The last week has been a blur. For those of you who don't already know, I work full time as a counter manager for philosophy cosmetics at Nordstrom, and I am currently carrying a load of 16 units. Juggling such a heavy load is never easy, especially with the crazy weather in southern California lately.
This rain has been cumbersome in so many ways. I now need to carry an umbrella on my person most all of the time. I need to leave 20 minutes earlier to get to work, changing my commute time from the average 30-45 minutes to a cool hour; sometimes an hour and a half. I have to run my heater at home every night, which raises my gas bill considerably.
People keep telling me, “this weather is so beautiful,” and, “thank goodness the heat wave has stopped.” I could not disagree more. Why in the world would anyone live in southern California and wish for rain? Southern California is a land where tourists come to enjoy our weather. If somebody was looking to vacation in rain, I assume they would choose somewhere like Seattle.
I wish I could happily splash through puddles and pretend the rain was beautiful and fun. Thinking back to my earlier posts, I see the rain as only another situation to spend the days worrying upon. I fear getting into a car accident in the rain. I fear leaks in my home. I wish I could see only the beauty, but the rain in my life is nothing but a new challenge.
I need to ground myself in knowing that the rain will pass. If I can survive the traffic, the cold, and extra weight of an umbrella in my bag, I will see flowers. What happens after the rain is the true beauty of this weather in my eyes. I can find myself nostalgic in the thoughts of rainbows, flowers, and the greenery that comes directly from the rain.
In southern California, we are supposed a land where, “the grass is really greener.” In that case, I guess the rain will help. I'll just bundle up and wait for the flowers.
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ReplyDeleteThe title of this blog entry is a good draw in. I will say though, it threw me for a loop because I didn't expect the blog to be about the rain. I enjoy the details of this blog, but I fear that it might be too wordy. The descriptive nature of this blog allows for a visual image, but it borders wordiness. I enjoy your question you posed "Why in the world would anyone live in southern California and wish for rain?" What I enjoyed more, was your comment after. You were able to give a question and an answer. Which also continued with the flow of your blog. The only thing, is that I feel "the grass is really greener" doesn't need the quotes. It's a known cliche, but I could be wrong. Overall, a well written and interesting blog entry.
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