SPRING!

Spring is finally on its way! You have no idea how much I dread cold weather, and I don't think I'm alone.

There was an article in Silver Chips, the school newspaper, about Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). This is a type of depression that occurs at the same time every year. Now, I wouldn't say that winter depresses me, but I do find myself a lot more tired and unenthusiastic in the winter.

In springtime, however, I'm the exact opposite. The sunshine and the beautiful weather puts me in an amazing mood immediately, no matter how horrible my day was. Not only is the weather amazing, but the days are longer, leaving more time to go outside.

Spring motivates me to go places, while in the winter time, I don't want to do anything besides go from school to home and vice versa. I do admit, though, that if I were to stay in either cold or hot weather for the rest of my life, I would definitely choose cold weather, only because there's an escape. When it's cold, you can bundle up with as much clothes and blankets and eventually get warm. In the heat, however, stripping down to your shortest shorts will not help you be any cooler.