Last updated on November 26, 2023
I am definitely a hypersensitive individual — physically (and emotionally).
The cold weather of Minnesota forces me to wear more clothes, including hats, gloves, and even a face mask at times. Thermal pants for the windchill are also required some mornings.
I itch. I scratch. I get annoyed. It’s like sandpaper all over my body. I’m sure the dry skin caused by the cold, dry air, isn’t helping matters. Both of my index fingers are cracked and have been bleeding, despite using a special petroleum jelly lotion.
And in this cold, annoying weather I have managed to yet again fracture a bone or two. This time, in my right foot. Last year, it was my ribs.
Mix school stress with the weather and my foot’s sharp pains and you can understand why what I really want more than anything is to sit quietly at home, at my desk, writing and playing.