I think Spring is making a run for an early arrival! Children were out playing yesterday (sans coats) and I’m afraid my tulips are peeking up through the ground. This should be cause for celebration, but when things don’t happen as expected (even when those things are good things), it can throw you off.
So, let’s not let Spring take us by surprise. It’s time to get ready. That means freshening things up. Does the front door need painting? Pots need planting? Does the arborist need to come tend to your trees? Now is the time to get it on the calendar, so when that first, gorgeous, blooming day arrives….you are sitting outside, sipping a cool iced tea, relaxing and enjoying it.
And, first impressions make a difference if you’re planning on selling your house this Spring. Especially, the front door!
Since today is Leap Day, think of it as an extra day….to get a leap on all those Spring projects! And, yes…I think it’s safe to put the snow blower away!
Thank you for this. It makes me think of my mom, who had me paint her back door a few years ago a deep cherry red on the outside and robin’s egg blue on the inside. I had to drive her all over the place to get just the right shades. I am no DIYer, so the painting was difficult, and I kept guard all night as the door had been taken down for painting and wasn’t dry enough to rehang. It was a huge pain, but it made her happy. I am so glad now because I lost her in November (she did have a good, long life, living to 90) and yesterday was my parents’ wedding anniversary–the first without them (my dad died just before my mom, in October). I can’t see a brightly painted door without thinking of how my mom would have loved it.
Greetings! Very helpful advice within this post!
It’s the little changes which will make the most important changes.
Thanks a lot for sharing!