4 MORE DAYS!

Counting today--4 more days till the First Day of Spring!!

 Now the question is: Have you made your Spring Resolutions?

[Please don't frown like that--what if your face froze that way?]

Okay, folks, SPRING RESOLUTIONS!

Perfect time to make resolutions--weather changing, outdoor stuff needs doing, right?

If you haven't spent much time in the yard or walking around the house or poking in the garage, now's the time to do that. You can:

• check the lawn mower
• inspect the outside of the house for winter damage
• look over the plants/seeds/bulbs at the nursery
• shake your piggy bank to be sure you have funds for the bulbs, etc.

No house? No problem.

Wherever you live, you have stuff--and please don't try to tell me you got rid of every bit of extra stuff last year. Stuff accumulates--all on its own--no help from us. (Don't ask me why, I've just observed it happening--to me, my family, my friends, my neighbors.)

So here's what you can do:

• look through closets for clothing to donate
• check those linen closets and storage boxes--blankets to donate?
• take a good gander at the rooms in your living space--anything need painting?
• furniture needing new covers?
• floors can/should be replaced?

That's a start.

Clearly, this is an addictive process. The caveat is this: don't rush out to buy everything at once. The assessment and planning phase will get you through the long rainy days Spring delights in. When it's sunny again--and possibly warmer--a nice long walk to see the neighborhood may perk you up. 

And by the time you get back home, the walls/furniture/flooring look just fine. Your energy can go into something else, like painting a picture, taking photos, writing a poem or a letter or an email, calling a friend for a meet at the local tea shop or cafe.

Nothing was wasted--it all helped you Reset.

And once you've Reset, you may find you can go with the flow better--enjoy a time of less stress--relax and do something you really want to do (read a book? get a dog? see a movie at a local theater? take dance lessons? re-learn how to roller skate?)

Spring is the true beginning of the year--new growth occurs, trees and shrubs and perennials waken and get on with their job of beautifying our lives. Try a Spring Resolution or two.

Blessings,

Thursday's Child