House Hunting for a Vitamin D fix
I fell in love with my current flat instantaneously because when I first saw it it was drenched in gorgeous sunlight. The bay windows that take up almost a whole wall seemed to encourage the light to bend around corners (I now realise that this was a man made effect created by well placing mirrors, but it's still a daily pleasure.). I've always been the same, I got if off my Mum: one of the main things we look for when moving is where the light is coming from and how much of it there is. But what if you find a great little property but it's an overcast day when you go to have a look at it?
Some genius has come up with an app that can solve even this problem. It's called SunCalc, and it shows you the sun movement on any given day for any position on the map. It is my new favourite thing.
- This is how much sun you'd get if you lived in The Toaster
The three lines on the map show where the sun will be at sunrise (yellow), sunset (red) and at the time you specify on the time line at the top of the screen (orange). The big yellow arc shows the variation of the sun's trajectories throughout the year.
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- How much sun my Mum gets
So you can make sure you're moving into somewhere that will provide you with enough mood enhancing vitamin D to get you through winter. It even works in the UK... Even though it feels like the sun sometimes doesn't... You could also use this app to help you arrange your mirrors in the right places.
