How Do You Beat Depression On The Oregon Coast?
Living on the edge of Oregon gives you a swirling view of the ocean, the mighty roar of seaside storms and, as I found out, a bad case of the rainy day blues. With an annual rainfall that often sloshes into the triple digits, living on the Oregon coast without a bout of foggy depression is no easy task. But it can be done. Accept it. The Oregon coast is going to be cloudy, rainy and often drab. Sometimes my clothes wouldn’t dry for six weeks after I washed them. Don’t even try to keep your car clean. Everything is muddy. It’s a way of life. View the trade-off. All that rain creates the greenest forests, trees that tower several stories into the sky and the coolest eddies full of starfish. The air is always fresh and clean. You have a view of the ocean from your living room. Dress appropriately. No one can avoid depression if she traipses about in a sundress on a cloudy day. Invest in a killer raincoat and some hip galoshes. Yes, you can find hip galoshes; look online. Create rainy day
