The Bright Side

On the bright side, there are many benefits to losing power from a Hurricane

1. The Hurricane Diet – Weight loss, there is not much you can eat without a stove or refrigerator, and even those with a grill focus on protein.
2. Exercise – raking, moving tree limbs, walking or bike riding to save on gas.
3. Rest – we went to bed by 10pm each night and woke with the sun – we are well rested.
4. Game Play – puzzles, board games, time to challenge ourselves a little.
5. The kids play outside – they are not plugged in, after two days it happened on its own. They were swimming, bike riding, talking with friends.
6. Bonding – Reconnecting with friends, knowing you have friends to help you out, wanting to know that you are ok, and telling you they care.
7. Community – knowing you have a community that jumps in to help, a shower at a friend's house, a free meal from town hall, the library for connection, local businesses offering what they can in terms of hot coffee and food.
8. Reading – ah yes, that wonderful past-time of having the time to pick up a book and read.
9. Opportunity – to make some money, clean up, lemonade stands.
10. That eventually the power comes back on and we are grateful for what we have been blessed with!