Forecasting Feelings
The impact of weather on emotional wellbeing
Dear Friend
How are you felling today? How is the weather in your part of the world?
Dare I comment about the weather today?!
What is it about the British people, or even Welsh people (I am 100% Welsh), that we feel obliged to comment about the weather?
It's a conversation starter that’s for sure, but are we ever satisfied with the weather here in the UK? It’s either too cold, too wet, too hot, too dry, never quite perfect.
What's it all about?
Do you find yourself commenting about the weather on a daily basis?
And does the weather affect your mood?
It certainly affects mine. To be honest I probably do suffer from a mild case of SAD, after all, in my humble opinion “sunshine is life!”
So as it’s now 27th April, I wonder how many days of sunshine we’ve actually enjoyed since 1st January? Answers on a postcard please! I bet it’s less than 21 days!
I noticed recently that every morning when I take my youngest to school, the first thing I’ll comment on, is the weather. When I check in on my …