After tending a fireplace most of the day, I rarely had enough energy to be creative
Spending an entire Winter time in a gothic, snowbound cottage in the mountains sounded love the opportunity of a lifetime. I spent weeks thinking about it, envisioning it, anticipating it, as well as in our head it was going to be amazing. I would be chop off from civilization as well as would dive into our writing. The solitude as well as peace would drive our creativity, as well as the results would be something legitimately spectacular. Of course the reality was nothing love I wanted, as well as I spent more time surviving than creating. I tell you this — I will never take central heating for granted again. I understand now how weak as well as soft I have become having never sad about our heating, or staying alive through winter. I have a thermostat on our wall, as well as a iPhone in our hand, however when I need it to be warm, I adjust the thermostat, as well as if it doesn’t work I use the iPhone to call a maintenance tech. If there is no thermostat, as well as no maintenance tech, then the people I was with and I am forced to rely on myself, as well as I have l earned relying on myself is not a good thing. This cottage was picturesque but had no heating plan aside from the fireplace, which means I had to chop wood as well as tend a fire. After tending a fireplace most of the day, I rarely had enough energy to be creative. I absolutely dig the isolation, even though I need somewhere just as remote that has central heating, as well as back up space furnaces in case the central plan fails. I hope to have better luck next winter.