It is hot, hot and more hot. Last night was a nightmare of trying to sleep when my skin felt like it was on fire. I kept getting up having drinks of cold water and splashing my body with water trying to cool down. Zero sleep last night. I feel like I'm suffocating in the heat.
I know there are places suffering worse heat and even drought. We had a storm last night with a bit of rain but it didn't cool anything down. I'm frustrated with my house and the total lack of windows to open to let in any of the cooler night air. Sleeping with fans on all night dries my nose out so bad that I can't breath and it doesn't seem to cool anything down.We don't have the a/c on at night because it is too noisy and we usually don't need it.
My body betrays me when I try to get anything done. I feel woozy sick. I sit and wipe my face with a cool washcloth but it doesn't last. I drink ice water but it doesn't help. I'm tired, hot and cranky. This isn't what summer is supposed to be about.
The kids can't go outside because there is a lack of cool areas in our yard and then there is nothing to do in the yard now that they are teens. Teens don't play in the yard anymore. Teens sit in their sweltering hot rooms and play on electronic devices. Teens now get almost no vitamin D or exercise, at least my teens don't and if I believe what other parents of teens say this is how most teens are.
I have a chore list longer than my arm and I can't muster the energy to go out and in the car to do them. I don't tolerate the heat well and sometimes when I get really hot I feel dizzy. Not a good thing to pass out while you are out shopping on your own.
I feel lifeless and energy- less like a dry husk of bark. I want this heat to be done for the year. I want to sleep again. I hate August with a passion. It is my least favorite month and I wish I could live somewhere else come August every year.
Wouldn't it be nice to have a cabin on a lake. You just jump in the water when you are too hot. The trees around your cabin keep it cool and the breezes move the air so it's never too hot for long. You spend your days between lounging on the beach and hiking in the woods. Meals are quick and either barbecued or cold salads and sandwiches. Drinks are tall and frosty. And you have the most comfortable chair in the shade with a little table beside you to hold your books, drink and sunscreen. No electronic devices for your kids who spend their days getting brown in the sun and strong and lean from all the exercise and fun they are having swimming and hiking. Now that's how summer should be!
I know there are places suffering worse heat and even drought. We had a storm last night with a bit of rain but it didn't cool anything down. I'm frustrated with my house and the total lack of windows to open to let in any of the cooler night air. Sleeping with fans on all night dries my nose out so bad that I can't breath and it doesn't seem to cool anything down.We don't have the a/c on at night because it is too noisy and we usually don't need it.
My body betrays me when I try to get anything done. I feel woozy sick. I sit and wipe my face with a cool washcloth but it doesn't last. I drink ice water but it doesn't help. I'm tired, hot and cranky. This isn't what summer is supposed to be about.
The kids can't go outside because there is a lack of cool areas in our yard and then there is nothing to do in the yard now that they are teens. Teens don't play in the yard anymore. Teens sit in their sweltering hot rooms and play on electronic devices. Teens now get almost no vitamin D or exercise, at least my teens don't and if I believe what other parents of teens say this is how most teens are.
I have a chore list longer than my arm and I can't muster the energy to go out and in the car to do them. I don't tolerate the heat well and sometimes when I get really hot I feel dizzy. Not a good thing to pass out while you are out shopping on your own.
I feel lifeless and energy- less like a dry husk of bark. I want this heat to be done for the year. I want to sleep again. I hate August with a passion. It is my least favorite month and I wish I could live somewhere else come August every year.
Wouldn't it be nice to have a cabin on a lake. You just jump in the water when you are too hot. The trees around your cabin keep it cool and the breezes move the air so it's never too hot for long. You spend your days between lounging on the beach and hiking in the woods. Meals are quick and either barbecued or cold salads and sandwiches. Drinks are tall and frosty. And you have the most comfortable chair in the shade with a little table beside you to hold your books, drink and sunscreen. No electronic devices for your kids who spend their days getting brown in the sun and strong and lean from all the exercise and fun they are having swimming and hiking. Now that's how summer should be!
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