How I Feel About Cold Weather

I’m certainly noticing that I spent less and less time writing stuff on here. I also spend less time reading stuff on here. Not sure why but the easiest answer is I’m just finding other things that are more interesting to me right now. I mean I could write about the upcoming Showcase but I’ve done that so many times and I don’t see a new angle.

Anyway, I just happened to see the writing prompt of the day which I guess is for people like me who run out of ideas and it was a simple question “How do you feel about cold weather?”

Easy answer would be to just write “IT SUCKS” and leave it at that.

And that is mostly true. I’m a warm weather person. Give me the days when all I need are shorts and t-shirt and I’m in my happy place. I dislike layers. It just feels too restrictive.

But can I say that all cold weather sucks all the time? If I’m honest, no. For one thing, it is easier for me to sleep when the house is colder. And not like spring or fall when it can be warm at bedtime and chilly when I wake up so you have to grab for the blankets in the middle of the night. No, the nights when you go to bed and have to pull the covers up. That’s what I’m talking about. I prefer cold to warm when sleeping.

I do hate feeling cold all the time which tends to happen in winter even with the heat on. You just can’t eliminate all the drafts and cold parts of the house. It forces me to put on extra things and I’ve already said I hate layers.

Then there’s the outdoor things we do around Christmas time when it is supposed to be cold. Now, there’s a sweet spot in terms of temperatures because if it is seriously winter cold, then it is just totally uncomfortable to be out even with multiple layers. It should be brisk and cold enough so that the fire pits that are typically out in these events are welcome spots but not so cold that you never want to leave.

And, in general, winter walks can still be fun. Again, the temperature has to be in that sweet spot but things always look so different in the winter that it can be nice to get out and experience them.

Don’t get me started on the wind though. If there is enough wind for them to bring out the phrase “wind chill”, then my hatred of cold flares to totally new levels. I can take calm winter days but there is nothing worse than walking into a wind that is slowly freezing your face. No thank you. I guess it is the opposite of the “its not the heat, its the humidity”. Because its really not the cold, its the wind.

Well except for those few times around here when we get tossed into the deep freezer courtesy of the Polar Vortex or some such nonsense. Admittedly, it is kind of bracing when you first step out in it. But then after a minute or so when I can’t feel my fingers, I go revert back to my normal cold hating self.

So how do I feel? Under the right conditions and for limited amounts of time, cold weather can be OK. It hangs around far too long and, most of the time, I can’t wait for it to leave.