My “Quickie” horoscope on Yahoo! this morning said,
“If you wake up feeling weird, just go with it!”
Hmm, okay, but I wake up feeling weird every morning, especially since I began working at home. I’m finally teaching myself to go with the flow, to let my days be unstructured and still get important things done. But now summer is here, the time of year when I wish I could hibernate and have someone rouse my half-baked body when it’s over.
I haven’t been posting as much because I’m in the midst of my yearly hot weather adaptation phase. That’s the excuse I’m going with. My dread of hot weather and my seeming inability to adapt make global warming and menopause at the same time feel like a horrid revelation that hell does exist, and I am going there. Go with the flow? I’m swimming upstream from the heat as fast as I can. This weather makes me miss the job at the office where someone else paid for the air conditioning, and paid me to be there in it. How cool was that?
I’m a slug this time of year. But last night, before I went to sleep, I thought it would be nice to wake up early and enjoy the cool of the morning. Apparently that set my mental alarm clock, and I wakened at dawn. This has happened a lot recently, deciding on a time to wake up, and waking at that time, without the alarm clock. It’s like a new super-power.
This morning was lovely, with the kinds of clouds I’ve heard called buttermilk skies, and a soft, cool breeze. I should use my super-power more often.
How do you go with the flow?
I “think” your question goes out to men as well as women.
For me, I go day by day when I’m down physically, emotionally, or even hour by hour.
But then the sun rises and it rains.
Welcome to Houston.
I too melt in the heat, so I do turn on the AC as soon as I start feeling uncomfortable. I’m used to getting up early-5 a.m.-so I’ve learned the secret of the cooler mornings and dusk to dark opportunities.
To add to comment number 1.
Well, my “half-baked body” tends towards day-to-day errands after work and the “new” discovery of Ellery Queen magazine’s mystery stories. I’m not up to another novel just yet.
I’m not sure I always go with the flow. One of my main rules in life is to just do the next thing. At least that way, I’m not behind the eight ball - at least not often.
Cas
Don has a lot of trouble with hot weather. And he doesn’t like summer nearly as well as winter.
Creechman — Yes, all are subject to my interrogation (kidding). I’m not sure I would survive a summer in Texas. Hey, Ellery Queen should be nice summer reading.
Susan — I try to conserve, but I’m thankful for air conditioning on the days I really need it.
Cas — I think some people are more sensitive to heat.
We just came in from watching hummingbirds dance around the feeder. They were quiet the past few days, but today’s a little cooler and even the birds seem happier.
I just finished reading; Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and I guess China had/has some very hot summers also… what a great historical novel, I really enjoyed it!
The Ellery Queen does sound great though right now!
It is so much more challenging for me to practice the stronger yoga I like in this hot weather, then I don’t and my body starts getting achy…it feels like a viscous circle!
Hang in there Barb, and all!
Hmmm…did I leave my comment on the wrong entry or didn’t it stick?
Anyway, as I thought I said, I like that modest superpower. Reminds me of Dishman’s power for cleaning.
Helen — That’s how I feel about the calendar, a vicious circle that always takes me back to summer.
Eric — Hey, housecleaning IS a superpower! If anyone ever sees my entire house looking spotless at the same time, it will likely be that a superhero took pity on me and came to my rescue. I only manage partial spotlessness, and that only once in a blue moon. Why does dust always come back? That’s what I want to know. Who invited it?
It’s possible you tried to post at the same time the server that hosts my site had a serious hard drive hiccup. I think that was yesterday morning.
oh, good. Can I borrow your excuse? It’s the heat, that’s it!
GMTA
We have been having wet and rainy weather in Oregon and it is now, finally, turning into summer again…it’s 92, today.