So Feels Like Spring

I am very fortunate to live in a wonderful climate. That surely is one of the biggest reasons to love Southern California. Today is a really beautiful day, but I feel like it's spring for other reasons, too.

I got my hair cut today. That may not seem like a big deal, but remember. I've been spending the last 4 weeks sitting on my butt with my foot elevated or wrapped in ice or stuck inside of a "bone-growth stimulator" (really). When you're dosing yourself with Advil all day and dealing with crutches, you might as well wear the fuzzy yoga pants and a t-shirt and top it off with that sloppy but pocketed vest so you can carry a few more things around with you as you hobble from one room to another. Having a shower once a day seems sufficient when it comes to grooming. This disheveled style becomes a daily uniform, and who cares? I've even shed some of the maintenance -- stopped being a blonde. Yeah. That's right. Going natural.

So...

This morning I put on nice pants and ironed a blouse and put on jewelry and the whole 9 yards, and went to see my hair stylist. Her assistant washed my hair and gave me a 10-minute scalp and neck massage. I got a sexy new spring haircut. I'm ready to start wearing dresses again as soon as this appliance comes off my foot (did I mention 4 pins?). I'm ready to start jogging to the beach every day again. It really feels like spring. I'm ready to lose this sluggish life style.

PLUS, tomorrow I'm getting my house cleaned! My mom, who would really love to be here doing it for me, is instead sending me money to pay a cleaning service. You have no idea how depressing it is when the housecleaning goes downhill and you're a temporary cripple who can't even run the vacuum over the carpet by yourself. A friend is live-in help for me since the surgery, but I'm not paying enough for housekeeping to be part of the bargain.

So, I feel like I'm emerging from a cocoon. Starting the process of shedding the detritus of winter. Stirring from hibernation. Will someone tell me what's happening in the stars, lately? I'm sure there must be something going on.