{"id":12724,"date":"2021-01-26T16:21:47","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T21:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/?p=12724"},"modified":"2021-01-26T16:21:47","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T21:21:47","slug":"the-view-from-here-the-weather-outside-is-frightful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/blogs\/afternoons\/2021\/01\/the-view-from-here-the-weather-outside-is-frightful\/","title":{"rendered":"The View From Here – The Weather Outside Is Frightful"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the perks of working from home?\u00a0 Being able to stay in hibernation mode during the first blast of winter we’re seeing.\u00a0 It’s nice to stay home on days like today, in comfy clothes and slippers. Being able to walk to the kitchen and throw something in the slow cooker for dinner and make a cup of hot chocolate with extra whipped cream when you do so.<\/p>\n

It’s being able to talk to your kids and share their online schooling.\u00a0 Have conversations about things that matter – like mental health.\u00a0 I’ve learned a lot this week – from mental health awareness to addiction.<\/p>\n

It’s for sure a day for comfort food. What are you eating today?\u00a0 We’ll have that conversation this afternoon and I always look forward to your comments on the Fox Facebook page<\/a> with dinner ideas.\u00a0 It’s sweet and sour meatballs in the slow cooker for me.\u00a0 Not sure if it’s a mashed potatoes or rice kinda day yet.<\/p>\n

It’s National Plan Your Vacation Day today.\u00a0 If there’s anything this weather makes you do, is dream about someplace ELSE you might want to be.\u00a0 Someplace with a sandy beach, blue skies, sunshine.\u00a0 What would your idea vacation day look like?\u00a0 Where would you travel if you could?\u00a0 I’m honestly not a big travel girl.\u00a0 I do love camping more than anything.\u00a0 I’d prefer that over a sandy beach any day.<\/p>\n

We had some fun today making fun of staying home.\u00a0 \u00a0Trying to have fun with turning our own home into a tourist attraction.\u00a0 How would you describe your home in a travel guide? What are the perks?\u00a0 Amenities?\u00a0 What would make me want to visit your kitchen or living room?<\/p>\n

Today is National Plan For Vacation Day <\/span> –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wherever shall we go?\u00a0 So many options.\u00a0 So many new opportunities.\u00a0 The Kitchen sounds nice. A bit exotic.\u00a0 Highlights include – the pantry, fully stocked.\u00a0 Snacks a plenty.\u00a0 A view of the backyard,\u00a0 wildlife.\u00a0 By wildlife, I mean birds.\u00a0 Sometimes a chickadee, a cardinal has been spotted recently. \u00a0 The basement sounds intriguing. A place where laundry is plentiful.\u00a0 Mountainous.\u00a0 Is that a word?\u00a0 The views are terrible though.\u00a0 Not highly recommended.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The den area sounds nice. Secluded.\u00a0 Quiet.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Maybe the living room is more to your liking – for those that prefer lots of activity.\u00a0 Music.\u00a0 Movies.\u00a0 Entertainment at all hours.\u00a0 Take a seat in the recliner.\u00a0 Sit back. Relax.\u00a0 Enjoy the sounds of nearby children playing, fighting.\u00a0 Take a look at the view outside the front window.\u00a0 Be amazed by what you see.\u00a0 Or don\u2019t see.\u00a0 The BEDROOM is a MUST STAY. \u00a0 The room comes with a queen size bed.\u00a0 Extra pillows.\u00a0 An escape from the everyday.\u00a0 Private. Sleeping highly recommended.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t want to brag, but I have been to the kitchen so much this year I feel like it\u2019s lost it\u2019s charm.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So many options.\u00a0 How can you choose?\u00a0 \u00a0I\u2019m excited about a return visit to the back yard.\u00a0 To sit in the sun.\u00a0 Under an umbrella.\u00a0 At a small patio table.\u00a0 Just waiting for the weather to warm up. I wonder if I should pack now?\u00a0 Whatever shall I bring?<\/span><\/p>\n

In all honesty, so many of us are so ready for vacation somewhere other than our homes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Where do you plan to vacation when you\u2019re able to do so?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Peanuts gang is making a bit of a comeback.\u00a0 \u00a0A new show coming to Apple TV+\u00a0 – The Snoopy Show.\u00a0 <\/span>The trailer teases how Charlie Brown and Snoopy may have first met, giving fans a little backstory about their relationship, before showing clips of the pup climbing mountains, dressing as a pilot and dodging Frisbees, among other things.<\/span><\/p>\n

Each episode of the series will feature a trio of 7-minute stories based on the popular cartoon,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n