I shed a few layers yesterday and took a risk going outside without a winter jacket. It?s about time and although walking east was a little chillier the sun was shining and I?m feeling hopeful about spring.
I donned running shoes and avoided puddles staying close enough to the edge of the road to avoid being splashed by passing cars. It felt good to walk outside for the first time in months even though it was slippery and the sidewalks were nowhere to be found.
There were others out on the sunny streets and it was easy to share a smile. There is a lot of snow in the yards and banked up along the sides of the streets and there is already concern about the amount of water we may see when everything finally melts.
It isn?t hard to feel lucky at this time of year as days are getting longer and even if it is still cold there is a warmth to the sun.
Last week someone backed into my new car and didn?t leave a note so we?ll have to cover the $700 deductible and I had to deal with the cost of removing a malicious virus from my new desktop computer. It makes me wonder if I should spend money on nicer things in the first place.
I got a new sweater at a second-hand store a few weeks ago for $3. It?s warm, fuzzy, fits perfectly and I love the colour. I?ve had more compliments on this piece of clothing than anything else I wear and someone told me it?s an expensive brand. I wondered if I should put it away to avoid staining or tearing it.
Nice things don?t seem to last for me but I think this is a great sweater and I paid a small enough sum for it that I don?t have to worry and can just enjoy it.
I watched my one-year-old nephew grin as he was carried outside without a snowsuit on the weekend. I could see how eager he was to be set on the ground to run. He doesn?t remember life without being bundled up tightly and I?m sure he doesn?t realize how much his life will change in the next few weeks.
Everything is new and exciting and brings him great joy. A new season offers me a chance to appreciate the little things and forget about the bumps, scratches and worries keeping me from enjoying my life moment by moment.
