(Yesterday on Chickadee...my beautiful Double Bloom Daffodils are already coming up in my mailbox bed.)It's that time of year again. This same time of year happens twice each year. First, in March, and then again in late August. Like clockwork. Feeling really antsy and impatient. Feeling like I will never be warm (March) or cool (August) again. I know it will come. It always does, and yet living in the midst of it can make one just almost mad. The teasing is endless. Mother Nature gives you a weekend of almost balmy weather, and then BAM! We are smacked back into submission.
The cold feels like it has penetrated my bones. I can't seem to ever get my feet or hands warm enough, no matter how hard I try. I am so sick of being cold. Can I just say that again? I am SO sick of the cold... the deep, wet, cold. And, I am sick of snow and ice. Yesterday, we got another 3" of the cold, wet stuff. I know my Minnesota
So, I will save this post and use it again come late August when I whine and complain about sweat in my nether regions and how I can't seem to get cool no matter what I do. Maybe this will remind me that it's better to be able to pile on the blankets, than to have to strip nekkid in front of a fan.
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I hear you. I can also remember those days of stripping nekkid in front of the fan. Thank God for central air and heating. We are blessed. I believe that is why we live so long. The ole body thrives on constant comfortable temps.
A hearty Amen from your Southern Sister Beth! We got 7-8 inches here, with more yesterday and last night. I am so sick of having to peel off three layers at night, which I wear because it's the only way to stay warm. I cannot wait for the summer ease of one layer and no shoes!
lol!...we won't see anything green poking through the snow for another month. Keeping warm burns calories ;-) What you are acclimatized makes a difference though. We are having a lovely sunny week with tempertures between 35 and 40F and the odd person is out in shorts!
I was astounded to look at the thermometer this morning & realize that it was 17 degress. 17!!!??? Really? Sigh.
You know what's really sad? I take such a warm shower in the morning because I'm cold that then I get too hot to put my makeup on & have to turn the fan on! That's just wrong!
Minnesota girls? You mean our hardy, strong, beautiful Minnesota women. Ok. Now repeat after me ladies. We love the cold,ice,frost, blizzard, wind chill etc. We love it! We love it. We love it. Now get your muckluks on and we'll go for a hike!
I wouldn't mind it so much if I had the right clothing--like long johns! I've missed too many walks with this cold. The snow? I never tire of it.
(And PS, you'll love this--my word verification for this post is "chill")
I'm smiling,but I too am waiting for the snow to go.
Blessings,Ruth
Oh I feel your pain, Jayne... We are southern girls. Our blood is thinner!!!! I am so tired of being cold too.. Sometimes (inside the house) I wear a sweat suit AND a big heavy robe. AND--I have heavy socks and fuzzy slippers. It's a pretty sight for sure!!!! ha ha
BUT--I also agree about the end of August. It's still miserably hot then... GADS--can't we ever be satisfied???? ha ha
Hugs,
Betsy
You have more snow than us in Michigan right now! But I'm more of a polar bear. When the temps reach over 75 degrees - I'm blasting my air conditioner - LOL!
Southern or northern either - eventually you get a little tired of these extremes. Diane
Oh Jayne, I feel so bad for you! Snow in Georgia in March is just wrong on so many levels! I hope your spring arrives soon (we're excited about highs in the 40's for next week's forecast!)
You are SO NOT going to want to hear this, but we got hardly enough snow for my liking. While everyone else was getting dumped on, we either got rain or sleet or a measly 1/2 inch. Hardly enough for my little man to make a proper snow man. But I am itchy for my walks--and the temps are supposed to be in the 50s in a week or so, so that will make me happy. Hang in there--Spring will be here soon!
I so agree Jayne! I just want to feel warmth on my bones and the sun on my face, without the freezer burn!
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