"I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas lights."
I absolutely agree with this. Personally, I think I have the whole tangled Christmas lights thing handled since I love Christmas so much that the warm fuzzy feelings trump the frustration just about every time. And since most of my vacation time lately has been used for exam weeks, I don't fly enough to really even have to deal with lost luggage. (An airline did lose my luggage once when I was a teenager, but I don't remember it being a big deal. Things happen.)
Rainy days are a totally different story though for me. I have found over the years that I either strongly love them or I strongly hate them. I think it has a lot to do with what I actually have to do that day. If I have to run errands, then I ABSOLUTELY hate rainy days. If I have to be lazy around the house all day, then I welcome the rain!
Tonight while I was out at dinner with my mom, I looked out the window and saw that it was pouring! It was the kind of rain where you can't even really see through it. My first thought was, "Oh great, I'm wearing heels." Every lady knows that this is just not a good situation. And then I remembered the quote about handling a rainy day and decided I was being a tad bit dramatic. I mean really, what is the worst that could happen? I have to walk slower because I am wearing heels and I get a little more wet than I would already get anyway walking out to the car?
By the time we left dinner, the rained had slowed down so it wasn't really that big of a deal. However, as I drove home, I found myself thinking about all the good things that I like about rainy days. I absolutely LOVE sleeping with the windows open on a spring night when it is raining. There is nothing better to help me fall asleep than the monotonous sound of the rain falling down. I love sitting on a covered deck with a cup of coffee or a glass of wine and a good book while it's raining. I eventually got to where I was actually hoping the rain would continue as I pulled into my favorite liquor store on a whim to get a bottle of wine. After all, daylight was fading fast and I wanted to get home and curl up with that glass of wine and good book on my back deck. In the end, I traded the book for my laptop and I am sitting here writing this post with a glass of pinot grigio on the table and the soothing sound of rain in the background.
So, I have decided to make an effort to embrace the rainy days in my life and start making the most of them. The next rainy day we have (which will probably be tomorrow....), I vow to be in a fantastic mood. I want to start handling my rainy days in a positive way and not let them get the best of me!
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