I just wrote this long entry about how much I hate the winter and how it affects my mood and I asked you if the weather affected your mood and then…THEN…the entry disappeared. It’s like my blog does not want me spouting my venom across cyberspace. DAMN MY BLOG. It has this need to keep me happy and for that…it must die.
Anyway - enough with the drama. Seriously - in a calm (and non-angry!) tone - does the weather affect your mood? It does mine. I’m in the best mood when it’s warm (or possibly hot) and sunny. I don’t mind the ass sweat so much, and I love to only have to wear one layer of clothing. But if it’s cold. Or rainy. Or worse…both…just be sure to avoid me all day. I’ll probably freak on you for whatever it is I can find first.
Today there is ice out. I know some of you deal with snow, but ice is too much for me. Ice means cold. Cold means several layers and pained fingers. Cold means chapped lips and dry skin. Cold means bitchy and angry. I hate do not like the cold. My mood and the weather go hand in hand…how about yours? Or…are you sane?
I’m with you. I need it to be sunny at least every few days. The dry skin thing is really driving me nuts this year and I resent having to bundle up at my own desk!
I guess I go in waves. When the weather starts to change I look forward to the difference in clothing choices. I enjoy bundling up… but by the time January comes around I can’t wait to shed some layers.
As for my mood, I get pissy if we don’t have sunlight for many days. And I prefer to have the windows open with fresh air, it really helps my mood.
I’m a Spring/Fall kinda gal… The ass-sweat DOES make me irritable in the summer, but the frigid cold and lack of good light makes me pretty pissy in the winter, too. I love the changing seasons, but only for the first week or so. First snow? Beautiful. Second snow? Pretty lovely. Third snowfall on? Dammit all, where are my boots again… How do I have only ONE glove?!?! I just stepped in a puddle on the floor and now my socks are wet and everyone is out to get me and I just wanna curl up under my covers and drink lots and lots of hot cocoa and never come out again… (You get the picture)
I’ve posted about how much I hate it, especially the beginning and the end. It really does a number on my head. Michigan’s sky stays gray, gray, fray all winter. It’s just depressing. And I can never get warm enough.
I’ve used the term suck-ass-snow more than once. And it’s only November 28th.
I guess I’m saying yes, it affects me
The weather really effects my mood - either extreme. Those 3 weeks that it was 116 in August? Crankiest, nastiest lady ever. Last week when it was cold and rainy? Mean and bitchy. I like fall and spring - I don’t like to be hot and I don’t like to be cold. There really is no pleasing me.
I HATE the cold. I hate cool weather. I hate dark dingy dreary weather. YES! It affects my mood. It makes me crazy and bitchy. Winter makes it worse. I have a long commute to work, and now I leave my house in the dark and get home in the dark AND its COLD. I’m not very nice in the winter! (or end of fall, or early spring!) I’m seriously considering moving to the Bahama’s or something like that when I retire. I wonder if my kids and (not yet born) grandkids would too, since I would not survive without being able to constantly visit. . . .
I’m fine with the cold weather, but I’m with Average Jane. It makes me angry when it’s cold at my desk INSIDE my office. Is heat too damn expensive? COME ON!
Ditto. I am quite miserable in winter.
I’m sorry Zoot’s blog, but I HATE, yes H-A-T-E winter!
I am not a fan of the cold weather, hence one of the reasons to move to the deep south. However there are some advantages to cold weather. If you don’t have to leave the house that is. Snuggling up with loved ones or animals. Last night I had two kitties to snuggle with. Hot coffee. Hot chocolate. A good soup. A crackling fire. Those are just a few things. Now if you HAVE to leave the house? It sucks ass.
I hate cold weather. One of the reason I stay here (St. Louis) is that the winters are fairly mild, at least compared to most other Midwestern cities. Although, the tempertaures don’t affect my mood as much as the getting dark at 4pm does.
I don’t deal well with weather extremes, really hot or really cold.
When I was pregnant, I would get cranky whenever the weather would change. Someone told me that pregnancy made me a human barometer.
