Spring has clearly missed the on-ramp this year. Why are we still getting snowed in, on, and around??

Erin: March is in like a lion, out like a lamb, and all that. 

Ellen: Well, I’m ready for some lamb chops. It’s been especially brutal this year.

Erin: Grrr! It makes me stabby. Like Brutus.

Ellen: Nice Ides of March reference.

Erin: I guess we could take comfort that we’re not having as bad a March as Caesar did. There’s that.

Ellen: Et tu, Brute? Let’s swing this shamrock back to the 21st century.

 

1)  Chores Multiply Exponentially

March dials it up a notch.  Now in addition to the massive amount of spring cleaning inside, it’s time to cut back the bushes and clear the detritus from the flowerbeds outside too. We could probably hear March maniacally laughing, but in this thirty degree weather we’re wearing earmuffs to pull weeds. Probably best to just leave it for the kids to do during summer break anyway.

2) Schizoid Wardrobe

Oh March, you are one wild and crazy girl! One day we have to pile on the sweaters and the next we’re looking for a tank top. And footwear? Fuggedaboutit! Can you please just let us pack away the snow pants and mittens? We call mercy!

3) Hokey Holidays

St. Patty’s Day?  Who is this holiday really for? Preschoolers and college kids, that’s who. If you’re not making glittered shamrocks or guzzling whiskey and green beer, what’s really the point? Besides, true Irish girls drink whiskey every day of the year. Or so we’ve heard.

4) It’s cold

That damn groundhog is on our hit list. Brrrrrrrr. Everyone is cold, cranky, and stabby. We are over these blocks of ice we call feet. Truly.

 

5) Calendar Clustermuck

Winter sports are not over and spring sports have already begun. Have you seen our complicated calendars?? You’re hitting us where it hurts, March. We are not happy and we’re taking names.

6) Early Easter

We don’t mind wearing sweaters over our Easter best, but we would rather not have to don the old parkas too. Who wants an Easter picture where the kids look like they’re hitting the slopes instead of hunting for eggs?

7) Daylight Savings Time Blues

Our more seasoned internal clocks don’t spring forward like they used to. We can’t fall asleep an hour early that first night, and it’s all downhill from there. By the end of the week, we’re the crazy ladies in the supermarket talking to our tomatoes. And our kids? Shudder.

8) Confused Cart

When you have de-icer and grass seed snuggled together in your cart, even the checkout girl at Home Depot knows you’ve got problems.

9) The Dreadmill

Running on a treadmill in a gym is about as fun as . . . well, as fun as being jerked around by March and her fickle, fickle ways.

10) Did we mention we’re cold??

And so over it. Summer is our time to shine. Bring on the flip-flops, please. Or, at the very least, lose the freezing temps.

But it’s not all moaning and groaning, there is one thing we both LOVE about March:

March Madness

The drama, the brackets, the Cinderella stories, we love it all! But like the rest of March, it comes with a punch.

And this year has been no exception. If your brackets aren’t already in the recycling bin like ours, we need to talk, because you clearly have some connections we might find useful.