Rainy Monday

Being a Floridian you would think I am used to the rain... not so much. The rain in Florida particularly in Miami is just plain annoying. There is no other word for it. Annoying!

I have, what I like to call, an irrational anger towards rain. Every time it rains (unless I'm being lazy at home) it gets me so angry. Why? Rain ruins everything. It ruins a day out. Everything gets wet and cold, your shoes get soaked to the point that your feet are like prunes. Umbrellas do not really do anything neither do ponchos. Perfect example: last Thursday my boyfriend, his friend and I went down to Key West to take out his new flats boat. The day started out beautiful, clear, sunny. Once noon hit BAM! it started to rain little by little then it just poured. We were still in the boat with this down pour, everything got soaked including us and I did not wear a bathing suit, I was wearing cotton which you know does not dry like the swimsuit material. Naturally, when it pours it gets cold. I was in a tank top and with all of our towels soaked through there was nothing to keep me warm or dry. I was so pissed! I was angry because I was soaked through and cold but also because it cut our day short.

Rain makes running errands even more of a hassle. I try to make running errands as fun as possible however when the rain rains on my parade it just sucks. Your merchandise gets wet, you can't leave the mall or the supermarket because it is literally hurricane rain that is pouring down on us. It rains so hard that it creates small floods.

Rain also disrupts the laundry process. I own a washer and dryer but dryers do use up quite a bit of electricity thus I line dry larger pieces such as comforters, towels, sheets, etc. When rain is on the horizon it's a bit difficult to line dry; to that I'd like to add that in consequence rain is also expensive because the rain does not allow me to line dry it means I have to use the dryer which increases my light bill.

Rain also causes leaks, which is the worst. You know what that means, more expenses!

Let's say you make an expensive, exciting trip to Disney World or Universal Studios, but hey guess what, it rains! Do you know how irritating it is to be at the happiest place on Earth and it rains the whole time? You spend time and money planning these trips for it to just endlessly rain. Most of the time it rains all day in this endless drizzles that may not seem like a lot of rain but let me tell you it is. You have to resort to ponchos that are not comfortable and somehow get you wet too.

Of course, I really have to be girly about this comment and say that rain also ruins your hair, your clothes, your shoes, your make-up; it's a girl's worse nightmare. You'd think by now I would have bought a proper rain coat or rain boots... nope! Never owned a pair in my 25 years as a Floridian, probably never will. It seems like our summer this year is going to be a hot one which also means a lot of rain. Daily afternoon showers, random hurricane rain, gusts of wind, thunder storms and more ruining of days.

In conclusion to this angry rant, rain is just annoying, expensive, a day wrecker, wet and cold. Although I will stand that it is great for the environment, it is not good for my day.