ladysprite | Cognitive Dissonance

I know that the current ludicrously-warm weather is not, technically, a good thing. I know it's a bad sign for our environment, and inauspicious, and will probably bode poorly for gardening this summer and for a lot of other stuff in the long term. And I know that multiple days over 70 in New England in what is still technically winter is just Not Right.

However, I am still selfishly, shallowly, short-sightedly enjoying every last minute of it. I am a creature of warmth and sunlight, and right now the weather outside is like a drug. I am wallowing in warmth and happiness and the specific sensation of relief that only comes when, for the first time after a winter of hunched shoulders and numb fingers and long underwear, I am finally able to take a deep breath stretch out, feel the sun on my skin, and revel in comfort.

Intellectually, I am aware that I should be unhappy. But as long as it's like this, my unhappiness is going to be buried beneath a layer of celebration, short sleeves, and contemplating a walk to the ice cream parlor tonight....