We may get winters that last six months or washed out summer days but at least we don't experience devastating earthquakes, tsunami's or freezing cold -30 winters like other countires. All in all our weather is very mild compared to other places we could live (touch wood) so we should be thankful!

I hate bugs and this is one the main things I hate about summer! I can't sleep when there is a fly in the room, I have to get it out before trying to doze off. I hate having a BBQ and having several wasps flying at your face after your food. I hate bugs in general! They make me shudder. I particularly hate flies though! Mainly because there is nothing beneficial about them, they are horrid, dirty, gross and spread germs but also because they could make my bunnies really ill so summer is now spent with me constantly making sure they are well protected and there is no buzzing in the house. However, it could be worse! We could live in a country where insects are deadly and poisonous and where spiders (which don't actually bother me) are as big as your hand and bite! scary!

Following on from my last point, we also don't have scary snakes rear their poisonous heads in the summer like other more tropical climates....and I don't know about you but I am quite thankful for that!

Yes, our weather has been a bit mad lately and because of that some of our flowers and crops do suffer but all in all we do normally get a usual harvest whereas if we were a country that experienced extreme weather patterns such as storms, big freezes and mega heatwaves it would be a very different story.

I think this is a plus? The fact we have hot then warm then cold weather means we can keep our wardrobes and styles versatile rather than being stuck in a permament summer wardrobe. Don't get me wrong, there is NOTHING better than a hot day and wearing your favourite denim cut off's and a vest top but I don't know about you, I have some absolute wardrobe favourites that require slightly milder weather and I would be very sad to have to wait months and months to wear them again (although the sunshine and an ice cream probably would ease that upset!)

We don't need MUCH of an excuse to book tickets for a plane outta here really do we? After all, we work hard and deserve a break. There is also a big wide world out there for us to experience. Sometimes though we can feel that because of money or whatever else that maybe we shouldn't treat ourselves to a little break.... well you should! And maybe the precdiction of a less than tropic summer will convince you of that too!

There we go then, there may only be six postives but positives they are!

How do you keep your pecker up in the milder summer weather?