10 things I love about Armidale

Ok, for those of you who know me, you will be acutely aware of how hard this is for me. I basically winge about Armidale every hour of every day. For those of you who have to put up with this winging, I'm sorry. Yesterday I had a crazy thought: there are some things I love about living in this town. The thing is, I'm just a big old winger and I never say positive things. So this post is like therapy for me. I will try to include funny things for you.

1. October, November, (not December because everything is closed), February, and March (if it's still warm). Those are the best months to live in Armidale. It's sunny but not too hot. Everything is green (well the plants are). There are sometimes kick-arse electrical storms (which I love). You can have BBQs and you can sit outside to eat dinner.  (oh shit, have I put all of my fave things in the first point? Maybe, let's see).

2. There are heaps of nice parks and places to go for walks within a few kms of our house. Actually, this is Dougy's fave thing about Armidale. But during our fave months we are too scared to let him off the lead because he has been known to get bitten by snakes and nearly die. Sniff.

3. There are amazing gorges and waterfalls and nature-y things less than an hour from town. So when people come to visit we can impress them with scenery.

4. NO TRAFFIC. Although I kind of hate that I use my car as much as I do, it is pretty cool that we never have to burn fossil fuels stuck in traffic. I don't think I have ever sat in the car idle behind a build up of traffic (Coles carpark doesn't count - that place is a nightmare). 

5. Hills and high-ish altitude make me a fit rabbit. 

6. Cheap rent means we can afford to live in a architecturally designed 60s mansion.

7. Op shops still have cool shit because there aren't many hipsters raiding them.

8. You are considered hugely stylish if you wear something other than a rugby jumper.

9. We have become vegan master chefs because we can't go out to eat (EVER). This also means we can survive on our meager scholarships.

10. We have met HEAPS of amazing new friends who we will love forever (and who live all over the world so we could do a massive overseas adventure and never pay for accommodation).

Well, now that was nice wasn't it. Appreciating things doesn't come naturally to me but I promise to try harder in the future.