<p>This morning we went outside (without coats!) and saw that the tulips we planted last October are starting to push their thick green leaves from the ground. It&#39;s officially Spring (HALLE-FRACKING-LUJAH), and my thoughts have finally turned to my closet.</p>

<p>Why is Fall the big fashion season? I don&#39;t know about you, but I go into sartorial hibernation once the ground freezes. Yes, I know that there are beautiful scarves and boots to be worn - but in reality I end up wearing the same boots and coat everyday. With our messy winters, they end up being the practical waterproof ones. I eventually lose interest in what&#39;s underneath because knits are too hot in heated rooms and other materials are too light to wear outside. </p>

<p>(I know I sound like Goldilocks. Shut up.)</p>

<p>Also, the wearing of socks makes me grumpy. I can&#39;t feel stylish in socks.</p>

<p>But now that things are warming up, I&#39;m excited to start shopping again - and the first thing my mind turns to are dresses. Easy, breezy, pretty dresses! I don&#39;t know why so many women refuse to wear dresses - I think that it is much easier to put one on in the morning and slip on some flats or sandals. Two simple steps and you&#39;re dressed for the day.</p>

<p>So yes, I wear dresses when its warm because I&#39;m too lazy to bother matching pants to a shirt. And shorts? I avoid them like the plague. They&#39;re the warm-weather equivalent of socks.</p>

<p>I have two requirements for everyday dresses:</p>

<p>1. They must be machine- or hand- washable. No matter how cheap the dress, I drop it like a hot potato when I see &quot;Dry Clean Only&quot; on the label. (I have small children.) &quot;Hand Washable&quot; is acceptable only because I trust my washing machine with my delicates and it&#39;s never been a problem.</p>

<p>2. They must be easy to wear. If the dress requires specialized undergarments it&#39;s relegated to the &quot;special occasion&quot; pile.</p>

<p>The first place I go to for comfortable casuals is J. Crew and, as usual, they have plenty of options: </p>

<p><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?.mid=embed&amp;id=1111430"><img border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341db04e53ef01310fa39941970c" height="400" src="http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/wp-content/uploads/6a00d8341db04e53ef01310fa39941970c-pi.jpg" title="JCrew Spring" width="400" /></a>

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<p>(J. Crew - where the pretty never stops.)</p>

<p>I&#39;m definitely getting this beauty from <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&amp;_dynSessConf=5573688711478034030&amp;id=833058&amp;parentid=APP_DRESS_SOLID&amp;pushId=APP_DRESS_SOLID&amp;popId=APP_DRESSES&amp;sortProperties=&amp;navCount=15&amp;navAction=poppush&amp;fromCategoryPage=true&amp;selectedProductSize=&amp;selectedProductSize1=&amp;color=bar">Anthropologie</a> and I&#39;ll probably wear it with flip flops to keep it from looking matronly:</p>

<p><img alt="Anthropologie" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341db04e53ef01310fa39986970c" src="http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/wp-content/uploads/6a00d8341db04e53ef01310fa39986970c-pi.jpg" title="Anthropologie" />


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<p>It&#39;s as easy to put on as a t shirt or cowl neck sweater, but SO much better, don&#39;t you think?</p>

<p>But other than J. Crew and Anthropologie, it&#39;s been difficult to find machine-washable dresses for everyday wear. This is the best I&#39;ve been able to find so far:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?.mid=embed&amp;id=1111652"><img border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341db04e53ef01310fa3998e970c" height="400" src="http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/wp-content/uploads/6a00d8341db04e53ef01310fa3998e970c-pi.jpg" title="Spring dressing" width="400" /></a>

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<p>They&#39;re OK I guess, but I need something a little more exciting. Retro prints, bright colors, SOMETHING. Can you guys help? Have you found any awesome, machine-washable dresses you can wear to the grocery store? </p>
