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14 Reasons That Prove Rainy Days Are Secretly The Best Days

Fifty and drizzling all week, please!

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14 Reasons That Prove Rainy Days Are Secretly The Best Days
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More often than not, Spring means an influx of rainy days and as some would put it, depressing weather. Dark and wet skies don't have to mean a washout day and a sour mood! By appreciating the best and little things about the rain, we can proudly admit that we're secretly hoping for the next drizzly day.

1. It's the perfect backdrop for cuddling up by the fire with four blankets and having an all-day Netflix marathon.

This becomes extremely dangerous napping territory if you stock up on snacks and drinks before you sit down. Pro tip.

2. Something about the rain cleanses your soul.

It's like my stress and worries are washing away with each falling drop.

3. Precipitation pairs quite well with a pot of tea or coffee.

While in Ireland, I indulged in a pot or two of tea multiple times a day, without shame. Now when Ohio turns wet and windy, I reach for my Irish tea— don't forget the splash of milk, please!

4. Whether you're a writer or not, the drizzly skies bring out your inner creativity, just itching to put pen to paper.

It's like Jack Nicholson in "The Shining" — the determined and dutiful writer part, not the psycho family-killing part.

5. There isn't a bad book to read when the skies are gray.

I can thrust myself into a book so quickly and completely, thanks to the white noise of the rain. That pitter-patter on the glass is one of the sweetest sounds in life.

6. Slippers are the icing on the cake of a cozy day uniform.

Sweater? Check. Sweatpants? Check. Fuzzy slippers? Perfect.

7. Amy Winehouse sounds even more soulful with every raindrop that hits the window.

It blows my mind how such a hauntingly beautiful voice can remain still so under-appreciated in pop culture. A legend gone too soon, undoubtedly.

8. Watching a vintage black-and-white movie with a storm raging outside is an invigorating and other-worldly experience.

Classic love stories and washout days are the perfect combinations to waste away the day (in the best way possible).

9. Rain gives you an excuse to hygge-out your bedroom for creating the ultimate comfort zone.

Who doesn't want a dimly lit, cozy and soft paradise you can call home? By adding elements like fairy lights, plush pillows, rugs, mounds of blankets and really soft finishes, you can turn your sterile space into a relaxation haven.

10. Water is essential to life.

Without the rain, this Earth would cease to exist as it is today. All of nature and all of humanity would be wiped out. Rain is the thing that keeps our ecosystem in check: we thank rain for aquatic life, groundwater, the hydrologic cycle, even more.

Rain is a part of life and we wouldn't be here without it, so we should appreciate it even more for all it does for us.

11. Nothing's better than putting on an old record and listening to the crackle of the vinyl complement the drizzle on the windowpane.

This sounds extremely cliché and hipster, but you've truly never heard music until you've heard it on vinyl. The scratchiness of the record invokes an authentic raw quality that can't be matched on digital. Nothing like a good thunderstorm to back up your record player, am I right?

12. Cloudy skies provide a great release for emotional healing.

It's no secret that the dreary side effects of rain showers lead one to be more emotional. Use the rain to wash away your stressors, confront those emotions, and restore from the ground up.

Kickstart the feels by watching The 1975's Change of Heart video, cue the above GIF.

13. The smell of the rain. That's it.

When H20 hits the pavement, it immediately brings me back to my childhood— wet asphalt, playing with the worms in the driveway and seeing the fog lift after the rain shower.

14. The sun always comes out after the rain, no matter how dark and stormy.

Life is one big, crazy cycle. We have our rainy days and we have our sunny days, but we know that the light will rise from the gloomy darkness. Whatever we're dealing with in life, we can get through it— One rainy day at a time.

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