My husband and I have opposite SAD. We live in the Pacific Northwest and he longs for light and sun 8 months of the year. I dread August, tolerate July and long for late September. Especially the last decade or so our summers have been nasty, smokey skies, weeks of draining heat, no moisture. This year I'm watching our native plant garden die from heat stress and it feels like a metal for the world at large. Going to be around 96 tomorrow.☹️
i can relate to coffee and staring into space. i personally find puppy therapy (you have two hands, one must pet the dog!!) quite relaxing.
i surround myself with pretty. bags of yarn everywhere (imagine that!!), a tray with beads and crystals (i make my own earrings), and of course, christmas lights year round (yes, i'm a redneck!!)
where i live, georgia,usa schools have already started!!!! horrors!!! i do NOT remember school starting that early, ever. even college didn't start til close to the end of august.
i personally find complicated soothing, my husband says my superpower is reading code (knitting and crochet charts), and yes, i usually have at least 5 different wips going on at once, that way if i get bored with one, pick up a different one.
plus, the weather definitely dictates what get worked on when. i was going to start a blanket that's incredibly complicated, and then i thought, it's august, in the south. so the blanket can wait until at least next month sometime. right now i'm working on a gorgeous shawl with rayon yarn, so light and yummy!!!
I am over here in the states, Texas, where heat decides your day. Seriously, for many of us we sleep during these heatwaves because we can do little else. Heatstroke is a very real thing here. Everyday I thank God for the person who thought up air conditioning. I try to do things early and hope for the best. We think 90 degrees is a break, 80 is heaven, we adjust. We escaped snow, sleet, freezing rain and high taxes. We are all living unique lives now because, finances, weather, environment is telling us to adjust. We read more, and head out in the evenings for book club.
Lastly, I want to thank all of you who traveled here for World Cup. You were wonderful guests and we really enjoyed you. Your infusion of happiness, joy, camaraderie, and your accents was truly a balm this country needed. Your love of free refills, Buckees, food portions, bbq and of course your love of ranch dressing healed a country that has been bruised and battered. We really needed you and just your presence was a joy.
Early summer mornings are delicious for me, but OH the tyranny of day after glorious day—days that “must be taken advantage of because… summer!” It’s exhausting and I long for a cloud. Or two. Or even (bliss) rain. I will say that this summer I have discovered the new to me pleasure of walking to coffee shops with my dog, sitting outside with other people who are enjoying the peace and are also not madly engaged in energetic summer pursuits, and quietly sipping a simple cup of whatever while reading a book, or knitting, or writing down the odd thought, and then walking home. Who knew? (The pleasure and possibility this depends, alas, on the amount of wildfire smoke, which changes daily depending on the wind and the nearby fires…)
OMG a word that describes me perfectly!!! having grown up in arizona (300 days of sunshine a year), i always found perfection in rainy days. cloudy days have so much more character than boring blue skies!!! my new favorite word!!!!
I was just saying to my husband earlier that I'm glad we are a family of pluviophiles. I would hate to be the odd one out and however uncomfortable I am, I'm safe I'm the knowledge that none of us are summer people 🤣
ANTICIPATION of Fall into Winter has always been a glorious sense of RELIEF growing up in the very hot Sacramento Valley of California in the ‘50s and ‘60s….in the early ‘70s moving north to Washington State for university and particularly the amazing Puget Sound I found my heaven-on earth amongst vistas of filtered sunlight trees, water and the Cascade Mountains which never cease to amaze this 75 year old Mema who loves to knit and recently returned to crocheting once again anticipating another whirl with the sun….into autumn weather….Thank You for this chance to reminisce….
oh do i hear that!!! i grew up in phoenix (i hate the heat) and was in heaven when i moved to the PNW. now i live in georgia, basically oregon with fireflies and humidity!!! but i am in the mountains, yes mountains in ga, up at the very top about 10 miles from the nc line, so i tell myself when it's hot, it's worse down south!!! plus the fall color is gorgeous!!!
My August always revolves around one thing - get the house ready for the inlaws to visit at the end of the month. This year is a notable stressor as it is J's 50th and his mum is coming a week early and staying for 3 weeks at least. That does mean we can have some days off, but it is a serious burn out thing for both J and me. Oh well, sadly as people age there will be a time they are no longer around to visit so every visit is precious, even if stressful.
