To just want it to be autumn now?

I agree. I like the BER months. (Although September sun can still be annoyingly hot.)
I saw a video by an American guy who lives in England. He said he never used to believe England got hot, but the sun seems ANGRY here.
I think it's a combination of no air con, buildings and pavements storing up heat and reflecting it back and lack of breeze.
I'm not mad on Jan and Feb, but at least you start seeing Spring flowers and hearing bird song

@cravingcrispmornings we've just had some rain...😁

Yep. I'm in the SW too and this is the first time in weeks (and I mean since the first heatwave at the end of May) that there have been raindrops and single-digit night temps on the forecast. We've been consistently over 60% humidity and it's not dropped below 24 in my new build.

31 tomorrow. Yay. Can't wait...

I think being in the red zone back in June with closed schools was so awful that it's made me crave cold even more.

Goes both ways…but objectively the ‘cosy’ crew has it better in the U.K. I think summer lovers (most people outside of MN) have more cause to comment on this.

It’s really not strange to enjoy warm weather. The only place I find people complaining (outside of 32+ heatwaves) is on MN.

Let's let other people have their own opinions, eh?

You get this from September to May most years. Let’s just have a few months without, eh?

I couldn't agree more! I will really really enjoy this Autumn when it comes. Let's hope the worst of the intense heat is behind us.

That would be lovely.

The forecast for my part of Sussex is 32 degrees on Wednesday!

I'm tired of it now. I want some proper rain.

Have you considered moving to somewhere further north? Greenland maybe?

Nope. Once the Summer has gone it's just month after month of cold, wet and windy weather. Trying to dry washing indoors just makes it more unbearable and so depressing.

Yep trying hard to be all 'Mindful and in the moment' but have struggled to enjoy the summer. I've had to wear ugly shoes for months on end so don't even feel nice in dresses and I just can't regulate in the extreme heat.

I think I have adapted a bit, I've enjoyed very, early morning walks, but I am craving the crisp! Blackberry picking tomorrow though to batch cook for the freezer before the heat descends again. We are seriously moving further north when Dh retires.

Autumn is my power time. I come alive. I feel good, excited, everything is a bit mysterious and changeable. Summer makes me slightly flat. It has a depressive effect on me

I’m enjoying the heat and the sunshine, the light evenings and the summer clothes. Just the thought of autumn makes me miserable.

Of course they're not. Have you never visited any developing countries?

Definitely not. This summer has been glorious and there's a lot more to come. I don't do 'cosy'.

Just reading through the thread and that PP does seem a little obsessed 😅 MN can be such a weird place

Music to OP’s ears. 🎵🎶

No, I definitely don't want to wish the sunshine away, but I do wish it would rain. Ideally on a day I am working 🤣

I am enjoying wafting around in little shorts/skorts and vests, my tan looks great (I do use SPF), and it's so nice to spend all day and evening in the garden (I have shade). I am quite happy to live in my Birkenstocks (I have 3 pairs in different styles so don't get the Birkenstock tan lines experienced by a PP).

I have a wool duvet which regulates your temperature so I can sleep with my normal duvet at night.

I have adjusted to walking the dog before work. It's easy enough to fit in 5 miles before starting. Then I can just chill when I finish work and don't have to go out, or go for an outside swim if I choose.

I have no desire to eat stodge and happy to have salads and wraps for lunch instead of cold weather soups. Smoothies for breakfast instead of porridge. Stir fries, ramen, noodles etc for dinner.

The 30+ temps seem to have dropped to about once a week, anything below 30 most of us have probably acclimatised to now and it's just a case of staying out of the sun in the afternoon (for most of us)

Of course, I appreciate those with illnesses and disabilities or the elderly or infants might still feel discomfort in the high 20s heat, so won't feel the same way.

But me, I am easygoing and tend to take things in my stride and enjoy whatever we are experiencing in the moment. I enjoy the seasons and will enjoy autumn and winter when they come around, but I do prefer the weight to be tipped to more summer time and less ice/winter extreme cold time. Those short winter days where it's dark before you start work and dark when you finish are very long, and bit great if you have to walk for hours in it!

It was 8 degrees at 5am when I was in work this week in South Wales. The temperature has dropped a lot here this past week.

This so much!

I’m totally over the summer. I want the children back at school / preschool and some structure to the week. As well as darker evenings!

I grew up in one of those countries but they are equipped for the heat. Here it’s just extreme with no relief in your own home.