Warm ups sound like something you wear while you get your muscles prepared for ballet class; or to stretch before a strenuous bicycle ride. But warm ups can come after a ride, too!

What I mean is hot chocolate.

Nestle Hot Chocolate

Our crazy weather seesaws back and forth between a high of 80 degrees one day; to temperatures down to 40 during the ensuing night. Sunday afternoon and night was just such an occasion. Then last night, it fell to the mid- 40s again; and the chill factor early this morning was 41 degrees.

Of course that meant a chilly ride! I try to save the warming packs for times when the temperature is below 40; but a chill factor like today\’s warrants using them, too.

When I get home after a ride in such conditions, of course I\’m cold; and a mug of hot chocolate is great as warm ups. The catch is, I don\’t have time for it when I have to eat quickly; and then leave for work.

The first hot chocolate I found at the salvage store was actually Keurig pods, which I didn\’t notice until I was back home. I don\’t have a Keurig; but that didn\’t deter me. I just put the contents of a pod into a mug; added hot water; and let the chocolate dissolve. It worked fine!

I\’m not sure a Keurig would make much sense for me, anyway. I\’m not a coffee drinker; and never was. I begged a taste of coffee when I was about six; and I was off of that beverage for life! Perhaps ironically, I love to smell roasting coffee beans and brewing coffee.

I felt very sluggish this morning; and maybe I needed some warm ups after the ride!