The Hit List - Winter isn't coming

It’s December 3rd. You wouldn’t know that by looking outside my window. There is still some green on the earth and not a snowflake to be seen.

While there is enough chill in the air to require a sweater…still nothing.

I’m convinced that winter isn’t coming.

To some, this is a good thing. Short days with less sun, holiday madness, and driving on treacherous, icy roads: these are things to dread. But for people like me, we live in cold weather states because we thrive in the cold. Sub-zero is sub-perb.

It means: no sweating. Plants dying outside and allergies becoming manageable. Curling up with a book and tons of blankets while the storms rage outside. Baking cookies, cakes, breads, and other hearty fare – which is something I can’t do in summer because my oven is on the third floor. Sleeping weather where no covers need to be kicked off. Being covered up instead of having to strip down to the barest of threads, exposing a middle-aged body that wants to be strategically draped in flattering layers. Wolf-eared hats (see pic below).

Excuses to say “sorry, can’t come…it’s snowing, ya know.” Which is nothing more than an excuse to hibernate and indulge in all my introvert glory.

Yes, I love winter. I long for it. I need to feel the cold down to my hot molten core.

It can’t get here soon enough.

Come on winter…I’m rooting for you. If you can get here faster than the next season of Game of Thrones, it’s all good.

Nothing more fun than seeing your book at the local bookstore! Yay!

Other stuff:

Bee mine: what it feels like to be a bee.

How do you shop for shoes when you have two different sized feet?

If you’re a tarot pro or have been wanting to go pro, join me and Ethony Tarot for this totally free (no sales!) webinar: Behind the Scenes with Ethony and Theresa. We’re giving you the unvarnished story of what it’s really like. Monday December 5th at 1PM CT.

From Hanna Brooks Olson: No, you cannot have “a few minutes” of my time.

She also writes this post: But seriously, let’s talk about millennial poverty.

Great read: Thirty years in captivity – one woman’s escape from a London cult.

Thoughtful writing from Esmé Wang: On not laughing about pneumonia, damn sad things and the limitations of people who love you.

God, how I love Lana Del Rey.

What happens if young people never buy homes? (My son just bought one!)

Donate: help out the Standing Rock protesters. #NODAPL

I’ll be featured on Bare Naked Bravery podcast on 12/20. In the meantime, check out all of their other awesome shows.

Artist Liz Kalloch painted my tools ‘n talismans. Little plastic hippos for all!

Want to win a free 30 minute reading with me? Enter The Tarot Coloring Book Instagram Contest by December 20th!

Meet “Mrs. Satan”, the first woman to run for president of the United States.

Favorite post of the week comes from Siobhan Rene: Face Up Judgement – Trumpets, Grief, and Getting Woke.