it’s no secret. i hate winter. i would much rather put up with several 40 degree days than one day of winter. below is my top 10 reasons why winter is horridible.
yes i wrote horridible on purpose.
10. the mirror fogs up - for longer
ok, so it’s a pretty fickle reason to hate winter, but it’s hard to make one’s self look pretty in the morning when one can’t see.
9. parts of my body go numb.
it’s true. during the winter my toes frequently go numb due to poor peripheral circulation.
8. the cats demand to sleep on the bed.
ordinarily this is not too bad, except these two cats hate each other, or more correctly, audrey hates monk and monk get shitted off with her attitude and says suck it up biatch. this cat conversation at 3 in the morning is unpleasant and sleep disturbing.
7. it’s hard to get to sleep.
shivering and trying to sleep just don’t go together. plus you tend to piss off the person next to you so they don’t sleep. the cat’s don’t seem to like it either.
6. it’s hard to get out of bed.
motivation in the morning is critical for preventing tardiness. too much tardy puts your cred at stake and makes you have to stay back later. a nice warm bed is a superior option than frosty floor boards.
5. you have to wear so many clothes you can’t walk.
if you’re anything like me, when the mercury falls below 20 degrees the layers start a pilin’ on. first the singlets, then the long sleeve shirts, then the short sleeve shirts over that, then the jumpers then the jackets. and that’s just to walk to the car from the front door. on a _really_ cold day the stockings go underneath the jeans too. it makes for walking about a bit awkward.
4. putting on weight.
let’s face it. would you rather go out and get frost bite while jogging or would you rather curl up on the couch in front of the tv with a nice warm heater, rug and movie? i know i’d pick the latter. what goes with movies? junk food. om nom nom.
3. it takes FOREVER for the clothes to dry.
i am quite anal about laundry. clothes should be washed with like colours, woollens should be done on the woollen cycle and clothes should always be hung out to dry inside out so they don’t fade. in the winter however, they are out for SO LONG because the sun just doesn’t have enough power to dry them that any exposed spots do fade - that or by the time you get home from work the sun has gone down and they are damp. the alternative to this is the inside of the house looking like a chinese laundry just to get them dry in 3 days and no fading.
2. energy bills
heating is damn expensive. i can go without aircon for quite some time, i cannot go without heat. i would expire.
and the number one reason…
1. YOUR TOWEL IS STILL WET THE NEXT MORNING!
no explanation required.
