It is the first day of spring and it was a beautiful sunny day, but nevertheless still too cold for me to really enjoy it like I should. Easter is right around the corner and I still won't be able to go outside without a jacket/coat, why you say, cause it is supposed to snow tomorrow and the day after that... Go figure, I live in in MI and have done so for the past decade, so I should know better. We have been know to have snow all the way up until June sometimes.

Ok so I lost my zeal to finish this post and had to go to sleep... snuggling under the covers with an over sized stuffed monkey would make you want to go to sleep too, right? Anyway so I have been doing some research on this whole "green" movement for a friend and it would stand to reason that we are all to blame for this shift in weather patterns, hence the reason snow every other day or so it seems. When I think of spring, I think of sunny days with cool brisk breezes and flowers blooming all over, the birds chirping, the leaves finally being back on the trees, cotton candy, Easter treats, chocolate bunnies etc. Now I have seen some of it, but I need more. Is that me being greedy or is it just time for me to stop being SAD( Seasonal Affective Disorder) Yes folks from time to time I do self-diagnose, and in my case usually I am right. Having grown up in a land of sea, sun and fun, the dreary Michigan winters can be quite trying. The endless cloudy, gray days, where you are hard pressed to get out of the bed to brush your teeth much less eat and get to work on time... entirely too much, I usually have to ponder for a while first, hit the snooze button a couple times and then I can sense the urgency to get up.


Don't get me wrong there are some things that I do really like about the winter weather. And by far one of the best things is the coats and jackets that keep us all so warm and cozy, and make us look so trendy and fashion forward. For those of you who know me well, you can attest to the fact that I love to shop. It is an experience like no other (sigh)... I am what you would call a bargain hunter, a cost effective sista with caviar and champagne taste on some welfare cheese and saltines budget...I make it work and i think I do look awfully nice at times. My favorite purchase this season was a new walking/car length coat, in a grey, yellow and almost pale olive green hounds tooth. I love it and could not find my size here in MI, so what did I do? Looked for it in NYC and eureka! I found it. The state of Euphoria I was in, boy oh boy... Had not planned on finding it so as to accommodate my carry on luggage on the way back I had to wear my new coat, but it worked out just lovely, until I got on the plane i.e. and was told that my carry on luggage was still to big to fit in the overhead compartment...LOL c'est la vie, especially when you have found a good bargain...

So even though I may bitch and moan about the snow and the weather, I have to smile inwardly, cause all this stuff just gives me another excuse to wear my new coat...