Autumn, with it’s cold, damp, dreary darkness, is preparing for the kill. That’s its entire purpose, you know: to murder summer. To replace our blissful radiance and warmth with grim decay. No wonder I loathe Fall.
The mere thought of what lies ahead gives me chills. Months of bitter cold and little daylight. Naked trees. Howling wind. Snowdrifts. Icy streets. Numb faces and hands and feet. Sunrise at mid-morning; full dark at 3:30 in the afternoon. Static electricity. Chapped lips. Hat hair. Polar vortices. Bomb cyclones. Confinement. A cornucopia of misery awaits and I dread every torturous second. Already.
Can you tell my annual Fall panic has set in? It has and I’m busy scouring the Internet for cold weather gear, but there aren’t enough coats or hand warmers in the world to make winter bearable. Not for me. I want sunshine and lots of it — all day, every day. However, I live in the midwest, a region known as Winter Central (to the skiers and skaters) and Hell Frozen Over (to me). From November through March, if not September through July, this place is downright inhospitable.
But what can you do, right? Ooh, wait, I know. Maybe Sideshow Don will use his magic Sharpie to redraw the weather map and divert winter to Alabama. Yay, delusions win!
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12 responses to “: yipes, here it comes :”
I’m also a mid west girl and I am in denial that summer is ending and fall is encroaching. However, I have found appreciating these warmer days and truly basking in them helps ease things (only slightly). Maybe winter will forget to arrive this year. One can hope :-)
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Bless you! I’m hoping winter fails to show up, too. Especially the blizzards and the ice storms and the subzero stuff. So far, so good — it’s still in the 80s in late September 🥳 Let’s keep everything crossed 🤞
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I’m certainly not complaining about the mid-80’s weather and the 60’s in the evenings. I wish it could be like this always.
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Hasn’t it been wonderful? If only there was a way to bottle this weather 🌻☀️☀️☀️🌻
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Dig deep…you can get through this!
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Aw, thanks❣️ I’ll try the Little Engine That Could trick, ‘I think I can, I think I can …’
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I also live in the Midwest and January and February are absolutely HORRIBLE…..my body just can’t handle that much cold.
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I’ll be honest, I struggle with November. After that, I just cry. Good luck to us both🤜🤛
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absolutely! we can do it…………
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Let’s meet up again in March and compare notes! Stay warm 🌻
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:) sounds great! :)
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🥳
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