Anyone else already hating the wet, dark cold nights

RosiesMaw

Oh for goodness sake OP!
I know the British have a reputation for talking about the weather and worse, moaning.
Nights , by definition unless you live in the Arctic Circle in summer, tend to be dark.
It’s not cold yet and while there been a couple of storms, as somebody once said “You ain’t seen nothing yet”
Too cold, too wet, too hot- global warming? Doom and gloom.
Can’t you find a more positive way of looking at life?

Wow! Unnecessary
optomistic1 do you do any crafting at all? I can feel like this sometimes but get into a crafting project and that helps a lot. I'm not very good but I try different crafting classes with new things I've not tried and get to love. Then I can do it at home.

What about the many people who aren’t cosy indoors only some people enjoy sitting in lovely warm houses with the big curtains drawn and the rosy cheeked children at their knee

At least you can feel the natural warmth in the spring / summer and get outside to talk to people preventing the hibernation of often seeing no one, but the postman, (if your lucky) and the nights are light until bedtime you can hear the kids outside playing and see people walking past your house chatting and know you’re alive
Winter is long cold dark and miserable

Thinking on it, it’s not so much the darkness as the combination with damp and cold. When we lived in the tropics the days were always about 12 hours day/night, varying maybe by an hour over the seasons such as they are. Going out in darkness into balmy 30C temps is a v different kettle of fish to going out in darkness into 30F temps.

In Scotland we only have about seven hours daylight in midwinter. With the cold, leaden skies and lights on all day, it is depressing. Midsummer, with 18hrs daylight is glorious!

I am glad I am not the only one who finds the autumn/winter months depressing. The early darkness and the wet weather contributes to it.

I feel like I come alive in the winter. I find the summer oppressive, I can't cope with the heat, I can never sleep. Winter relaxes me

Rosiesmaw no need to be so rude.

Yes OP I find November very depressing. Like Bluebelle I don't like to wish my life away. I light lots of candles and make the best of it.

RosiesMaw

Oh for goodness sake OP!
I know the British have a reputation for talking about the weather and worse, moaning.
Nights , by definition unless you live in the Arctic Circle in summer, tend to be dark.
It’s not cold yet and while there been a couple of storms, as somebody once said “You ain’t seen nothing yet”
Too cold, too wet, too hot- global warming? Doom and gloom.
Can’t you find a more positive way of looking at life?

Insensitive.

Im a hunkering down type of person so I love the sensation of not having to go out on the dark wet afternoons. When I was commuting (on public transport) and waiting at wet windy bus stops I always dreamed of the day when I could stay in bed and let the world go by. Nowadays I rarely stay in bed for more than 4/5 hours at one time but still the freedom is there if I want it.

Love the winter and going out in all weathers.

Thomas Hood summed it up for me in his poem No, which finishes,
No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease,
No comfortable feel in any member—
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds,
November!
I can’t get enthusiastic about shopping or walking with our dog in cold, dark, wet weather. No one wants to stop and chat in the drizzle or a downpour.
DH worries about putting the heating on while I’m at work, but he doesn’t like Oodies and I don’t expect him to be in the cold, or look like a Michelin man in layer upon layer of woollies.
Roll on Spring!

I hate the long, dark evenings too. I make sure I get outside everyday for a walk during daylight hours. I keep up my exercise routine and try to eat a rainbow everyday.

I'm decluttering cupboards, giving stuff to charity and just sorting things out. Having a calm, ordered home is important to me. I am also crocheting charity baby blankets which is tackling my wool mountain and also makes me feel better.

I'm making plans for Christmas and for 2024.

I like the evenings with the curtains closed but I struggle a bit with days where the sky is just unrelievedly, blankly grey.

There is no point in hating anything, especially the weather, which is always interesting. Key is to adapt, like hedgehogs do, slow down, withdraw into a cosy nest. It is a different season that is all, embrace it

But we don’t all have a cosy nest Karmalady that’s the point isn’t it ? people live in tents, in doorways, older people can’t afford to put the heating on, people can’t always afford hot soup bubbling or the stove or warm clothing. It can be a dark and depressing time for many
I m sure if we all lived in cosy warm houses with a loving family around, it wouldn’t seem so bad but for many it’s a never ending (long) and depressing time
Summer or hot weather lasts about two weeks if we re lucky !

Actually, thinking about it, I just love the changing weather which ever way it is changing. There are things to be enjoyed in all seasons.

I take your point, Bluebelle, but we can't alter the changing of the seasons.

karmalady

There is no point in hating anything, especially the weather, which is always interesting. Key is to adapt, like hedgehogs do, slow down, withdraw into a cosy nest. It is a different season that is all, embrace it

Thats exactly it. The cold and damp outside makes us stay home and enjoy activities we wouldn't normally do. Every cloud .......... etc.

Unless you have an energetic dog like me, which makes you go out in all weathers, thus also meaning you don't hibernate and never see anyone.

RosiesMaw

Oh for goodness sake OP!
I know the British have a reputation for talking about the weather and worse, moaning.
Nights , by definition unless you live in the Arctic Circle in summer, tend to be dark.
It’s not cold yet and while there been a couple of storms, as somebody once said “You ain’t seen nothing yet”
Too cold, too wet, too hot- global warming? Doom and gloom.
Can’t you find a more positive way of looking at life?

Gosh Maw that’s a bit harsh, not everyone feels the same as you, others have good reason to dislike this time of year, loneliness, hardship even depression exacerbated by the darker days.
If you haven’t got anything nice to say, say nothing.

Some rather nasty comments.

The OP put her post under ‘Chat’, and that’s what we’re supposedly doing, chatting about our opinions of what she wrote, some agree, some don’t, but no need for unpleasantness.

I always get the impression RM sometimes just says things for a reaction.
Or even for attention.
I ignore.

Some people used to go abroad for 3 months during winter time.
I dont hear as much about that now.
And of course many couldnt do that.

fancythat

👏

I’m trying to be more positive about winter, because, after all there is a lot of it.
But although I agree with the drawing of curtains, lighting of fires and candles, and generally getting cosy is lovely, I still hate the dark nights.
I actually change my working hours when the clocks change.
Yesterday, trying to find a route to work that wasn’t flooded. Then spending an hour and a half doing a 30 minute journey, i long for better weather.

Oh, you’re so right, RosiesMaw - and you lead by example / your posts are always, always so very positive.

alice 🤣🤣🤣
I think it’s the longness of winter I dislike if it was as short as our summer I d probably learn to enjoy it It just seems never ending and then a tiny taste of warmth and then back to the grey times Some people genuinely suffer SAD and some just suffer from their surroundings
I have to go out in a minute to wait for a bus to attend my appointment to get my jabs … it’s a dark morning, lashing down in rain and high wind ..what a pleasure 😢

Being optimistic .. Life's not about waiting for the storm to pass…It's about learning to dance in the rain.