I have to talk about the snow...

I can't help it. I know it's boring to talk about the weather, but it's something that is really affecting my life. It snows, and my world shrinks. I didn't grow up with snow and it scares me to think I could slip on the ice outside and break a bone. I've never broken a bone before and don't really want to start now. I worry about braving the ice to get to the station and get the train to work because I don't know if I'm going to be able to get home again. Will the trains be cancelled? Will the buses be cancelled? Will the taxis all disappear like the last time I tried to catch one? And even if I get back to my home station, will I be able to get down the hill from the station to the main road and then up another hill to home? Or will I just be stranded in a shop doorway somewhere and freeze?

I'm usually so brave, but the snow this winter has just defeated me. I feel like a coward and I feel ashamed of myself and there's nothing I can do to control the situation. It's going to be Spring soon, isn't it? Next Winter I'll be prepared with snow boots and maybe a walking frame.