It's COLD outside!

Today, rather than traditional exercise I opted from some old school heavy, manual labour - hauling wood into the basement!  It's about -16 (feels like like -24 with wind chill), and on a day like today all you need after a long day of work is this (the picture didn't really capture the fire very well, or the Eco fan moving up top):

However, when the woodstore in the basement is empty one must bring wood in from the great outdoors (remembering that its -24 out there). At our place the wood is piled all around the property, and I chose the one that was closes and most sheltered. It then needs to be loaded up in the carrier (smashing a few fingers in this step), and then it needs to be carted THROUGH the house (making a HUGE mess that I will need to clean up later), and down the basement stairs into the laundry/wood room (please don't look at the ragged strips of wallpaper hanging from the walls - the house is still a work in progress!):

To create a nice, tidy pile that looks like this:

Why does this look less impressive than the 25 minutes it took me to accumulate it? Anyway, it was a great workout - both cardio and strength in carrying huge armloads through the house and down the basement stairs.

Now, I think a cup of low cal hot chocolate, my trashy novel and the fireplace are in order!

Nite