Trying my patience

Yep, I'm trying on some patience for size. It's an experiment I am continuously attempting (see here and here and, in a roundabout way, here). I began (again) yesterday. Things were going pretty smoothly until I got to work. Then, I was reminded that there are some folks who don't have much of a work ethic and there are some folks who are weird, somewhat inappropriate and, at times, jerk-ish.

Then, I came home to find a LIVE COCKROACH. This "little buddy" is a novel addition to my collection of DEAD COCKROACHES. Yes, I have a small collection of them - the warm weather draws them to my basement like moths to a flame.

But, guess what? It's ALL GOOD. I found something to make it better. Girl Scout Cookies! They rock. Plus, sure does make me feel better to complain in this arena. Thanks, Internet, for listening. LYLAS.

Think Spring???

For the past several days, I have convinced myself that Spring will visit Utah if only Utah's females will make it known that Spring is Welcome! It is a bit of a "If you build it...they will come" philosophy, applied to the changing of the seasons. I easily convinced myself that it would take only a nice pedicure, shaving of the legs more often than once monthly, and an application of spray-on/sunless tan then BOOM! Spring would appear and stay for good! My toenails are painted a very chipper purple (complete with the fun nail jewels I bought in a fit of feminity), I have shaved approximately two times a week for the past two weeks and, I even purchased a new bottle of sunless tanner, which I've also been using faithfully.

I should have known better! The philosophy of preparing for the things for which you are wishing hasn't really worked for me in the past. In the instances where it has actually worked, it's been a lot slower than a three or four day change. Why would a move to warmth and sun be any different? I finally came to this realization when the temperature dropped again this afternoon. Things really solidified when I read the National Weather Service's "Winter Storm Alert", cautioning drivers against wet roads to come and advising all to build extra time into their morning commute. Those things simply do not happen in Spring or Summer.

So, it's obviously not to be. But, now that I've finally gotten around to painting, shaving and tanning, I'm pretty happy with the results. So, even if Spring is going to take its sweet time getting to Utah, I'm not going to abandon those girl-ish rituals that generally accompany its arrival.