Weather vs Mood

I’m often struck by how weather affects my mood. Usually I smile at how fiction from other countries portray England as always being wet – lately though, this is spot on. It seems like it’s endlessly raining. And it’s pretty depressing. Writers and film makers often use weather to convey mood. Whether using rain to [...]

Rain on the window

I’m writing this on the train into work. It’s grey and raining and droplets roll down the window as I stare out, not looking forward to my day at work and wishing for a change, for something I’m not entirely sure of. Yesterday I had the day off work and went for some blood tests. [...]

I wanna be where the sunshine is

Today I refer back to my post no kissing in the rain as the weather is hideous here in London. British weather is so weird – Saturday we have a really hot, sunny day and I actually got a bit burnt and then yesterday the rain came and a chill was in the air. This morning, I got drenched on the commute to [...]

The sun has got his hat on

We are experiencing some gorgeous weather in the UK right now – it’s sunny and unseasonably warm, we’re even beating the Med on temperature. There’s something about the sunshine that makes everything seem better and my mood much lighter. Yesterday I grabbed a lunch break and sat out for some sun catching. I must start bringing sun cream to work as my shoulder got a bit red [...]

No Kissing in the Rain

Waking up to a grey, cloudy day and hearing the patter of heavy rain on the roof, fills me with glumness. There’s no joy in the rain – it means umbrellas and hoods, frizzy hair, wet jeans and waterproof shoes that inevitably turn out not to be waterproof. When I wake up to the rain, my smile fades. It puts [...]

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