I struggle with heat over 23-25°, so I'm happy to stay indoors and potter around on those days. I'm fortunate to be retired, so don't have to go out anywhere but I do feel for those like me who find the heat oppressive. I do like the longer days though! Can't win can you?!
I’m having a really good summer. Instead of Florida (hot humid ugh) I’m lucky to be in Canada near my grandchildren. It’s cool clear and I’m loving the flowers. It’s changed my whole outlook.
I love summer but what I most love about it is the long days. I’m not good with the heat anymore so even here in Devon by the sea we had a time when it was seriously too hot this year.
But Autumn is already in the horizon. The days are getting noticeably shorter, temperatures are dropping, there is the smell of autumn in the air and the light has change, the sun is not as high in the sky.
This year the sea got really warm so I will be able to go swimming at least until Halloween.
I don't like heat but I do love the feel of the sun on my face. I used to love summer as a child - I'd go and spend my summers, all 6 weeks, with my Aunt and Grandmother on the Isle of Man, a real mix of seaside and countryside. Then there were the glorious 3 months off from college and then, bam, work. As adults it's not surprising we struggle with summer, even as I'm approaching my 60s. As an adult with no children I worked through summer so colleagues with children could have the time off. The building I worked in was completely glass and no A/C so was hell on earth. I think I conditioned myself to dread summer and 7 years after retiring I still have those emotions. I do however love the long, light evenings. Such contradictions.
I find summer a real struggle. The heat and the compulsory fun are exhausting! Ought to be making the most of it is a voice I'd really like to be rid of... But noticing it is a good start. I have been a part of teacher families for my entire life so feel almost morally obliged to 'use the time wisely'. Looking forward to the new pencil case in September 🙂
Yes I too suffer from summer SAD, feel I shouldn't grumble about the lovely weather!
As soon as August arrives I feel it's something I just have to get through and wish it would go quickly.
I love Autumn when you can cosy up indoors and go for walks without feeling hot and exhausted.
I love the idea of gentle challenges. There's enough pressure in the world already, we don't need to add more to ourselves. X
Oh exactly. I once read about the original 75Hard challenge - and I had to go for a lie down. Even just the sound of it all was exhausting.
My husband and I have opposite SAD. We live in the Pacific Northwest and he longs for light and sun 8 months of the year. I dread August, tolerate July and long for late September. Especially the last decade or so our summers have been nasty, smokey skies, weeks of draining heat, no moisture. This year I'm watching our native plant garden die from heat stress and it feels like a metal for the world at large. Going to be around 96 tomorrow.☹️
I also find the summer difficult. I love cold weather. Of course, living in Florida is the wrong place for me.
Oh my gosh! I was just telling my husband that I'm pretty sure I have SAD but for summer! Good to see I'm not the only one!
You really aren't. You are in good company.
i can relate to coffee and staring into space. i personally find puppy therapy (you have two hands, one must pet the dog!!) quite relaxing.
i surround myself with pretty. bags of yarn everywhere (imagine that!!), a tray with beads and crystals (i make my own earrings), and of course, christmas lights year round (yes, i'm a redneck!!)
where i live, georgia,usa schools have already started!!!! horrors!!! i do NOT remember school starting that early, ever. even college didn't start til close to the end of august.
i personally find complicated soothing, my husband says my superpower is reading code (knitting and crochet charts), and yes, i usually have at least 5 different wips going on at once, that way if i get bored with one, pick up a different one.
plus, the weather definitely dictates what get worked on when. i was going to start a blanket that's incredibly complicated, and then i thought, it's august, in the south. so the blanket can wait until at least next month sometime. right now i'm working on a gorgeous shawl with rayon yarn, so light and yummy!!!
Gosh, I didn't realise your schools had gone back already. That does seem horribly early.
oh ikr!! who wants to go back to school at the height of summer?!?!
I am over here in the states, Texas, where heat decides your day. Seriously, for many of us we sleep during these heatwaves because we can do little else. Heatstroke is a very real thing here. Everyday I thank God for the person who thought up air conditioning. I try to do things early and hope for the best. We think 90 degrees is a break, 80 is heaven, we adjust. We escaped snow, sleet, freezing rain and high taxes. We are all living unique lives now because, finances, weather, environment is telling us to adjust. We read more, and head out in the evenings for book club.
