Longer Days, More Sunshine & Easter Eggs: Reasons Why We Love Spring

It comes around when you least expect it. One day you notice that there are suddenly a host of snowdrops in your garden and that it’s not dark when you leave the house for work. Spring. We love it.

Today officially marks the end of winter and we don’t know about you but we can’t wait for Spring to arrive. We are full of the joys of this impending season. Totally.

It sort of feels like this January just went on forever, doesn’t it? And the crazy weather of late hasn’t exactly helped us to embrace the final few weeks of winter. So we’re getting excited for the next few months when things will be brighter, happier and (hopefully) a little warmer.

Here are some of our favourite things about spring...

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There's a little extra sunshine floating about the place

It’s brighter outside: There’s nothing more depressing than going to work when it’s dark and coming home when it’s dark. The fact that we’ll get a little bit more daylight over the next few weeks and months lifts our spirits like nothing else. After the winter that we’ve just had, we need all the vitamin D we can get!

There’s lots of things to look forward to: Pancake Tuesday, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, spring is the season when the vast majority of public holidays and celebrations kick off. It’s so nice to finally have something to look forward to after the boring long stretch of days that was January.

It starts to get a little warmer: Okay, we know that we live in Ireland and that we’re never going to have weather than can rival the likes of America or Spain, but when spring hits, the temperatures do start to go up ever so slightly. You just can’t bate the first warm day of the year, can you?

There are better clothes in the shops: Gone are the drab colours and heavy layers. Instead they’ve been replaced by gorgeous skirts, amazing sun dresses and the cutest sandals. There’s new trends, new colours and new styles. Sure we’re practically spoiled for choice.

Summer anticipation: The weather is getting better, the days are getting longer and summer is just around the corner. We can’t wait!

Easter: We have one word for you: chocolate. Oh and here’s some information that will make you smile: Easter is happening at the end of March this year, so it will be here before you know it. Score!

Baby animals are everywhere and they make us smile

Baby animals: During spring baby animals are everywhere! You see cute little lambs and cows in every single field you walk by, there are baby birds tweeting in the trees and the rest of nature comes out of its hibernation. It’s impossible not to smile at all the new life in the world.

You just generally feel better: After the doom and gloom of winter, spring just seems to lift everyone’s mood. People are friendlier, they have more patience with each other and the focus seems to shift from being stressed to relaxing and appreciating the good times.

Oh spring, we love you!