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Anybody else remember the song “Rainy Days and Mondays”? If not, look it up on Spotify and enjoy that beautiful voice that can only have belonged to Karen Carpenter. If so, I know approximately how old you are!
It seems that now days, we tend to associate rainy days with coziness. Tik Tok and Facebook tout reels of “rainy days at home”, “rainy days in a seaside cottage”, etc. And then there is the whole hygge movement, complements of Denmark, leaving all of us Americans wondering why we didn’t think of that: a whole movement centered around comfort and coziness. (Yes,please!)
If there is one disadvantage of living in Cabo, and there are but a few, it is the lack of opportunity to enjoy a cozy rainy day at home. September is the rainiest of months here, with an average rainfall of 3.5 inches total for the month. Not exactly Seattle, right? Also, you might be grumbling at me if my biggest complaint is too much sunny weather!
But a few weeks ago, with a tropical storm in the forecast, I found myself looking forward to the refreshment and tranquility that a rainy day can bring. Of course, as native Midwesterners who are used to preparing for blizzards and/or tornados, we first made sure that we had plenty of bottled water, candles, and gas for the generator. Then, we sat back and enjoyed the storm. I quickly deemed it a “coffee and Kindle day”, and sat on the porch while the rain sang its peaceful song and the breezes caressed the palm trees.
Different from the snowstorms that I have weathered in the Midwest, but still a very cozy, hygge day. And the best part? The next day in Cabo dawned bright and sunny, without a snow shovel in sight!