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So here in the Pacific Northwest we have been having a particularly wet and windy spell. It seems to be making almost everyone miserable - except me, that is. My husband grumbles because he feels the weather like this is gloomy.
That's where it gets weird.
Sunny, bright, happy days depress me. Too much sun and I get sad.
Today we were talking over lunch and I said, "You know, I think I have a theory as to why the wet weather doesn't bother me."
See, when the sky is bright and the weather is mild and the sun is shining, there are so many EXPECTATIONS. Make hay while the sun shines, and all that. Don't waste daylight, there is so much that can be done on a sunny day and so many things that you can take advantage of being able to do! It's all a bit too much pressure for me, really. LOL on those bright sunny days I feel so pressured to achieve that it depresses me. Gah, I have no idea if this makes any sense at all but I feel like I can never live up to the expectations of a sunny day.
On the other hand, when most people see dark, wet, windy, rainy weather, their first instinct is to throw the bedcovers back over their heads and sleep the day away! They say, "Oh, it is too nasty out to do anything, this is a great excuse to be lazy." But when I go out and get things done on a rainy day it makes me feel good, I feel accomplished! I feel extra-good about my accomplishments on days like this because I bucked the human instinct to be a lazy bum.
Does that make any sense at all? In a word, I don't mind living in the Pac Northwest at all; I don't get depressed in the rain - on the contrary, it can be so nice to watch sometimes and makes things so nice and green.
There is a tiny resort that my husband and I stayed at for a night a few months back: It's called Ocean Crest and the website can be found here (new window.) The beach there is not a bright, sandy, Carribean-type beach, it is somewhat rocky, cold, blustery and wet. And I love it, those kinds of beaches you get out here are the best, IMHO.
That's where it gets weird.
Sunny, bright, happy days depress me. Too much sun and I get sad.
Today we were talking over lunch and I said, "You know, I think I have a theory as to why the wet weather doesn't bother me."
See, when the sky is bright and the weather is mild and the sun is shining, there are so many EXPECTATIONS. Make hay while the sun shines, and all that. Don't waste daylight, there is so much that can be done on a sunny day and so many things that you can take advantage of being able to do! It's all a bit too much pressure for me, really. LOL on those bright sunny days I feel so pressured to achieve that it depresses me. Gah, I have no idea if this makes any sense at all but I feel like I can never live up to the expectations of a sunny day.
On the other hand, when most people see dark, wet, windy, rainy weather, their first instinct is to throw the bedcovers back over their heads and sleep the day away! They say, "Oh, it is too nasty out to do anything, this is a great excuse to be lazy." But when I go out and get things done on a rainy day it makes me feel good, I feel accomplished! I feel extra-good about my accomplishments on days like this because I bucked the human instinct to be a lazy bum.
Does that make any sense at all? In a word, I don't mind living in the Pac Northwest at all; I don't get depressed in the rain - on the contrary, it can be so nice to watch sometimes and makes things so nice and green.
There is a tiny resort that my husband and I stayed at for a night a few months back: It's called Ocean Crest and the website can be found here (new window.) The beach there is not a bright, sandy, Carribean-type beach, it is somewhat rocky, cold, blustery and wet. And I love it, those kinds of beaches you get out here are the best, IMHO.