We are more adaptable than we realize. I have lived without air conditioning for over 17 years in Nebraska and Kansas. It can be done. I wet a small towel and put it on my shoulders on especially hot days. I get up early in the mornings and get the harder jobs done before the hottest part of the day. The evenings actually feel cooler because they are.....and I haven't been conditioned to unnaturally cold temperatures by AC. I eat less and lots of salads and veggies. My skin and organs get a natural detox with all the sweating and water I drink. I am not saying it is always easy but we save a ton of money by doing it. No air conditioner to repair or replace, so bonus.
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You are tougher than me. Without a/c here in East Texas I would have to move. The darn 100% humidity does me in.
Yeah, I just couldn't live in Texas due to the heat. It's 70% humidity these days, at least in the mornings. But just an aside, isn't 100% humidity essentially mean that it is raining? :-) I always love it when the a weather webpage states that there is a "100% chance" of rain. If the percentage is 100%, then it is going to rain since there isn't a percentage of it not raining.
September will be here in no time (or at least I keep telling myself that)!
It basically is raining, just a rain that is suspended in the air and quickly attaches it self to you as you walk around. I am looking forward to the weather in September but this also means I go back to work (school teacher), it is a double edged sword.
Enjoy your summer! Teaching is hard work!
I used to give my wife crap about being a teacher and how she just went and hung out with kids all day, so easy. ITS NOT EASY! It is super stressful! Pay to stress is no where near even lol.
Agreed. And I would imagine it is even harder these days then when I worked with kids. I was a camp counselor for several years in the mid-80's, worked at various day cares in the early 90's when my first child was a baby, and then worked in the school system as an after-school teacher, just to name a few. Sadly, I watched as children at the elementary level were being lined up for their before lunch drugs. It was heartbreaking. Now with even more distractions, I cannot imagine how hard it is to keep a child's attention. Have a great summer!
I would homeschool my kids If we had the financial ability to. The public school system is beyond screwed up and I am in a more old fashioned district where we still paddle the kids.