On Winter Blahs

Winter Blahs

              Are any of you ready for Spring?!  I can hardly wait! Winter has been around too long!

              It’s STILL too cold to work outside in the yard. Soon, I will be complaining about all the yard work!  But right now, warm Spring yard-outside activity sounds great! I am so ready.

            How do we keep going in the meantime? Fred tells me to “stay the course”.  Stand. Don’t waiver. Go through the rudiments of every day. Plow on!

            Fred doesn’t let the weather or the season get to him. He is so, so, oh, what is the word?  DISCIPLINED! 

            Fred exercises inside when he can’t go out. He faithfully goes to his corner of the house and lifts weights and rides the stationary bicycle. And, when its cold and windy, he dons his yard clothes and goes outside anyway. Yesterday he raked out the flower garden. Gee, Fred. 

            Well, I need more motivation than that.  Puleeeze. Let’s get serious! I don’t want to work in the yard. Not now. It’s still cold. Those broken branches will have to wait until its warmer! I need something more to brighten up the doldrums. So, what do I suggest we do?

            There’s only a little over a week left for March Madness.  Final Four will be played next week. We can look forward to watching and for me, eating too much!!

            Go to the library. Most of our libraries throughout the country are hi tech and provide every visual and auditory need possible.  The library is a respite from the noise and clamor of our lives. I visited our library this week.  I began to search for just the “right” book. I walked back and forth in the stacks. Talk about “water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink.” I couldn’t decide!  It is chock full of books, cds,  magazines, movies (you name it!) to check out.

            Host a little party. Invite friends in for a covered dish and assign food for each to bring. g. Or, better yet, host a cook-out. I will loan Fred to you. He will put on his heavy clothes and man the grill.

            Start spring cleaning. Clean out the toy boxes. Throw away old shirts and socks that make good rags. Attack the kitchen, that varmint of disarray and hidden mischief! Store the stuff that you don’t want in boxes for your yard sale in the spring. Or, better yet, take your castoffs  to one of the budget shops.

            Attend exercise classes. Go to a "spin" class...Do you know what that is? Oh you do! You say you can't do that? Me either.

            Invade the closets. Check out the Spring clothes situation to see what doesn’t fit this year, girls! Or maybe its too depressing to go there right now…..

            Fred says its almost time to roto-till the garden, and plant the “taters”. He added (with excitement in his voice) that its time to go get the nightcrawlers because fishing season is close. What does one do with a guy like that!  See what I mean?

             I think I will write another article!! lol