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Living in Minneapolis, Minnesota can be quite brutal.

• The cold is intense and lasts basically all year.

It isn’t that shocking to be trick or treating in the snow or hunt Easter eggs with winter coats on. It is just our life. A lot of people are shocked when they learn how brutal the cold is in Minnesota. Why live there? Well it is a great small town vibe. There are wonderful things to do for the kids. Winter sports are more fun in my opinion. Hockey, snowboarding, ice skating, and sledding are wonderful. The only way to be comfortable in this winter haven is to have a good heating system however. So what I did was get three different types of heating equipment. In the kitchen we have a ventless gas heater that is used to warm our tile and kitchen area. In the living room there is a gas fireplace. Upstairs we use an oil furnace to warm the kids’ bedrooms. Over the course of the winter all three heating systems work 24/7 to keep us warm and comfortable. Yes, it does get expensive after awhile but it is totally necessary for the intense cold. In the winter the nighttime temperatures can get into the single digits. Isn’t that totally crazy? We have to prepare ahead with fuel and money to stay on top of heating the entire time. Other than the severe cold and preparing the heating systems, we really do like Minnesota living. It can be really intense and cold.

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When you look at the weather year round in Lowell, Massachusetts it is pretty apparent that the cold season is more prominent.

• We get a summer season, it is just brief and quite underwhelming.

The highest we experience is the low 80s. Honestly in my household, we don’t even bother with a cooling system. For only one month out of the year it is a bit difficult. We use box fans and window windows to get by. Usually I open all the windows and let a fresh breeze inside. This is pivotal since most of the year the windows are latched, caulked, and sealed tight with the heater running on high. Even with Lowell heating service, the system isn’t 100% clean. That same, stale air is circulating over and over. It makes the indoor air quality dirty and polluted. That is why so many people get sick and feel sluggish during the snowy season. I use the summer temperatures as my time to air everything out. I wash all the curtains, bed linens, towels, and winter time gear. I then hang them on the clothes line to even further get fresh. Next I wash the entirety of the house and steam clean the rugs. The windows stay open until it starts getting cold again. Then everything is back to being sealed up tight and the heater is turned on. I will admit I fight turning on my heater. In Lowell the fall season gets cold. It isn’t abnormal to see snow on Halloween. I will fight it though. I know once the heater goes on, it isn’t going off for a very long time.

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I love taking my family on a trip to Lakeland, Florida.

Basically any time of year I want to visit Lakeland is perfect.

The fall weather is probably my favorite though. There aren’t any changing leaves or pumpkins blooming or anything like that. The weather is just perfect though. It is a nice 70 degree temperature, sometimes higher. There is a pleasant breeze and tourists have gone away for the season. My family rents an airbnb and just enjoys the many lakes. The sights are spectacular and there are hikes we can complete if we want to. I really enjoy making the trek out once a year. It is especially nice since Lakeland isn’t too far from our southern home. We can make a drive in one day and enjoy a whole week without a problem. My kids and I hike, swim, and lay out in the sunshine. I recommend to everyone I see that Lakeland, FL is the place to be. Another aspect that I like about Lakeland is that everyone is super friendly and nice. The atmosphere is quite calm and it doesn’t feel like a city, which I enjoy immensely. I have even thought of moving to Lakeland because I like it so much. For now I just enjoy our big, once a year trip that we take as a family. We get some pretty pictures and my kids enjoy going somewhere on their fall break. Lakeland, FL isn’t one of the most well known spots but it sure is one of the prettiest in my opinion.

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My boyfriend got it in his head that he wanted to experience a white christmas.

He was all over me to go bring him back to my home state of Illinois so that we could enjoy snow, ice, and cold together.

I think he imagined the snow being like from the movie The Holiday. The snow is there, but it doesn’t seem to affect anybody. I mean Cameron Diaz walks through it in high heels and no socks. How bad could snow be? Well I am from Elgin, Illinois and the snow is cold. The nights get down into the teens, sometimes even single digits. During the day it is below freezing. Nobody in Elgin is casually walking around in the snow without proper gear. However, my boyfriend wanted it and I know my parents love it when I come to visit them. So I helped my boyfriend pick out proper gear for the winter and we boarded a plane for Elgin, Illinois. Immediately my boyfriend realized his mistake. The snow and wind chill were a lot for him. He basically spent most of the day holed up in front of my parent’s gas fireplace. He was freezing cold and hated being outside. The first day he dropped down in the snow to make a snow angel and realized that it was wet, icky, and gross. He never wanted to do that again. He hated sledding, snowmen, and snowball fights. The white Christmas he imagined was not what he expected. At least he got to see Elgin, Illinois.
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