Can It Be???

I went to work yesterday daringly.  I worse my blue winter coat (stained and dirty from brushing up against the car as I try to get in the door while not sliding on the ice), but I dared to wear "normal"' shoes.  That is, for the first time in over two months I wasn't wearing my fur lined boots or duck shoes with heavy socks.  (I LOVE LL Bean and have appreciated their fine and warm products for months now, but I am ready to move on!)  The office parking area was still pretty treacherous.  I still wore tights.  And I had my little heater on under my desk for most of the day (especially late in the afternoon when someone turned on the air????)  To my regret, I did not go out for lunch.

When I left the office that night what a joy!  It was still light out!  (It almost made up for that hour of sleep that we lost on Sunday morning.)  The bulky blue coat not only didn't need to be zipped up, but I didn't need to wear it at all!  I dared to turn the heat OFF in the car and actually rolled down the windows. (Windows that last week wouldn't even budge as they were frozen shut!)  I was tempted to open the sun roof, but managed to hold myself back.  I felt like I needed to get on the highway and drive fast with music blaring!  Could it be?  Was spring making its way to NJ?

This morning I dared again to wear "normal" shoes (although I've been confining myself to flats...I won't dare to break out the heels until April or at least until the parking lot is better melted down and cleaned out).  I am wearing a 3/4 sleeve blouse!  I tried to wear just a down vest instead of the blue coat, but that was pushing it.  (Not time yet to send it to the cleaners and put it back in the closet where it will hopefully sit until December.)  I still have the little heater on under my desk, but I am resolved to go outside today for lunch.  It is too early to walk to (and around) the park on my lunch break, but we are getting closer.

The snow is still very prevalent, but I can see that the piles are getting smaller.  It will take a long time for them to completely melt away into dirty puddles, but they are getting smaller.  Fingers crossed that maybe it will be possible to have an Easter egg hunt on the front lawn.  (And maybe the lawn will even be semi-green.)

Can it be?  Yes it can!  Ten days until spring arrives.  No robins have appeared for me yet, but the sun feels good on my face.  The bitter cold chill seems to be gone from the air. 


I am sure we will have a few more days until spring finally makes its way here in all its glory, but this reprieve has made me rejoice!  More sunlight; more warmth!  Take a moment (or even more) and enjoy!  To paraphrase George Harrison, it has been a long cold winter and now here comes the sun!  Let your spirit be filled with it!


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

We Have Taken America Back

Image
Back to a time when all men (and women) are not created equal.  Where women's healthcare is determined by men's laws and not by medical professionals. Where education tells only the "winning" side of the story and truth does not matter.  Where banning and burning books is a social event.  Where people who are "different" than those in power can be mocked, shunned and hurt with no real consequences. Where lies are acceptable and integrity is  just a word on a page We have moved into a time where rage is the rage.  Where hate is not just normal, but accepted and even cheered. Where leaders can ask to have their "enemies" killed and no one will bat an eye.  Where it's "funny" to see someone struggle.  Where felony is applauded. Where compassion is not shown and caring for others is looked down upon. We have taken America back to a time of pain and suffering for many.  Back to when the "haves" can have and the have nots don'...
Read more

It's Not About Starbucks (or is it)?

Image
  About a block and a half from my home in a major intersection.  At the southeast corner (which is nearest to me), is an empty building.  Back in 1995 it was a Bank of NY (I remember this because they didn't shovel/de-ice their parking lot well and my husband fell and broke his ankle one Monday morning.  I recall this clearly because we were not yet married and it was the first day of a new job for me.  I had gotten on the bus to work and he was catching a later one; only he never got there.  Instead he ended up laying on the ground until an employee came to open up the bank.  Then he had them call an ambulance AND my mother who took control of the situation until I arrived home that night blissfully unaware of what had happened that day.)  It eventually became a Chase Bank; the second one in my small little town.  It eventually closed.  I'm not sure when but it's been empty for quite a long time.  (I do know that it was open in 20...
Read more

As Is

Image
  Today I want to discuss what I think it is a relatively simple concept, but may be difficult for some, even an attorney who might have once, over a decade ago won a  prestigious award  for young lawyers .  That term is "AS IS." As you may know, I volunteer in a thrift shop.  Everything we sell, from all the donations we receive, is "as is."  The items are not brand new.  They are not perfect.  That doesn't mean they aren't any good or worth something. They are sold "as is."  Buyers should go in knowing that. (After all you are shopping in a thrift shop!)  In some cases, particularly when we are offering higher end products, we will actually write on the price tag, "as is." Such is the case of two designer purses that I purchased from there this summer.  (I'm a purse-aholic!  Don't look in my closet.)  They were reasonably priced (especially when you consider the name brand), but each had an "as is" clearly marked o...
Read more