Enough of the Snow Already

Ok, here is the deal.  I used to love snow.  I loved to play in it, shovel it and was not even intimidated driving in it.  What happened?  Did I turn into a pansy or something?

I cannot stand it anymore.  My body cannot stand it any more.  My blood sugar cannot stand it anymore and I cannot stomach the thought of driving in it anymore even though I have a four-wheel drive vehicle.

My biggest problems are my neck, shoulder, blood sugar and increased heart rate.  With a herniated disc and a frozen shoulder, the discomfort is a bit much. 

Since I am not a allowed to ski anymore (let’s be real it would be stupid with my neck), there is absolutely no fun in it – no light at the end of the shoveling tunnel.\

Most of the time my blood sugar goes up not down.  It is actually easier to do if I fast and do not try the balancing act of food, insulin and shoveling.  I can deal with a 30 or 40-point increase.  The last time I decided to eat and had a 100-point increase followed by a very, very rapid 100-point drop.  That is just plain exhausting.

I assume this is because my heart rate and adrenalin take off.  I can only shovel in small increments before I have breathing problems – 15 or 20 minutes - which makes me feel like a total baby.  (For those who are wondering, I have checked.  There is nothing wrong with me and I do not smoke or drink and I am not overweight.)  Once I rest, I have to convince myself to do it again.  Then the cycle starts all over again.  It took three attempts to get the job done the last snowstorm.  I was an extremely unpleasant person the rest of the day.  I was very uncomfortable and very frustrated at the whole cycle of events.

And so, I hear it is going to snow again tomorrow and then quickly be followed by rain and ice.  Therefore, I will not even be able to wait until it stops to clean the mess up.  The dread has started already. 

The solution, I have been told, is to find a rich man … anybody know one?  Either that or spring better just hurry up ‘cause I have had just about enough of New England weather for a while.

Doris J. Dickson