On five things to do on a rainy day: A list

Today it rained and I had nowhere to go.  I was inside all day, but without sun, my motivation was lackluster to say the least. The thing about rainy days is that they're full of opportunity!  Opportunities to do something different! So, here is a list of...

five things to do on a rainy day.

1.  That thing you should have done yesterday.  I feel like there's always something on my never-ending to-do list, and that at least half of those somethings are things that were supposed to have been done yesterday (or two days ago, or two months ago).  Rainy days are great days to do those things because really, what else are you going to do (aside from any one of the other four things on this list of course)?  Today, the thing I should have done yesterday but did today because it was raining, was start packing my apartment.  Ugh.

2. Pull up all of the blinds. Counter-intuitive, yes.  Genius idea, also yes.  While opening the blinds on a sunny day lets a great deal of natural light into your apartment, opening the blinds on a rainy day is, in my opinion, even better.  Who wants natural lighting when they can watch people walking pathetically through the pouring rain without umbrellas looking like soaked rats.  On rainy days you can see the giant splash that all of the cars make when they drive through your flooding streets.  On rainy days you can watch everything outside of your window move in the wind in ways it never does on those nice days.  On rainy days everything outside your window is way more entertaining.

3.   Go out and do something.  Put on your galoshes and rain coat and get the eff out of the house.  Go somewhere where there are usually too many people (as long as its inside).  For example, the mall is a great place to shop when it's raining-- so quiet and easy to find sales people to help.  Totally worth the struggle through the rain.

4. Watch your local weather.  Weather people love a good storm.  They freak the freak out when there's a good storm.  Their minds are blown and they run around like puppies chasing their own tails.  It is absolutely hilarious to watch nerds freak out over water falling from the sky.  This is especially the case when the water falling from the sky is in the form of tiny mist drops instead of the hail they have predicted...then they stop chasing their tails. Instead it ends up between their legs.

5. Stay in bed all day.  This is my default. Stay in bed all day on a rainy day and charge up your internal battery for the sunny day that is bound to come tomorrow. I am a firm believer in lazy days and rainy days make perfect lazy days.  (See also: Netflix marathon, read a book, Facebook stalk, sleep, watch trash TV)

Keep on thinking,
Josie