Winter Appreciation Day

    This year's winter has really got the best of me. By the end of my day after dealing with the disruptive snow, wet rain or blistering wind, (or all of them at once!) I seem to be genuinely worn out, annoyed and short tempered. Today was no different. I finally got home from a long day at school, that had no shortage of stress, and all I wanted to do was get inside my comfortable house and enjoy a hot meal, however I got into an altercation. As I swung my car door open to get out, good old mother nature had other plans and slammed it right back, onto my leg, with a big gust of cold wind. That was it, I had enough for the day and from there I just shut down. I walked in the house silently and ignored the care my parents threw my way with one word answers and an ignorant walk to my room.
     When i got to my lair, I began to take care of some schoolwork on my new laptop as I watched my flat screen HDTV. Then I notice how much I don't appreciate these things. Of course when I got these things I didn't stay away from them and took care of them like they were my children, but now my TV is collecting dust and I bang my laptop into things every time I bring it around almost as if I want it to break.
     This made me realize that I don't appreciate certain things because I simply became used to them being part of my daily life. The reason I'm going on with all of this because for once it made me look at winter optimistically.
     No, I didn't suddenly appreciate the cold, snow, sleet, sicknesses, dry skin, and all the other shitty things winter brings, but it made me realize something. Would I really appreciate the Summer as much as I do if there was no Winter. I highly doubt it. If there was no Winter I'd probably be ranting on about how hot it was at school today and all I want to do is sit in my air conditioned house and drink a cold glass of water. 
     So I guess if I had to name one good thing about winter it would be the participation it forces us to go through. Yes, it might emotionally, physically, and mentally bend me over and fuck me, but however at the end their is always some better weather that I will appreciate more when it FINALLY comes around.