Winter- Or Holy Shit its COLD!

I really try to love Winter, I even tell some people its my favourite season, funny though I only seem to say that in the scorching heat of summer. I am currently cursing Old Man Winter for giving us this FREEZING weather, I am sorry but -37 degree C. is a little bit too cold. I am patiently waiting March's return because with March comes Spring. I tell myself all Winter, "Tasha just get to March, come on buddy, just get to March." then I put on three hoodies, mittens, two pairs of pants, a scarf and a hat to climb into my car and travel constant icy roads to work. This is just another typical Maritime Winter, but holy smokes its cold!
During all this frigid weather its hard to think that Imbolc is supposed to be a symbol of hope that Spring is coming. Its hard to think that deep down in the earth, even this very -37 moment, seeds and life is stirring, preparing itself for the coming Spring. Earth is slowly preparing and I probably should be too. I have not planned a thing of Imbolc yet because of this cold. I cannot get myself into the mindset to write a ritual about warmer weather coming. I know this isn't the only thing Imbolc is about, but to me its a pretty big deal. I have read that our ancestors, celebrated Imbolc because they needed a "pick me up" in the middle of the cold Winter season, well I sure could use a pick me up as well, and I call it rum (lol) and speaking of drinking and mirth, this is also the time of Brighid. I would love to make some candles to represent the coming light and warmth and also the inspiration of the Goddess, but due to the extremely cold weather, all shipments of beeswax have been cancelled because the wax was getting damaged from the cold. Even Michael's is against me this year. I know I will come up with something and I know that Brighid will relight those sparks of inspiration sooner or later but if she can't inspire me, at least maybe, just maybe she could talk to the weather Gods and try to convince them to turn up the heat? I gotta cut this short, but I will return with more talk of Imbolc in the coming days.
Stay warm my fellow Canucks! Stay Warm!