Spring-ey Things…
When I was growing up, every spring my very busy mother (I don’t know HOW she did it with 5 little children) turned our 2-story family house in Hawesville upside down in pursuit of the Fresh Start every home needs after accumulating winter’s dust. Every rug was shaken, every speck of woodwork washed, every curtain dry-cleaned or thrown in the washer and then ironed. (In those days we even ironed our pillow cases, something my mother couldn’t be forced to do now under threat of incarceration!)
Whether or not we practice that kind of old-fashioned spring cleaning in our homes these days, it’s a certainty that most of us could do with some post-winter sprucing up — of our most important home – our BodyMindSpirit home!
Kentuckians don’t particularly like winter. It gets in the way of our lawn mowing, gardening, and porch sitting. It requires us to wear entirely too many clothes, and cope with too many grey days. So, now that spring has finally sprung (aren’t you glad we turned those clocks forward earlier this year??), I suggest that each of us make a Spring Make-Over plan for our dearly beloved BodyMindSpirit.
What works for you? I’m just going to jot down everything I can think of in the next two minutes, and I hope you’ll send me some more ideas:
- Pitch all the clothes you don’t like any more, even if they were gifts. Better still, have a Giveaway Party where several of your friends do the same, and pick up something new without spending any money!
- Have a pedicure; have a massage, a very long one
- Find or make yourself a flowered-y apron to wear while you cook
- Find a place in your neighborhood you can walk to, sit down, and enjoy the view
- Take a relaxing movement class, or enjoy a free guided meditation online
- Plan a late spring lawn party with your neighbors, and require everyone to come in costume, or wear a hat
- Turn off your telephone for an extended period of time
- Pull out your most colorful bedspread, and then hold an exclusive poetry reading in your bedroom
- Buy some heirloom tomato seeds and plant them in a large flower pot
- Bring your kids together to paint a mural on the wall of your garage
- Take all those plastic bags you’ve been saving to the Good Foods Co-op for recycling
- Give yourself a yogurt oatmeal mask (suitable for all skin types, see recipe on this blog.
- Spend an entire day doing nothing but listening to your favorite music, and eating your favorite food, with your favorite friend
- DON’T go to Goodwill and buy more junk that you don’t need
- Make a hand-made book of thigh-slappin’ jokes or your dearest prayers and give to a friend who needs inspiration
- Open ALL of your windows the next time it’s warm outside
- Howl at the moon
That was 10 minutes! I couldn’t stop. Add your own ideas for a Spring Makeover; I suspect we need all the help we can get to clear out the cobwebs and get into the Swing of Spring. Thanks for stopping by.
