Four (or Five!) Reasons Why

…This Is The Perfect Time Of The Year

1. Crappy weather makes people cranky and sometimes crazy. Long, cold winters can bring heightened levels of depression, anger and anxiety, while lower levels of general happiness. We also tend to stay indoors, which means less physical activity, and feast on chocolate, meatloaf and other comfort foods. With the emergence of summer, things change. People change. Attitudes changes. Everyone becomes a lot nicer, we start smiling at each other and a city’s vibe begins to improve. It’s like a flower blooming. But take advantage while you can, because it doesn’t take long before we all become immune to the warmth and our friendliness cools off.

2. For those of us in geographies that have distinctive seasons, it’s nice to see people peeling back the layers. Gone are the parkas, boots, raincoats and umbrellas. Out come the shorts, skirts, flip-flops and sunglasses. Nicer weather brings better people watching and more people to watch you.

3. Office life starts to improve with the combination of improved attitudes, the prospects of going on holiday, and your colleagues (i.e. boss’s) absence as he/she goes on holiday. Everyone just seems a little more relaxed and work seems to get easier as the longer days feels like you get more time to do stuff outside of office hours. And if you happen to live in Europe, you score hugely by the fact that the whole continent seems to shut down for the summer.

4. The transition into early summer is a sports fan’s dream. You have the NHL and NBA playoffs wrapping up, the MLB gearing up, the French Open for tennis and golf’s US Open. This year we are blessed with Euro2008 as well. But it doesn’t take too long before you get into the dog days of summer and the only thing we are left with is baseball. And we’ve already blogged here about how “exciting” mid-summer baseball can be.

5. It is the perfect season for hanging out on a patio. Just like Baby Bear’s porridge – not too hold, not too cold. It’s juuuuuuuuust right. There’s nothing like that first opportunity to sit outside and appreciate the nourishment that warmer weather brings.

With the excitement of summer fun upon, don’t forget about the harmful effects of getting too much sun. Visit the Sun Safety Alliance for more details.