For me, it’s not so much the cold as it is the darkness and the fact that I feel shut-in with all the windows closed. Not a fan of cold rain. I do enjoy it when it snows, but if winter could just last two weeks, I’d be fine with that.
I love hot, sunny weather, and live for summer. I live to swim in the ocean. But I think I might miss fall when I move to Hawaii - oh, wait, that’s not reality…
I’m actually happier in more inclement weather.
A good cloudy day is just fine. I don’t like the sun shining in my eyes and I hate to be hot.
I hate bad weather. Rain…cold…snow (which I rarely ever deal with). It puts me in a totally foul mood.
I’m sorry. I LIKE cold weather. Relish it, even. There is just something about the cold air that makes me happy.
Don’t hate me. I can send Krispy Kremes!
I’m pretty much solar-powered. And the worst is leaving work when it is dark outside. Dark to the point that the street lights are on already. And it’s windy and cold. And I hate it. I’m pretty sure I have seasonal affective disorder because my mood and general perspective on life changes so much with the weather. So no, I’m not sane either.
I’m totally affected by the lack of sunlight in the winter! It’s just so darn GRAY all the time!
I hate winter. It makes me very blah and sleepy.
Oh yes. Winter makes me want to hibernate. I’m serious! The shorter days just make me really cranky. Give me the long summer days when the sun goes down at 830p, not 5p!
Oh absolutely it does. No doubt. It’s cold and grey here today, and it’s terribly depressing. I miss the sunshine (and lollypops) of autumn. But the heat makes me equally grumpy, so I guess Chicago is not the place for me to live.
There is actually a name for this - it’s called Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD. Fitting, isn’t it? It has to do with your body’s reaction to lack of sunlight. If you have this really bad, you can try to expose yourself to whatever sunlight you can, or there are artificial light sources that you can use. It doesn’t take away the cold, snow or ice, but I think it may temper your reaction to these things.
Check out this web site from the Mayo Clinic for more information: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/seasonal-affective-disorder/DS00195
I post often about how much winter pisses me off. If I wake up and it’s cold, not sunny and dreary? Total bitch. Sunny? Happy and ready to kick some ass.
Obviously, I live in the wrong part of the country and now you see what my husband lives with most of the time.
Hang in there, the sun has to shine eventually!
The weather TOTALLY affects my mood. Warm/hot and sunny is what I like. This winter crap sucks. I tell people that I think I have a touch of Seasonal Affective Disorder and I am NOT joking. Again, I must ponder why I live in PA…
I don’t like grey, overcast days. They make me feel gloomy and out of sorts. Winter also makes me have dryer skin. I have to clean out the humidifier so I can start using it again.
I’m a lot like you in this regard — I am always happier if the sun is shining and it’s warm out. I really don’t like being cold. The worst for me is when the Colorado weather starts toying with my emotions in the spring and fall. It can be 80 on Monday, 30 on Tuesday, and back to 70 on Wednesday — or vice-versa. It’s just too much for me to handle with any ounce of sanity some days.
I love the cold weather. Love it.
I get really irritable in the summer when it’s hot. It’s the boob sweat that gets me. Nasty.
Its almost summer here, but its raining. I am pissed. Not to mention today is going suckily anyway.
Like Michele said (#21), I think you have Seasonal Affect Disorder (SAD). Up here in the North Country (northern Wisconsin), the days will soon begin with sunrise around 7:30 am and sunset will be around 4:30. It is tough. My answer last winter (and I have started again) is simple: Tanning! Get that extra bright light and warmth from a tanning bed!
Good luck.
[And the 10 minutes or so of uninterrupted meditation is not bad either!]
I hate being cold, and I am cold all the time. The heater under my desk is on every day until about 3:00. The dairy section of the grocery store is one of my least favorite places in the summer, brrrr. Oh, how I wish I could hibernate!
I much prefer winter over summer, and I love snow so much, I could never live in a climate that doesn’t get it. I think anyone with any experience living in a cold climate would agree with my preference for snow over ice. Granted, snow means shoveling, but ice storms usually mean snapped power lines. I’d much rather shovel for a few days than live without electricity in the dead of winter.