So over it... GA summer

I am SO OVER living in GA and the million years long summers. This is my last one, which is making it longer somehow.

I have put the weather for Malvern, where we are moving, on my phone and every once in a while I just check it to get myself through the day.  I remind myself that NEXT SUMMER ON THIS DAY it will get down to 50 at night (maybe; likely), and won't be so steaming hot.

I know it gets hot there sometimes, and that sucks.  But not for 6 straight months.  Weirdly, I ALSO don't like being in the air conditioning. I don't like the extremes. It's 76 in the house and then I go outside and it's 95.  That can't be good for you.  For some reason in winter 65-67 going outside to 40 doesn't seem to bother me as much.

I also love the rain!  Although it rains here, it is still WAY TOO SUNNY.  It rains for like 10 minutes super heavy and then the sun blares down making it wet soup for the rest of the day. No cool breezes, and if there are BE CAREFUL THAT MIGHT BE A TORNADO COMING.  Also no prolonged periods of overcast.  Just bright glaring sun making me tired.

Also, rattlesnakes, poison ivy absolutely everywhere (and I'm gotta-get-a-shot-in-my-butt allergic), and SO MANY FRIGGIN BUGS. Also, how many deer can we hit in a single year?  Wanna place bets?  One already totaled my new car and since we are leaving I opted to not buy another; now sharing my husband's old car until we go.

And I love to hike and live here in my hometown because of the awesome trails, but it becomes intolerable outside due to the ridiculous pollen counts starting in March all the way through mid May, and then it's wet soup.  Once the trees are fully filled in the trails are in deep shade, but still wet soup and snakes and poison ivy.  Hiking doesn't really provide the anxiety relief and mental health boost when you are constantly watching out for stuff that will kill you.

Okay, I might be out of complaints now.  Thanks for listening.

I always laugh when people say this.  I’m wearing a jumper and blanket and had a fire last night.  I MISS SUMMER.

There’s middle ground.  It’s called Colorado and it’s AMAZING!

I always laugh when people say this.  I’m wearing a jumper and blanket and had a fire last night.  I MISS SUMMER.

There’s middle ground.  It’s called Colorado and it’s AMAZING!

I love Colorado and my Native family are all originally from there, but it is still TOO EXTREME.  And I'm truly happy in a Jumper year round.  As my Mama always says, you can always put on more clothes, you can never take off enough. Don't get me wrong, I loved the winter in CO, and the summer was much more tolerable.  But still too hot and too sunny.

I love Colorado and my Native family are all originally from there, but it is still TOO EXTREME.  And I'm truly happy in a Jumper year round.  As my Mama always says, you can always put on more clothes, you can never take off enough. Don't get me wrong, I loved the winter in CO, and the summer was much more tolerable.  But still too hot and too sunny.

Trust me, you have to want to wear a jumper year round here, so you are in a great position.  I’ll be curious to see if you book holidays for “warm and Vitamin D” like the rest of us.  I fully admit to leaving just to see if the sun still exists. 

Trust me, you have to want to wear a jumper year round here, so you are in a great position.  I’ll be curious to see if you book holidays for “warm and Vitamin D” like the rest of us.  I fully admit to leaving just to see if the sun still exists. 

Very seriously doubt I'll seek the sun, but we'll see.  The sun causes extreme exhaustion for me and I'm TURNED ON when it's cooler and gray.  When all of my friends are complaining about days on end of rain in the winter, I'm like 'what?  I just redid all my landscaping'. I sleep LESS in the winter, and get energy from cool, crisp air. Maybe it's because half my ancestors are from Ireland and Germany, and the other half are from the Mountains of New Mexico, IDK?  I totally hibernate and get depressed in the summer.
I don't mean I don't get cold, I do!  But I prefer bundling up to sweating. 
I'll be forced to come to GA a couple of times a year to see everyone, and then I also have fam in CO, so ya know, I doubt I'll be seeking sunshine--I'll get it then.
It doesn't hurt that my spouse is a ginger Brit who is also very anti-sunshine/heat, and two of my spawn are pale skinned human radiators.  We all have pale green eyes and hate the sun, lol.

I'm TURNED ON when it's cooler and gray. 

  I think you'll like it here.

Well we had the heat on, on the 25th June in the Highlands, because it was pouring rain, foggy, actual temp at 48F and felt more like 44F.  Mid-summer!

Move to the Highlands, you'll love it! 

I'm from GA too.  I don't want GA heat, it's oppressive, but London this "summer" is a laugh.  I'd like to see the sun, to feel it on my skin, to sit outside, for my plants not to be drowning.  Upside is I guess I don't need to change out my closet for summer this year or replace the sunglasses I lost.

If you like wet and overcast, you'll love it here this year!

I'm from GA too.  I don't want GA heat, it's oppressive, but London this "summer" is a laugh.  I'd like to see the sun, to feel it on my skin, to sit outside, for my plants not to be drowning.  Upside is I guess I don't need to change out my closet for summer this year or replace the sunglasses I lost.

If you like wet and overcast, you'll love it here this year!

A fellow American in the U.K. posted on Facebook yesterday asking forgiveness from the universe for saying she couldn’t wait to get away from southern US  summers.

My daughter is learning the constellations in science. I told her we would look at them the next time we are in Florida. She said “oh can we not see them here?”  Me “can’t have clouds”. Too funny that I have NO memories of constellations here.  We REALLY don’t see them! 

A fellow American in the U.K. posted on Facebook yesterday asking forgiveness from the universe for saying she couldn’t wait to get away from southern US  summers.

My daughter is learning the constellations in science. I told her we would look at them the next time we are in Florida. She said “oh can we not see them here?”  Me “can’t have clouds”. Too funny that I have NO memories of constellations here.  We REALLY don’t see them! 

So true.  At college in GA we'd go sit in the fields and look up at the stars.  Wearing shorts and t-shirts, naturally.  Here when we see stars we get so excited...and then we rush inside because the few times there's lack of cloud cover it means it's freezing out.

We REALLY don’t see them!

Aside from the weather, light pollution is a major issue in the UK, as there are streetlights galore. I live in a rural location though, so we see them , but usually in the deadest of winter, freezing cold nights that have clear skies, so you don't want to stand outside too long! 

Aside from the weather, light pollution is a major issue in the UK, as there are streetlights galore. I live in a rural location though, so we see them , but usually in the deadest of winter, freezing cold nights that have clear skies, so you don't want to stand outside too long! 

Yes the skies can be beautiful if the conditions are right.   I expect up there you can see the Aurora from time to time? 

Today was el scorchio. I bet it was hotter than 75 (degrees F). Good thing I slathered on the sun screen.


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Today was el scorchio. I bet it was hotter than 75 (degrees F). Good thing I slathered on the sun screen.


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Lucky girl!  Cats and dogs were falling from the sky here!

Yes the skies can be beautiful if the conditions are right.   I expect up there you can see the Aurora from time to time? 

Yes!!