Daffodills, tulips, budding leaves on the trees, spring break, requests for the sprinkler to be turned on, popsicles-spring is here! The days have been gorgeous; they remind me how quickly the school year will be over and we’ll be into full-blown summer. Vacations, camps, swimming lessons, water gun fights, park lunches, and . . . wait a minute! Swimming?!!
Oh, yikes, didn’t it seem like just yesterday it was January and we had like 6 months to get off that Thanksgiving and Christmas poundage?! And it’s passed spring break, so it’s turned into Thanksgiving-Christmas-Spring Break poundage?!
I don’t know about you, but this is the kind of panic I feel along side the euphoria of spring. I know that in about 8 weeks, I’m supposed to put these pale limbs into a bathing suit. Yeah, I know, where did that confidence and courage go that I wrote about last year? When it comes to bathing suits, it’s just not there!
I have a friend who says, “Just embrace it!” Excuse me, what? Could you just repeat that in English for me? Could you just rub a little of that confidence on me while you’re doing the sunscreen? I mean, seriously? I’ve heard that strong is the new skinny, but I”m not sure everyone is embracing that.
Well, maybe I could give it a shot. What if I could just EMBRACE IT? What if I could just set some goals for the 8 weeks, stick to them, and be content with me? What if every spring I didn’t start to panic at the thought of pools opening and my kids asking, “Can we go swim?” It’s definitely worth the try.
Anyone with me?
