All of you lucky buggers living in the Northern Hemisphere may find it difficult to relate to this blog. But since I am sitting in my office, freezing my toes off, I believe I have every right to moan and complain about winter. We’re slap bang in the middle of my worst season. There seems to be no hope of summer ever returning, and all I want to do is feel warm again. I’m drinking about ten cups of tea a day. (Do you have any idea how many trips to the bathroom that translates into?) And for some peculiar reason, chocolate seems to be the only food that comforts me through the low temperatures. (Hmm, go figure.)
So, in an attempt to refine all the reasons I hate winter, I have made a list. Feel free to add to it at any time.
1) It’s cold.
2) My toes are always freezing—no matter how many pairs of socks I wear.
3) There is no way to warm up a cold nose. Believe me, I’ve tried.
4) Doesn’t matter how many boxes of tissues (Kleenex) I buy, there are never enough.
5) Getting out of a cozy bed in the morning is absolute hell.
6) Ever tried encouraging a dog to do his business outside when it’s freezing and rainy?
7) We never get to make snowmen or snow angels.
We can’t ski or skate outdoors. (Hey, it’s Sydney. It doesn’t snow here.)
9) There is nothing quite like the shock of cleaning your teeth in frigid, icy water.
10) Sushi does not make for a warm, nourishing meal. (Which is a damn pity, since it makes for a convenient, yummy one, and the kids love it—in summer.)
11) I desperately miss the heat of the sun warming my skin.
12) It rains altogether too much. (Yes, I know rain is a good thing, especially after years of drought. But day in, day out, rain and cloud can be pretty darn depressing.)
13) Ever tried finding cool activities for the kids in the middle of winter? In a city geared towards beach life and the outdoors, there is not much to do on a cold, rainy day. (Which makes winter school holidays a massive pain in the behind. And yes, school holidays begin on Friday afternoon. AARRRRGGGHHHH!)
14) Early morning swimming lessons with the kids are hell.
15) I cannot understand why my kids will not put on warm clothing when I am cold.
On the other hand, there is nothing quite like snuggling up to a warm , loving body on a cold night. It kind of makes up for most of the hardship of winter.
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Jess
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I’m feeling you on 13, Jess. Peanut is already telling me she’s bored and it’s only SATURDAY!!!
Bring on summer, I say! I love my Aussie summers
LMAO!!
“I can’t understand why the kids won’t put on clothes when I’m cold.”
Oh, lady, I am so with you!!!
Ah, Lexxie – how are we gonna manage these holidays?
I’m with you. BRING ON SUMMER!
Viv, I try so hard not to remember how annoyed I’d get when my mother told me to get something warm on because it was cold.
But damn, it really is cold now. I’m sure it’s way colder now than when I was a kid.