I'm becoming a wimpy girl in this heat! I'm trying to make peace with summer, it's my least favorite season, thanks to the heat/humidity and darn heat index that is extreme and breaking records! Our weather pattern has been breaking records each month and I'm sure our normal or average weather is gone for good! That leaves us trying to beat the heat and praying the A/C unit can handle the stress!
So, I'm stuck inside, feeling grateful for my comfortable home and yes air conditioning, but I don't take kindly to being held hostage by the weather, there's enough of that going on in the winter months! I am trying to do my part in keeping the utilities down by doing laundry at 6am after the hubby leaves for work and the A/C isn't working over time yet. I've got all the blinds closed, curtains drawn and ceiling fans circulating. I try not to use any major appliance during the peak hours and no baking with less cooking. Eating light is key and keeping fluids handy is a must, water and unsweet tea for me!!
A fun way to keep cool is to watch Christmas movies, esp. if you don't have a pool. I could and should be sewing but just not in the mood, it's gardening season and my mind is out there! It's become a twice a day chore just to keep the containers and window boxes from dying, but I'm not complaining really! I know it gets hot in July, and maybe I have become wimpy, or spoiled, or just lost my tolerance for the heat, and when I use the word heat, I'm referring to the extreme heat, anything pass the low 90's mixed with good old fashioned Ozark humidity is just miserable! But, I haven't found a better place to live so as long as I can keep beating the heat, wine a little, and stay comfortable I'll be ok! But no matter what I'm always very thankful to have all four seasons, there's always a change around the corner and lots of ice tea!
How are you beating the heat?
I am outside at 5 a:m gardening or doing other outside work. When the sun comes up it`s too hot to do any heavy yard work. I should be sewing too. The AC is on by 9 and runs on low all day and most nights. Today however is cloudy and cool, about mid eighties. No ac today. Just open windows and fresh air. I love it! Salads and other light foods for lunch and supper.
ReplyDeleteI live in Texas where it is over 100 every day. I take care of a little girl and try to go to the pool once a week. We do lots of indoor things. I drink lots of water and eat light foods. You pitcher of iced tea looks so good!
ReplyDeleteUgh! I hear ya! It's stinkin' hot and humid here in Florida too. Not sure if it's the heat-induced craziness or not, but when I glimpse myself in the mirror and see the beads of sweat on my forhead and lip and my wild, frizzy hair, and maybe even catch a whiff of my stinky pits (TMI ~ ha!), I tell myself, "well, this is country living!" Embrace it ~ my summertime mantra:)
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Hello Sue :)
ReplyDeleteI am right there with you on Summer being my least favorite season. It has been hot, dry and windy in our neck of the woods. We can't plant our gardens until after Memorial Day so ours isn't faring too well with all the heat. I try to do any baking and outside chores before 7 in the morning to keep from getting too hot and to keep the deer flies from biting me!
Lots of water and iced tea here! As well as salads and fruit. And you beat me to the punch: I LOVE watching Christmas movies in the summer with the ac going. In fact I need to start working on Christmas gifts now too!
Have a blessed day and stay cool!
Love,
Sharon
Enjoy your blog...we here in the Northeast (Mass.) are experiencing 94 degrees today with 70% humidity...ouch, that's hot!
ReplyDeleteSeems like I just got to go outside after the very wet and cool spring and now I'm back inside because of the heat. Gardening gets done by 7am and trips to the grocery store happen very early also.
Reading blogs, doing rose embroidery on pillowcases and reading light mysteries (A Killing in Antiques) keep me busy.
I found your blog ...I love it!!! Warm here in Central Ca.. I my opinion I think that summer should end on July 5th. I am not a summer gal. Your blog is adorable.
ReplyDeleteIm sweating up here in rural Saline Co also! I have been making tons of salads and drying clothes outside and keeping the sun tea jar busy! Yikes its storming bad now! Thanks heat! LOL! Hope the tomatoes dont crack!
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