15 Things I Won't Miss About Summer

I have really loved this summer. It's been a wonderfully spacious one for me, and although it feels like it went by super quickly (as life always does), it was also luxurious, full, and really enjoyable at the same time. 

Thus, since I'm kind of in mourning about summer being officially over, and since I've adored this summer so much, I decided to make a list of all of the things that I dislike about summer (FYI, they are all #firstworldproblems).  

I know that this blog is usually a fairly positive one, but I think that it's important to mix it up every once in a while, and today, I  just want get negative ;) Think of this list as being similar to one that you would make after being dumped by a guy/girl you liked--"I'm better off without him/her, anyways, and here's why!"  

Sometimes, in order to make yourself feel better, you have to play mind games with yourself. Totally normal, right?  

Thus, here are 15 things that we can look forward to not having to deal with anymore, as the weather changes and fall slowly enters the picture. I know we still have a few more weeks of summer weather left, but hopefully this list will make us all feel a little better about the passage of time (and temperature)...

15 Things I Won’t Miss About Summer

1. Sweating 10-15 times per day, every single day. My skin = layers on layers on layers of sweat. 
2. Un-air-conditioned metro cars (the worst!).
3. Pedicures that last only 1-2 weeks, as opposed to the usual 3-4.
4. Mosquito bites. They love me!
5. Having to slather on sunscreen every time I walk out the door--and feeling greasy and smelly until my next shower. 
6. Feeling constantly dehydrated, despite constantly drinking water. 
   
7. My husband's extra-smelly, extra-sweaty gym clothes. Lady friends, you know what I'm talking about...
8. Hot, smelly city trash sitting in piles behind buildings, and the scent that wafts up into the air from said piles.
9. Freezing in the grocery store, the restaurant, the movie theatre, etc., despite bringing (and wearing) layers. 
10. Having to shave my legs regularly.
11. Gnats, yellow jackets, horseflies, and other annoying and/or stinging insects that come out when it’s hot. [Sorry, insects, but I really do find you annoying!]
12. Humidity. Let me say that again: smothering, oppressive, I-can't-move-because-it's-so-moist-out-here humidity. 
13. All of the new freckles that appear on my skin after a day in the sun. I've always had a huge fear that my face will turn into one big freckle in the summer--it hasn't yet, but that doesn't mean it won't ever happen!
14. Trying to regulate the temperature (not too cold, but not too hot!) in a full yoga class. 
15. Taking multiple showers in one day (and because of this, going through my deodorant stick like it's no one's business).

Do you feel better now? I do. 

Almost better than I would have felt if I had just made a list of all of the things that I'm looking forward to about fall. But that wouldn't have been as much fun, now would it? I think a girl's got a right to be negative every once in a while ;)

So what will you NOT miss about summer? What am I forgetting? We can talk about all of the wonders of fall in another post...

[And I'll get back to being positive tomorrow.]

Hope you had a fabulous Labor Day!