The weather’s been on the cold, near-freezing side in SoCal. Quite unusual since we typically face 70+degree (F) weather throughout most the year. I don’t think I could brave the colder climates in a lot of the northern and eastern contiguous states (and Alaska) and I’ve compiled a short list of reasons I would not ever manage in cold weather … or a list among many lists that proves I am a wuss:

1. Inside vs. Outside
   My body has the most difficult time adjusting to extreme temperatures. The drastic shift from extremely cold to hot-cocoa-by-the-fire hot does not bode well with my body, so much so that one time when I went skiing up in the mountains, I broke out into strange hives when we went back to the ski lodge. I blame it on the blasted temperature shift.
2. Snow
   It snowed one time in the Inland Empire, back in 2004 - I even submitted a photo to weather.com on that historical day. Actually, it has probably snowed numerous times, but in the span of time I’ve lived in the IE, it has only snowed once. Anyhow, it was enchanting waking up to a winter wonderland, but that enchantment ended when I walked out into the blistering cold and nearly lost all feeling in my fingers. Imagine the horror I felt if my fingers couldn’t fing!
3. I have horrible hat/scarf head.
   It’s a simple truth. Put a scarf on my head and I either resemble a teletubby or the spawn of Satan - but those two are one and the same. I briefly remember sharing my scarf-head dilemma this to a woman at the customer service counter at Kohls and she said her daughter had the same issue with scarves, save for the bit about the whole spawn-of-Satan thing.

Lately, I’ve developed a liking to the following:

1. Crocs
   For shame! I used to be the world’s biggest loather of crocs, but lately, I’ve found myself becoming an advocate of them. I have not blurted this out to the world by donning a pair myself (that is to say, have not yet donned a pair simply because i have not purchased a pair), but I have considered laying down a pretty penny or two to buy a pair of these. In a dark gray, please.
2. Pantless tights
   I know. They were all the rage of yesteryear or perhaps the year before that, I vaguely recall seeing a fashion-forward girl wearing a pair of pantless tights [interjection: I almost typed in 'tightless pants'! which I suppose would not be wearable] back in 2006/2007. I have pairs of black, brown, and gray pantless tights. I am itching to buy a pair of something in a really bold color, perhaps orange, and pair that with a purple dress, and top that off with a green hat. I kid, I wouldn’t want to be mistaken for an eggplant/carrot - eggrot? Carplant?
3. Anything with pockets
   And big ones at that. The more the merrier, especially on dresses. It’s the only opportunity I have to go out into the public sans-purse. Purses are the worses and I have an awful tendency to leave them behind at restaurants, dressing rooms, and steep cliffs. I do not ever foresee myself leaving behind any pockets at aforementioned places.