What is with the rain?

Have you ever felt like you just need a do over? That is how today felt for me. I woke up to rain and knew that was going to alter my mood significantly. But I did a rain mantra to try to alter it. What are some positive effects of rain? It makes a soothing sound on a roof - doesn't work for me since I am on the ground floor of a three story building. It washes away pollen and makes the air smell fresh - which would be nice if I could admire it from inside the comfort of a car or home. I am a bike commuter for goodness sake! And that is where the positive list stops, because I mean, come on - rain is only fun if you are hungover and want an excuse to stay inside, or if you have time to sit on a covered porch and sip coffee or wine. I know its great for the soil and the world, but sometimes a girl needs to catch a break. 

So I hopped on my bike and headed into work, forget fixing my hair, it was pointless. Our concert series starts this Friday too, so today was the day our tent was to be set up. Of course. So I am standing out in the rain, waiting for everyone to arrive. Then, the mist rolled in. Oh great, whats better than rain? Let me tell you - its mist. Its just annoying because you think you don't need an umbrella, but if you don't have one, you end up soaked, just very slowly. The whole time everyone is yelling at me "where is your jacket, you are going to get sick!!" SHUT UP. 

The rest of the day was looking up, got a lot of work done, feeling good about life and then I unlock my bike, hop on and begin to ride. Kathunck! Kathunck! Yep, that's right - I have a flat tire. OMG. I don't know if Uber has ever been considered a HERO, but they were today. In just 5 minutes, I was whisked away into a humid taxi (cause you know they don't worry with AC when it's raining) and home in the blink of an eye. The whole time the cabby was asking me all about bikes "how much do they cost?" "what type should I get?" Dude, I have NO idea, I am not a traveling bike professional. Geeze. 

I opened my door, climbed into comfy dry clothes and opened a bottle of wine. Now I can finally enjoy the rain.