Apparently southern women "glow" when they get warm... as opposed to flat out sweating like the us Alaskans. As I'm sitting on the screened in porch, I am willing myself to "glow" instead of sweat! At 7:15pm, the aging sun is streaming onto the porch, and a breeze is gently blowing through the screens. It's just enough of a breeze to evaporate the dampness on my arms and forehead... It's a perpetual cycle though - the humidity is so thick tonight I can breathe it in. I'm reminded of a movie from the 80's - I can't remember which one.... but the actor had to "breathe" in this viscus liquid... and they told him once he totally breathed it all in it would be similar to being in his mom's womb... he would be able to breathe in it.... hmmm -which movie was that - Leviathon? Anyway, the air tonight reminds me of that - very thick. My sinus cavities love the moisture, and my skin feels great! It's almost 9pm now, 81* with 86% humidity, and the light air movement almost makes it chilly. I'm still not sure how it can be chilly when it's 81* but it is!
I bought a small Shop Vac yesterday, and this afternoon I brought it out on our deck (6'x12'?) and sucked up all the bugs and cobwebs! :o) I washed the windows in and above the French doors, and washed the cushions to the chairs. Wiped down the chairs with a wet cloth, and the little table too.
There is a fun story behind our "porch" furniture. When we first moved to Hot Springs, AR, neither of us had any living room furniture. In my "apartment" in Atlanta, I used a borrowed futon as my "couch." We knew we didn't want to spend a bunch of money on furniture in the apartment, and one day while I was at Kroger getting groceries, I saw these great plastic dark green "Adirondack" chairs! And bonus - they were only $10.99! We had kinda talked about a beach theme - what better than these? Talked to Grady about it that night, and we went back and got two of them. Then we found some tropical flower cushions for them, and a small similar side table! So we had our little "beach" right in our living room! It was really fun - but the novelty wore off quickly! We longed for the luxury of a couch, but we used them the whole time we were there, and even when we first moved here to Texas! After a few weeks we found a couch and matching footstool - and when it came, we were like little kids! :o) It was soooooo relaxing to be able to curl up on the couch, snuggle with each other, take a nap on it - whatever! And now the Adirondacks are on the porch where they belong! :o)
back to the story....
I was in a huge cleaning mode... wiped off the ceiling fan blades even! Then I hung some more of those great little porch lights - we have some that are "XS" can replicas, and some that are little paper lanterns... very novel! I was working like crazy - right in the middle of the oppresively steamy day! I was so very hot! I was sweating like crazy, but boy it felt good to be doing this! The sweat droplets were rolling down my calves, arms, torso and forehead. It's kind of odd - in Alaska, when it gets hot and I sweat, but not a whole lot. I feel almost like I'm overheating up there. Down here, the sweat just comes out, and it's almost as if it helps keep me cool. So even though I'm sweating and feel like I should be wiped out and overheating, I can just keep going. I do drink lots of water to rehydrate. Especially PERFECT WATER! It has been micro structured, which some people believe gives the water better hydration capabilities. I am one of those people! It takes much less PERFECT WATER for me to feel quenched than regular water! Good stuff!
I don't think I'm prepared for the weather this summer. Last year, I bragged about how nice it was in Houston, how much I loved the humidity, and how it wasn't nearly as bad as everyone told me it would be. Turns out, last summer was quite rainy, and that helped to keep things cooler. The trees, lawns, and flowers stayed green, and it really didn't get hot hot until August. We were only in the triple digits for a few weeks in August and then it would pop up there every once in a while, but not often. Summer 2007 was a beautiful summer! Too much rain according to the locals, but I loved it!
Summer 2008 is looking like it will be a scorcher! We have had LOTS of 85*-90* days this month, and very little rain. The grass is starting to get brown in spots, and the trees are doing the same. I keep thinking - it's only May! What in the world is going to happen when summer acutally hits!? I may be spending more time in the air conditioning than I expect, but we just got our electricity bill and it was over $250 - and it's not even summer yet..... looks like I'll have plenty of opportunities to practice my southern woman "glow......"
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