Recovery from Shoveling & Beating Cabin Fever with my Child

Here I am, stuck in the house, just me and my daughter 2 days after Christmas, because of the blizzard. Well, so far I went outside about an hour ago to shovel the snow off my walkway and dig out my car. I handled my business out there! Unfortunately, when I cam back inside, my fingers were in excruciating pain from the cold. I didn't know what to do! I was about to take some aspirin to ease the pain. Instead I remembered that the 5 hour energy shots send a surge of Niacin through your body and there is an increase in circulation near the skin. So I reached for my last 5 hour energy shot (grape flavored) and downed it like a shot of tequila at a Mexican bar. Suddenly the circulation returned to my fingers and the pain subsided. That 5 hour energy shot is a small miracle in a bottle (quick fix for hypothermia or frostbite alleviation? Don't quote me, I'm not a doctor, but it worked for me).

Now, for the hard part of my day...how to entertain my child and be productive while home bound.  We will spend a little time cleaning up the Christmas mess with all the toys (I have a 6-yr-old daughter). We have to get "Doll-fest 2010" organized and under control. I have a dollhouse to put together and I have to choose a location in my daughter's room for that. At some point today I have to find a way to get her to burn off some energy before the day is over, as I'm sure most parents need to do to keep the peace in the house and ensure that the kids sleep soundly tonight. This evening I am going have my daughter do an aerobics DVD with me and then we can have a dance-a-thon in the living room. We will close out those activities with the Yoga DVD my mom gave me for Christmas (thanks mom!). After that it will be bath time. That should ensure that my daughter will pass out and get to bed on time. I'm going to keep my daughter on her usual bedtime regimen to ensure that she gets her rest, and I have some me time. Even on the holiday, we as parents needs to make time for ourselves to stay sane!

This is a bit off topic, but why does NYC Mayor Bloomberg try to read anything in Spanish in public? It's a disaster! He should hire someone else to read instructions/information in Spanish for him. That would create a job for someone bilingual who is looking for work. (Watching the news and I just had a wondering).