Out Like A Lamb

March 31, 2015
Day 335

After today, I've got just 30 more days until I turn 40, which also means I've got just 30 more days of writing this blog.

We get this day, March 31st, once each year, and it's always the day many of us think about the winter we've finally put behind us.

In like a lion, out like a lamb: that's the mantra for this last day of March each year, and it's the one day other than December 31st when we all take a look backward and forward together at the same time.  That's a pretty powerful truth right there!

When I look backward at just the past few months, I see how our washing machine broke, my car got sidelined for months due to a flat tire, my toaster broke, I got an annoying head cold that lasted for weeks, Andy's car got sidelined for a month once his inspection expired, Andy got his own annoying head cold that's lasting for weeks, and our coffee machine broke.  First world problems, all of them, sure, yet annoying nonetheless, especially in light of the horrible winter weather we've had besides.  But then March 31st arrives, and we all realize we're about to make a turn, at last!

April checks in tomorrow, Easter arrives this Sunday, the daffodils will start blooming in the next week or two, and all around us, spring will spring.

But before any of this, there's still today, a day to look around and marvel at where we've been, and where we're going next.  It's a day to sigh at the troubles of the past few months, but much more importantly, it's a day to look forward.  We look forward to all that will be, and we do so with a smile.  Warmer weather is just ahead of us now, and we hope for sunnier days in every possible way.