Rain can't dampen my mood

Rain rain go away...it seems that as soon as I moved back to DC, that we have been hit with all sorts of rain showers. At first I didn't care because I was back and happy as a lark. But as I commuted to work today I felt myself fall deeper and deeper into a gloomy state. But the main reason I think I was so down is because I have really wanted to ride my bike into work, but every time I find the motivation, I have to do a “rain” check and let the rain wash away my hopes of an uplifting ride. Bummer.

Austin has been trying to get me to ride my bike to work, not only to get me there in a more timely manner (it would shave about 15-20 minutes off my commute which is already an hour both ways) but it is such a great source of stress relief and exercise. Of course as soon as I begin to get comfortable with the idea, Nicole and I passed a cyclist last night (not biker as I was corrected by Austin) that had been run down by a car. It was terrifying to think that I could be in that same position, flat on my back wondering how many injuries I just obtained - not fun. I guess also what is holding me back is that I don’t want to walk into the office and smell like outside or look like I was just run through a wash cycle. I am lucky that I can know my schedule a day in advance, but my hair would just look awful! Hummm…something to think about.

On the flip side, the rain is also washing away all the traces of the last few days of pollen. Washington DC has quite a high pollen count and I have seen the worst of it this season. Now instead of going for a tissue, I just grab a dirty t-shirt or towel…gross I know, but I am sick of watching the paper fly off the roll. SO wasteful. Also, I think that Austin is going to develop a tick if I continue to sneeze incessantly in his ear as we watch TV and my account coordinator at work calls me the “sneezy girl.” Great, real professional. Hopefully this time the pollen will stay away for a while or I will be forced to insist on a discount at the counter when buying my next family size bottle of Benadryl.

So today and the rain has dampened my hair and mood, but can’t wash away my hope for a great afternoon.