Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Today our temperatures hit the 40’s! Yahoo!!! Yippee!! I so loved it. Although I felt crappy and exhausted because of this terrible cold, I couldn’t help but enjoy a few spare moments soaking in the sun. The few minutes I got helped to make me feel a little better.

Once I got home from school I changed into my comfortable clothes, which included a black Maine sweatshirt. I got supper started then went to enjoy a little of the sunshine. I love sitting on the steps of my back porch soaking up the sun. The back of our house gets most of the sun; in the summer, it shines from midmorning until it sets in the evening. It’s a great place for a garden and also where we’ve placed our greenhouse. That’s what I enjoy about our home, the constant sunshine. The front of our house hardly gets any sun, just a few hours in the wee hours of the morning in the summer, and that’s it.

Well, while I’m sitting on the back porch, the boys are in their ski pants, winter jackets, and boots enjoying what we still have for snow and Hubby is chopping the ice that we still have on our bricks. The ice is a little more than an inch thick, but it’s quite slushy because of the warm temperatures. There’s finally no wind, so I don’t even feel chilly sitting outside without a jacket. It felt so refreshing breathing in the fresh air and feeling the warmth soak into my skin. Too bad I couldn’t stay longer. Duty calls, there’s supper to finish, laundry to do, and floors to clean. Perhaps tomorrow I’ll find a little more time to sit outside. It’s suppose to be warmer than today. I do believe that spring has sprung (cliché and I know).

3 comments:

  1. Thank you for your comment!
    I am so excited for summer too =)
    It feels like winter lasted way too long, right?
    well have a great day =D

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  2. I know that with the SAD lights they recommend you sit infront of them 20 min. to get the boost of energy you need. Perhaps it is about the same length of time in the sunshine? I don't have one of those lights, so in the winter I sit on the couch with my eyes closed and turn my face towards the sun for about 1/2 hr. Seems to work....as long as the sun is out. LOL

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  3. Northern Gal, I was just talking with some colleagues at work today about the effect of sunlight on us. One mentioned something about the angle of the sun shining on the earth making a difference too. My aunt, who lives in Alaska too, also use those lights. Perhaps it's worth an investment. Thanks for sharing.

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