Last month we were blessed with unseasonably moderate temperatures along the Gulf Coast. So far June is making up for May's easy days. The heat index is 99 right now, the thermostat is reading 95F. One can only pray for afternoon thunderstorms to cool things off a bit but this week doesn't haven't much stacked in favor for rain.
Yes, I'm talking weather.
Out of topics or news, you might be thinking. Not really.
Exterior climate affects my interior climate.
Ask my family- they'll let you know I've been running hot lately. Easily frustrated and short tempered. Diffidently not my usual self. But 'tis the season for stress and anxiety- at least for me. Trapped inside during the summer much like northerners are trapped inside during the winter.
My oldest son has trouble regulating his body temperature, as part of his immune system issues, so he over-heats easily.
Mosquitoes are attracted to my middle child like squirrels to magnolia blossoms. (Yes, those critters eat the magnolia buds!)
The baby doesn't need to be around heat or bugs.
And I don't want to either, if I can help it!
So we spend a lot of time indoors.
I don't tolerate extreme heat (to me, extreme is anything over 85) either. Fortunately, here in Maine we don't get too many days in the summer that exceed that temp.
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