Lastly, I want to thank all of you who traveled here for World Cup. You were wonderful guests and we really enjoyed you. Your infusion of happiness, joy, camaraderie, and your accents was truly a balm this country needed. Your love of free refills, Buckees, food portions, bbq and of course your love of ranch dressing healed a country that has been bruised and battered. We really needed you and just your presence was a joy.
buccees, ranch, and waffle house!!! the things we take for granted!!!
Early summer mornings are delicious for me, but OH the tyranny of day after glorious day—days that “must be taken advantage of because… summer!” It’s exhausting and I long for a cloud. Or two. Or even (bliss) rain. I will say that this summer I have discovered the new to me pleasure of walking to coffee shops with my dog, sitting outside with other people who are enjoying the peace and are also not madly engaged in energetic summer pursuits, and quietly sipping a simple cup of whatever while reading a book, or knitting, or writing down the odd thought, and then walking home. Who knew? (The pleasure and possibility this depends, alas, on the amount of wildfire smoke, which changes daily depending on the wind and the nearby fires…)
OMG what a fantastic word. Pluviophile. My computer doesn’t even know what it is. Thank you for this GIFT!
OMG a word that describes me perfectly!!! having grown up in arizona (300 days of sunshine a year), i always found perfection in rainy days. cloudy days have so much more character than boring blue skies!!! my new favorite word!!!!
I love the light you get on cloudier days. Bright blue skies always give such harsh shadow
You are very welcome 🌧️🌧️
I was just saying to my husband earlier that I'm glad we are a family of pluviophiles. I would hate to be the odd one out and however uncomfortable I am, I'm safe I'm the knowledge that none of us are summer people 🤣
ANTICIPATION of Fall into Winter has always been a glorious sense of RELIEF growing up in the very hot Sacramento Valley of California in the ‘50s and ‘60s….in the early ‘70s moving north to Washington State for university and particularly the amazing Puget Sound I found my heaven-on earth amongst vistas of filtered sunlight trees, water and the Cascade Mountains which never cease to amaze this 75 year old Mema who loves to knit and recently returned to crocheting once again anticipating another whirl with the sun….into autumn weather….Thank You for this chance to reminisce….
oh do i hear that!!! i grew up in phoenix (i hate the heat) and was in heaven when i moved to the PNW. now i live in georgia, basically oregon with fireflies and humidity!!! but i am in the mountains, yes mountains in ga, up at the very top about 10 miles from the nc line, so i tell myself when it's hot, it's worse down south!!! plus the fall color is gorgeous!!!
My August always revolves around one thing - get the house ready for the inlaws to visit at the end of the month. This year is a notable stressor as it is J's 50th and his mum is coming a week early and staying for 3 weeks at least. That does mean we can have some days off, but it is a serious burn out thing for both J and me. Oh well, sadly as people age there will be a time they are no longer around to visit so every visit is precious, even if stressful.
I struggle with heat over 23-25°, so I'm happy to stay indoors and potter around on those days. I'm fortunate to be retired, so don't have to go out anywhere but I do feel for those like me who find the heat oppressive. I do like the longer days though! Can't win can you?!
I’m having a really good summer. Instead of Florida (hot humid ugh) I’m lucky to be in Canada near my grandchildren. It’s cool clear and I’m loving the flowers. It’s changed my whole outlook.
I love summer but what I most love about it is the long days. I’m not good with the heat anymore so even here in Devon by the sea we had a time when it was seriously too hot this year.
But Autumn is already in the horizon. The days are getting noticeably shorter, temperatures are dropping, there is the smell of autumn in the air and the light has change, the sun is not as high in the sky.
This year the sea got really warm so I will be able to go swimming at least until Halloween.
I don't like heat but I do love the feel of the sun on my face. I used to love summer as a child - I'd go and spend my summers, all 6 weeks, with my Aunt and Grandmother on the Isle of Man, a real mix of seaside and countryside. Then there were the glorious 3 months off from college and then, bam, work. As adults it's not surprising we struggle with summer, even as I'm approaching my 60s. As an adult with no children I worked through summer so colleagues with children could have the time off. The building I worked in was completely glass and no A/C so was hell on earth. I think I conditioned myself to dread summer and 7 years after retiring I still have those emotions. I do however love the long, light evenings. Such contradictions.
I find summer a real struggle. The heat and the compulsory fun are exhausting! Ought to be making the most of it is a voice I'd really like to be rid of... But noticing it is a good start. I have been a part of teacher families for my entire life so feel almost morally obliged to 'use the time wisely'. Looking forward to the new pencil case in September 🙂