spring delights

• more sunlight! and the days are getting longer again!
• lying in the sun without a jacket feels so good
• pretty flowers and blossoms everywhere! (and cute bumblebees)
• seeing the fresh light-green leaves growing on the trees
• (more coming)

spring miseries

• (coming at the end of spring)

summer delights

• (coming at the start of summer)

summer miseries

• it's too hot to go outside or be on the computer or even lie in bed
• so. many. construction sites.
• being sweaty all day (even right after a shower)
• headaches from the sun, and having to take sunglasses everywhere
• getting bitten by insects all the time (they love my blood)
• the high-pitched buzz of mosquitoes next to your ear (especially in the night, waking you up)
• there actually is such a thing as too much free time (so bored, but also so unmotivated)
• the feeling of your clothes sticking to your skin from the sweat
• touching any kind of metal or dark surface will burn you
• the air in public transport is either so stuffy you can't breathe or so cold that you freeze to death without a jacket (which you didn't bring)
• opening the window during the day is impossible so no fresh air until 9 p.m.
• the dumpsters stink horribly in a wide radius (especially the food waste)
• too much light to properly watch TV (or any screen)
• too hot for sports of any kind (even if you have all that free time to do them)
• not much appetite, especially not for hot food or sweets
• if you go to the city, you will regret it (so much scorching asphalt and so many sweaty people)

autumn delights

• two words: spooky season!
• another two words: crunchy leaves (so satisfying)
• also the leaves turn really beautiful colours, nature is so cool
• happy girlfriend because it's her favourite season
• pumpkins (to eat and to decorate)
• cozy sweaters and cuddling up in a blankie are fun again
• great season for candles (especially spooky ones)
• doing sports during the day feels good, but it's okay to slack off a bit (hibernation season is coming)
• enjoying tea and hot chocolate and soup again
• perfect time to celebrate your witchy side
• getting a bit (or very) scared watching the one horror movie that I will watch in the whole year
• enjoying the fresh and crisp air when you open the windows
• fog/mist is very cool and mysterious
• porridge tastes great again (and cinnamon is allowed)
• enjoying how the cold air wakes me up in the morning and makes my eyes less puffy

autumn miseries

• it gets dark earlier and earlier (I crave daylight)
• getting properly sick at least once when it gets cold
• my body has less energy and I feel less motivated to do stuff
• everything is wet most of the time and it rains a lot
• having to take a big coat and warm things everywhere
• christmas stuff is up much too early
• salads and cold food are not as satisfying anymore
• coughing, sneezing and nose-blowing people on public transport (and touching handles etc. - yay bacteria)
• the trees look sad after their leaves have fallen off

winter delights

• frost crystals are very beautiful
• the first snow of the season is always magical
• it looks cool when you breath out small clouds into the air
• fairy lights and candles everywhere
• advent calenders (a new surprise every day!)
• celebrating christmas! (always a special time)
• Christmas holidays means lots of time with my family
• ice skating is really fun
• no annoying insects around
• sledding and skiing are just really cool and fun and special
• cuddling up with a blanket and a warm drink
• it's the season of cookies and chocolate
• winter sunrises and sunsets are beautiful
• hot showers/baths feel so good
• watching birds at the birdhouse is interesting

winter miseries

• it's. too. cold.
• having to bring a heavy coat everywhere (plus scarf, wooly hat and gloves)
• having a constant cold/runny nose (it's so hard to eat, kiss, brush your teeth or sleep while having to breath through the mouth)
• it get's dark much much too early, there's hardly any day left after work
• the lack of sunlight makes me feel very unmotivated (and also depressed)
• freezing at bus stops. ugh.
• nature is just dead. even the grass looks sad.
• can't use my terrace. too cold.
• going out of the house, even just to take the trash out or pop something down in the basement, requires a jacket and proper shoes (and therefore is done less often than needed)
• washed clothes take ages to dry inside and take up so much space