Look at this picture. What do you see?

Do you see...

a) Excitement. Fun. Adventure. Making snowmen and snow angels. Having snowball fights and leaving footprints in crisp, virgin-white carpets of snow.

or...

b) Commuter nightmares. Treacherous road conditions. Cold. Wet. Miserable.

If you answered 'a' then you are an OPTIMIST. Well done! You look at life as a place full of opportunity and fun. The glass is very much half full for you. Every cloud has a silver lining and all that positivity.

If you answered 'b' then you are a grumpy old git (AKA a PESSIMIST). You see the negatives in life before the positives. Everything has the potential to go horribly wrong at the slightest twist of fate. You're probably dreaming up the worse case scenario of every situation.

This was the view that greeted me when I stepped out the front door this morning. And so far the Sprog and I have...

Built a snowman in our front garden (Small but perfectly formed!)...

Gone for a walk across the snowy fields and had a snowball fight with the neighbours.

I think it's fair to say that I'm an OPTIMIST!

We would have continued throwing snowballs except the Sprog got upset when she slipped in the snow and got ice down her sleeve. She's currently zonked out on downstairs on the sofa which is why I'm on the laptop writing this blog, otherwise I'd be out their enjoying the wintery wonderness.

So, whether you're a Pessimist or an Optimist make sure you stay safe out there today!

And if you are still fretting about traffic jams and replacement rail services then maybe a little joke will lighten your mood:

What do you call a Snowman with a six-pack?

The Abdominal Snowman!

HAHAHAHA... ahem. Sorry. That was terrible.

Stay safe, have fun and keep adventuring!