Pretty OK with this.

Of course, the one morning I am not dragging my body around my apartment trying to get ready fast enough so I can make it to work, I end up making a quick post. Every morning I check the weather and this was the first six day forecast that didn't make me completely cringe!


Not even the least bit concerned that it may rain on Thursday, a week in the 60s and 70s is a good week for me. Yes, I see that Sunday is 57, but give the weathermen a few days, or hours, and I am sure they will make it an even 60 so that the people are then happy.

Oh stuff and fluff

The rain just won't stop in Boston. It is awful. I was hoping for some great fun now that I kind of have my life back. (We can ignore the fact that my application for school isn't quite complete, nor have I filed my taxes) But the damn rain just won't stop!

If you think I am exaggerating just check with the news. I saw today that we have received 15 inches of rain this month. Normally this area gets 14 inches for March through June! The year gets about 43 inches and had 15 in a month! What is going on with the world? I don't remember it raining like this when I was growing up. I heard rumor school was canceled back home due to flooding!

Mother Nature, please give me back the sun. Thanks.

Winter Fashion Isn't Going Anywhere AnytimeSoon

Punxsutawney Phil has spoken. Or at least his shadow has. Turns out there will be six more weeks of winter. This probably takes no one by surprise given the freezing cold temperatures we have been have up here in New England the snow that has caused the Carolinas to go into panic.

The only bright side that I can think of is that this gives me a chance to try out the whole legging look. I know I have always said leggings do not equal pants, but leggings are getting thicker and remind me of those glorious days in the 80s where I rocked the stirrup pants.

Well it is December. Snow was bound to happen

View from my living room

In case you weren't in the Boston area last night, it snowed. Like big snowflakes. This of course came after the awful horizontal rain that I walked through while going to and from the T to get to my job at the World Trade Center. I know it is December, but I was a little thrown off with the snow falling when I left my job at 10 pm. It was super slippery to walk to my car and drive home. I forgot that I would need to brush off my back window as well as the front, so I had to awkwardly get back out of my car after starting it up.

I was more than kind of hoping the snow would be gone this morning. When I first got up around 9 there was a good amount of snow everywhere. When I got up a second time after a nap, a good amount of the snow had disappeared (as seen by the picture above). I do like snow, I really do, but I just haven't bothered to get my winter clothes out of the basement and I just don't want to have to think about that quite yet.

Mother Nature, could you hold off with the snow for another week or so? I'd like it to be kind of warm for the Patriots game that I am going to next weekend. Thanks. :)

White Rain

It is October.

It is October 18th.

I haven't worn a single Halloween costume yet. Therefore, there should not be any SNOW falling from the sky. Mother nature is being a cruel cruel woman. She denied me weekends on the beach. My skin couldn't be more pale if it tried. I am not ready for having to bundle up.

This afternoon I went to the grocery store, and wore flip flops (out of laziness). At the time it was raining so my toes weren't going to freeze or anything like that. About 45 minutes after I had returned I look out my window and I realize I can see the rain. Then I conclude that I am not "seeing rain" I am watching snow fall.

Depressing.

The weather people claim Tuesday is bringing 60 degree weather. I really really hope this is true. I cannot bring myself to go down into the basement and retrieve my cold weather gear.

Even the weatherman is a funnyman

Oh Accuweather.com you are so right.

They published an article "Snowy Winter Could Follow Cool June for the Northeast". Basically it looks like we are going to get FEET and FEET of snow this winter. I can't remember a summer this cold. Oooo and they use the term "El Nino" in this article. When was that last uttered? That was so 1990s. Remember Chris Farley's "el nino means the nino"?

Well this post was a bit of a debbie downer. Lets hope the sun comes out soon!!!

Wishful thinking

It seems like a number of locals are trying to combat this horrid weather we have been having by carrying around some blue sky with them. Walking to and from work this week, I have already seen no fewer than 4 individuals holding this very umbrella. I find it cute and disheartening all at the same time. Carrying around blue sky is not the same as basking in the sun's glory, so I am not really sure how this helps any...

Is that you Summer? It's me

VS

Today is July 1st. I am wearing a sweatshirt. I have worn a bathing suit once. Been to the beach once. Subsequently, got sunburned once. And ridden on the boat in the Narragansett Bay, you guessed it, once.

WHERE IS THE SUMMER????

WHERE IS THE SUN????

I know that everyone else has been asking the same things, but I am really beginning to feel that the summer is just never going to come. I was trying to figure out of these biblical flood like rain storms have become the new Boston summer. Last year we had out of no where lightening storms. But at least it was generally warm out. Now it just cold, damp and gray.

All I am saying is that I deserve a bit better. I would really REALLY REALLY like to wear some of my summer dresses. Please mother nature. Give a sista a break.

S.A.D. in June

I would actually invite lightening storms at this point.
At least that would be interesting

At book club last night - my life is not all kickball and shoes, I do intellectual stuff too - we were talking about the weather. Everyone is talking about the weather, as it officially hit summer this past weekend and you could have fooled anyone living in the Boston area. People have begun referring to this current month as June-uary. My boss said at staff meeting yesterday that he heard on the news that we have had the fewest number of sunny days since 1905 for the month of June. I couldn't find this statistic anywhere, but I would totally believe it.

You never realize how much the weather can affect a collective mood until something like this happens. Everyone is tired, grumpy or blah. I definitely am having a hard time staying focused towards the end of my work day and have been hitting the caffeine hard. This of course then causes me to not be able to go to sleep at a reasonable hour only making me even more tired the next day.

