Can You Handle an Arctic April?

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Arctic April cold spring New England Providence Moms BlogHave you had it with the cold weather? Spring-time snowstorms? Are you done with shoveling? Farch was not fun. (Farch: When March feels more like February). And I’m definitely not looking forward to an Arctic April. Maybe May will be better and not so bitter. The other morning, I walked outside wearing more layers than Ralphie’s little brother in Christmas Story. I made it to the end of my driveway, in hopes of bringing in the trash cans, but I was so chilled, I immediately turned around and came back inside. I actually skipped walking with my BFF because I was so cold. Sunday is Easter and I am still wearing my boots. IT MAKES NO SENSE. I grew up in Texas and was wearing short sleeves this time of year. (White sandals? Not until after Easter, but short sleeves, yes.)

I realize there’s nothing we can do (or find to wear) to change New England weather in the spring. So why not try to look on the bright side? Before you start throwing frozen snowballs at me, following are some positive things to ponder about the thought of an Arctic April:

1) When it’s cold in April, no one knows how desperately you need a pedicure.
2) There’s no need to expose your Dumb and Dumber toenails until June.
3) If your roots are barking for highlights, you can just put on a hat.
4) You can get away with wearing practically the same outfit every day by simply changing out your scarf.
5) The piles of dog poop you forgot to scoop have turned into hard, odorless poopsicles.
6) There may be spring cleaning inside, but no yard work to do outside (except picking up poopsicles).
7) If you’ve gained weight over the winter, you have more time to get in shape before swimsuit season.
8) Because there’s no yard work to do on the weekends, you can justify binge-watching shows on Hulu while folding laundry.
9) Exercising in the cold helps you burn more calories (along with any feeling in your face).
10) If you’re not in the mood to go for a run, you can easily blame it on the weather.
11) If you forget to shave your legs, no one will know (or care) until the summer!

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Jackie Hennessey
Jackie Hennessey is a Rhode Island mom who honestly gets what other mothers go through. Having worked full-time, part-time, and been a stay-at-home mom too, she sees motherhood from a variety of angles. And thankfully, with a sense of humor. Jackie blogs about her take on motherhood and mid-life at ventingsessions.com and writes about it in her award-winning gift book, How to Spread Sanity on a Cracker. Jackie is a native Texan with some roots and relatives in Rhode Island. (She's a NASA kid and her Houston accent usually comes out when she's blasting Willie Nelson in the car.) She has more than two decades of experience in public relations and journalism and holds a BA in journalism from Texas A&M University, where she received the “Best Aggie-Life writer” award. (She still has the tacky maroon plaque in her home office to prove it.) Jackie was a cast member of the 2013 and 2017 Listen to Your Mother Shows, where she formed lasting bonds with the incredible women she shared the stage with in honor of Mother’s Day. Her writing has been featured in The Barrington Times, the book Mommy Diarist and blogs like Scary Mommy and BluntMoms. She has donated her PR expertise to many local non-profits from Arts Alive to Dress for Success since launching her professional pr consultancy in 2006. When she’s not writing, consulting, volunteering, ubering her kids around, vacuuming up dog hair or folding laundry while binge-watching Netflix, she likes to vent with dear friends over cheese dip. Jackie is married to her high school sweetheart and they live in Barrington, Rhode Island with their two teens and three fluffy and friendly Golden Retrievers.