Goal 9, Week 10

I’m writing this outside, sitting on a deck chair and enjoying the over-80 degree weather, cooled down a bit by a breeze that’s sprung up. It’s absolutely gorgeous out. The trees are still dead and leafless, but the grass has reached its peak greenness, and the daffodils are all blooming. Which leads me to this week’s goal: Make sure to go outside as often as you can this week. At least in PA, it’s been a long, miserably-cold winter, and the fact that it feels almost summery now is amazing. Today's the warmest day of the week in my area, but it doesn't get below 60° for the rest of the days, according to the forecast. Even just studying or doing homework outside is about a zillion times nicer than being locked in the house day after day, and it’s a nice change from what I’ve been doing the past few months. The sun’s enough to cheer me up over any little annoyances that I come across during the day, too. (Yay for vitamin D!)

So, Goal 9, Week 10: Get out of the house, and do whatever can be done outside as much as possible. I’ve already started—writing this outside, right now. And after this, I’ll be working on my Philosophy homework. With luck the rain that hit central PA earlier won’t hit where I am until later this evening. I’m looking forward to maybe getting rid of some of this paleness I have going on, too, but enjoying the weather, and enjoying myself outside are the biggest things. Living life is being happy, and being happy is enjoying the little things, like the plants growing back, the smell of summer, and the feel of the breeze on a hot, spring day…

-M.