay safe!

    EJ

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  3. Oh geez, this makes me nervous!!! I hope you don't get all the snow they are predicting:)

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  4. Buy a generator! Then you don't have to worry about your laptop losing power...although there is something wonderful about editing on paper.

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  5. Hope you are able to get some writing accomplished. Good luck!

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  6. Sounds like a lovely way to spend a few days.

    Thank you for stopping by my blog the other day.

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  7. Sounds like you've got it all in hand! Hope the weather is much less severe than they are predicting for you!

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  8. I wish I had the same amount of snow as you! Have fun writing and hopefully if your power goes out it doesn't stay out too long!

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  9. I love your power outage preparations! May you have a productive time writing (even if the power doesn't go out!).

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