Without a doubt, I’m a Midwestern gal through and through. So
when it comes to hearing complaints about the weather, my usual reaction is-- “Whatever…you
live in Chicago! Just wait, it’ll change in five minutes.”
But like the majority
of hearty Chicagoans, when it comes to this brutal winter, I’m definitely “over
it!” The freezing cold and snow has
sapped the inspiration and motivation right out me, along with every ounce of
hydration in my skin, nails and frizzy hair.
Believe me, my family and I have embraced this arctic season
for the last 11 weeks. In fact just today I decided to try to walk the kids/dog
to school. But I wiped out on black ice twice and even Louie was repulsed by
the slush, so I had to cut that exercise short.
In an attempt to stifle my winter whining, I’ve decided to
daydream. There’s no harm in that,
right? So here goes. I’m dreaming about…
- Greeting friends in-person (preferably outdoors) instead of on Facebook
- Throwing food on the grill instead of into the crockpot
- Wearing flip flops instead of wool socks (I’ve truly become addicted to them and panic when I don’t have a clean pair available)
- Craving salad instead of mashed potatoes
- Jumping on my bike instead of dragging myself onto the elliptical
- Wondering if it’s warm enough to swim instead of wondering if it’s too cold to skate
- Sleeping with the windows open instead of piling on the extra blankets
- Wearing my straw hat (which my kids hate by the way) instead of my stocking cap
- Tossing wet bathing suits and towels in the dryer instead of soggy, smelly snow pants, hats and gloves
- Eating pistachios on the driveway (an old family tradition) instead of shoveling it
Of course it does no good to complain about the weather. And
it’s going to change--really it will! But
I guess just not in the next five minutes. Hopefully
in the next five or six weeks?
Until then, I’ll keep dreaming about warm weather--
and if you have a few daydreams you want share-- please do!