I really need the sun to come back and the temperature to rise. Allegedly things will be getting better this weekend, but I am not going to hold my breath. I just want to wear dresses and skirts to work and not freeze my butt off on the walk to the office. Additionally, I can't remember the last time I wore a bathing suit! When I was younger my bathing suit to underwear ratio in the summer was so high, now underwear totally wins. I would love to have a nice week where I wake up put on a suit and enjoy the weather till nightfall...sigh. Oh to be young and jobless...

The Traditional Easter Fire?

This weekend was so cold! I understand that if you were in the New England area you are well aware of this fact. But regardless, I feel the need to remind you that these past 48 hours or so have been EXTREMELY cold. My father went as far as to make a fire yesterday evening and then again TODAY when we got home from amazing Easter brunch. (Ok I'll stop with the caps lock - I do realize it is annoying)

I can't remember the last time we were building fires mid-April. (that was almost a caps lock) I really really really hope that the weather report is accurate in that it is supposed to be in the high 50s this week. I poached some pieces of summer clothing from the basement for my west coast trips and so my bedroom looks like my wardrobe exploded. My room has the world's smallest closet. Don't even try to argue with me on this one. You can't even hang clothing the normal way in it... So between with that already filled with winter clothing, my drawers stuffed to capacity and my strange new addiction to purchasing underwear (I can go for well over month without having to worry about dipping into anything remotely related to a granny-panty) I realize that I really need to turn over my wardrobe. I also need to purge out some clothes - so if you like my fashion be aware that I may be downsizing real soon.

Mother Nature, Why do you torture me?

I ran out to grab a cup of coffee after staff meeting this morning. The good coffee is in the building next door. While walking back over here, I was thinking how cold it was in March, and as these thoughts crossed my mind I realized that I was able to see my breath!!!!

IT IS MARCH 24TH FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!!!

I really really really could use some warmer weather. Just 3 more days...

No No No No No No

This weekend was gorgeous. (a little rain never hurt anyone and I was inside for most of that)

There was sun.

The temperature was above 50 degrees.

I did no really need a coat to walk outside (I was not fully ready for to be true so I did wear one everywhere I went and was fine knowing I was just a little warm)

My little weather thingy on my Mac dashboard just informed that we will get snow tomorrow. I double checked with intellicast.com. Mother Nature likes to fuck with New England. Damn it!!!

I really really REALLY want to wear my dresses.....

No Snow Day :(

I had to go to work today. No snow day for me. Everyone gets concerned about roads when we have snow storms...well what should really be thought about are the sidewalks.

Some people are really good about shoveling their portions of the sidewalk after a storm for us. Others not so much. So I was particularly thankful when I saw three men busying themselves in front of an apartment building this morning with salt, shovel and snow blower. Unfortunately for the men, the guy using the snow blower was unfamiliar with the rules of no throwing snow back into the street. He had the machine aimed outward away from the building. I would have done the same thing, otherwise it would have bounced off the wall back at hom. I doubht anyone else would have ever noticed or cared, I mean I was grateful that he was clearing the walk way. Unfortunately the police car that was driving by didn't see it my way and pulled over started honking and yelling. Ooooops.

At least the morning started out amusing.

Don't you just HATE pants?

Senior year of college I may have attended a pant-less party or two or four... Over the past few years I have evolved from a girl who just wore pants (no shorts for me, I look ridic in them) or capris to a girl who owns more summer dresses than my closet can really hold. Granted if you saw my closet you would know that isn't a major feat -- but it is still a staggering collection nonetheless. The big draw to dresses for me is the fact that I am pretty lazy when it comes to getting dressed. Personally, I would prefer a nudist approach to life, but the general population around here would frown on that, and I would never be able to sit on public transportation... So the one garment outfit it is!

Wednesday was a beautiful 50-something degree day. Today, was another warm day, not as sunny but still warm. I thought to myself let's take the plunge and I wore my first dress of the season! It is a lovely silence & loud cotton jersey number. The length is surprisingly long (for me), but the top, well, it is kind of all over the place. Fortunately, my bras are all very pretty so I don't mind that the dress occasionally shows it off. Yes, I did wear leggings as I'm not that delusional about the temperature.

I saw that the temp is going to return to the 30s for the next week or so...I am very glad I made the choice to put on the dress. Dresses really just make me happy :)

is it cold? let's count the layers

One easy way to figure out just how cold it is out there is to simply look in one's hamper to determine how many pieces of clothing are worn each day...for instance, let's just look at what I've worn these last two days

Thursday:
1. regular undergarments
2. tights under jeans
3. long three-quarter sweater
4. long cardigan
5. fleece lined hoodie (hoodie up)
6. scarf wrapped once, long wool coat (hood up), scarf continued to wrap again
7. regular socks, extra fuzzy socks, faux-fur lined boots
12 items of clothing

Friday:
1. regular undergarments
2. tights under jeans
3. tank top
4. sweater
5. hippie scarf
6. fleece lined hoodie (hoodie up)
7. scarf wrapped once, long wool coat (hood up), scarf continued to wrap again
8. regular socks, faux-fur lined boots
12 items of clothing

So yes, in two days there have been 24 pieces of clothing on my person. I would also like to bring attention that I think I have found a new pro to wearing butt-underwear. Butt-underwear has been discussed in my kitchen many-a-times, it's pros and cons, my love of it, etc. But honestly I feel like today I was just warmer.