As the first real cold spell hits DC, I have decided that the best way to cope with the cold is to beat it mentally (oh, and wear a lot of layers too). One day I'll be paid to persuade other people, so what better way to practice than on myself. Here are some things I'm trying to remind myself:
- I should be thankful that I have a roof over my head and working heat. It's easy to forget that as cold as you think your apartment is, there are a lot of people who don't even have that luxury. Someone in my class passed along this Hypothermia Hotline; write down the number in case you see someone in DC that looks at risk.
- As cold as 6 degrees here feels, at least I don't still live/apply to go to law school in Minnesota where it is 42 degrees below zero.
- I finally have the opportunity to wear all the cute scarves that I knit for myself or that my mom knit for me.
- Cold weather gives me more incentive to stay inside and study like a good law student.
- I get to see cool things (no pun intended) that I never saw before in California like a half frozen fountain outside your law school during the middle of the day:
- And of course, I could have gone to school in sunny Los Angeles or semi-warm San Francisco, but I wanted to come here. So I take the full package, cold weather and all.
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