With the weather being dreary and tiring over the last week and the forecast not looking the best for the next few days, there are many ways to bring to the surface on how to love the rainy days.

For starters, the day is most likely going to be a gloomy one which to me makes everything feel less serious.

You can be lazy all day and you won’t feel bad about it because nothing is expected of you in this moment.

Wrap yourself under the blankets and work with the darkness outside watching Netflix all day knowing you don’t have to get up.

I personally love to put on some music after and open the windows, that way I’m able to listen to the rain.

Sometimes baking is even nice to do, the saying calories don’t exist on the weekend I would say applies to rainy days as well.

Doing nothing is so relaxing and once you start to think of these kind of days in a positive light rather than a negative or moody kind of atmosphere you will realize how nice it is to let it all in.

There is something about the noise that comes with rain and thunder that takes over and allows you to just release any stress and not worry about anything.

I find that my best writing days are when the weather is bad like this because I’m not being overwhelmed by the silence or the anxiety of having other things to do, I know I can just sit here being that most people in my position are having an off day of responsibilities too.

Although I made the statement about doing nothing because no one expects anything out of you that also ties me to the point of why I like to use these days to get the best workout in.

Going for a run in the rain gives me something to be distracted on and for some reason it motivates me to keep going. I know if I’m able to get a hard work out in this I won’t feel so bad if I give myself a lighter workout a different day.

There is also no denying that being at the gym when the weather is bad makes me feel so much more confident in work ethic, the fact most people are lying in bed because “it’s raining” makes me feel unstoppable.

Sometimes I even find myself with at the library with coffee either reading or online shopping.

There are so many ways to treat yourself on days like this where everything just stops for a moment, the world is expecting nothing of us and instead allows nature take over that way we can relax.

In regards to that, next time you are handed one of these torrential downpours, let it excite you rather than frighten or sadden you and figure out the ways the make you learn to appreciate them.