Julie Bove wrote:
> "Jean B." > wrote in message
> ...
>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>> "Ranée at Arabian Knits" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> In article
>>>> >,
>>>> Miche > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Only part of the year. But if there's cloud cover we don't go indoors,
>>>> I grew up in a place where it rained most of the time from the end of
>>>> October through the beginning of April. If we had not gone outside
>>>> then, well, I think life would have been miserable. Rich and I used to
>>>> go on walks in the rain. It was fun. We didn't need no stinking
>>>> umbrellas. Where we used to live it didn't rain as much, but it was
>>>> overcast quite a lot and if we didn't let our children outside then,
>>>> they would have spent most of their lives indoors. I will admit to
>>>> their being somewhat wimpy about the rain now, but that is because we
>>>> have moved to a desert where the sun is out 300 days a year, so even a
>>>> little rain is weird to them now. Here, it generally comes with wind,
>>>> thunder and lightning, too.
>>> I guess some people like being outdoors. I don't and my daughter doesn't
>>> either. We have a gardener now so no need to do yard work. Pretty much
>>> the only time we go out there and stay out there is when it is too hot in
>>> the house and we are driven out to the front yard where there is shade
>>> and it is cooler. But with the way this summer is going that's not going
>>> to happen any time soon.
>> BUT... your daughter probably got that dislike from YOU! And that
>> dislike is not healthy. Other than that...
>
> Why do you say that? I don't think being outdoors is a healthy thing at
> all. Yes, we need some sunlight for vitamin D. But I can do without all
> the pollen and pollution and I burn very easily.
>
> My husband loves being outdoors. I don't know why.
>
> My daughter doesn't like it because of the bugs and the dirt. She goes
> around looking for bugs and then complains when she sees them. Slugs are
> also common in this area and she doesn't like them either.
>
>
The exercise factor? The aforementioned sunlight? I think
walking is also good for one's mental health, creativity, etc.
Unplug, walk, think, observe. It's all good.

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Jean B.