Swinging

One of the most confounding things about the weather on the east end is knowing how to dress from one day to the next. There are these amazing swings in temperature that defy logic so one day I'm snuggled on the couch in woollies and the next I'm opening windows for some relief. What a dichotomy!

It takes me until June before I dare change out my clothes for the next season. In fact, there's not much I do other than put the long sleeved shirts toward to back of the shelf or in the bottom of the drawer because sure as I'm writing this if I packed anything in containers and shoved them up into the attic I'd find myself wanting a nice warm sweater to pull on when we suddenly were hit with a cold weather snap. I've learned to keep a four-season wardrobe pretty much, with only a few pieces that are only good at great extremes. I have become a total "layerer", with short sleeved tees under sweaters and jackets and at any time I can adjust to the temperature of the moment. Even in the heat of the summer one needs to be prepared for air conditioned offices and restaurants and even in the winter some people become overly zealous with their thermostats. So I've figured it out and now I'm always prepared.

But that said, at this time of the year I turn on the television when I wake up in the morning just to try and get a read on what the day is going to bring so I can figure out how to dress. Do I want the lightweight jacket or something a little heavier? With short sleeve suffice or should I go with a long sleeved cotton tee just in case? It's the season of change and I'm trying to balance between wool and cotton, socks or no socks, long sleeves or short. And I know without a doubt that come September I'll be back in swing time again...