Sprung!

Springtime is Seattle is weird– mostly it's gray and drizzly, and only discernible from winter by the 5–15 degree temperature change. Sun breaks occur at odd intervals from February through June. For those of you not living in the Northwest, a sun break is a moment on an otherwise drizzly day when the sunshine breaks through the clouds for an hour.

A sun break is the opposite of a freak hail storm– which also occur at random intervals throughout the spring. In fact, on occasion a sun break will blend right into a hailstorm– so you'll leave the house in shorts and get snowed on.

Basically, from February through June, it's wise to pack both a T-shirt and a Gortex parka.

But today the sun shined! Pretty much all day. And it was AWESOME! Those first sunny days in the Northwest are like sticking your finger in an electrical socket. I was SO JACKED UP! I wrote trading card copy, made bacon and eggs, took the kids to the grocery store, bought seeds, came home and started spring cleaning…

…went out and picked up some new bedding, and helped my 8 year old re-organize her room. Oh, and did I mention I moved the kids' beds to vacuum behind and underneath? I even lifted the mattresses off the slats to vacuum the corners of the bed frames. Then my daughter and I Windex-ed the frames.

I kid you not. I was a sick, sick, OCD puppy.

The beloved sun is setting now, and I'm exhausted. Tomorrow drizzle will reappear– literally raining on my springtime parade. I'll cling to caffeine and strength of character to get things done. But maybe these sunny days are all the sweeter when you're never quite sure when they'll happen. The hibernation in between serves to increase my chi. It twists the coil tighter. And next time I get a day like the this I'll tackle the garden, or the bathroom drawers. I'll sproing into action, with all the more potential energy!

Is it Spring where you live? Even sporadically? What do you do on those first sunny days?