Seriously, it's HOT. The riding around all over to run errands was hot, as it's in the high 70sF at it's lowest, and we just got home a bit ago to find that the house is around 90F in the living room. The bedroom is hotter, I think. We only had one fan last summer and we kept it in the living room blowing air around there and down the hall, and it was enough. However, it wasn't quite as warm last summer as it is now, or at least not as early in the year, so one was really enough. Add in that we had a lot more breezes (which made burning trash a lot of fun, let me tell you), and it made it quite bearable.
This year so far is hot and windless. So we spent a hard-earned $22 at the dollar store while the laundry was going to get a second fan. Cheaper to buy and run than an A/C unit and less noisy. The old one is still in the living room. This one went in the bedroom door at the hallway, to have plenty of room behind it to pull air around and blow across the bed from the foot up towards the head, and it's running quite well. Comfy in here again now in just a few minutes. Thankfully, we have the other door into the bathroom to use, and will just have to go in and out of the bedroom through the bathroom like we do all winter anyhow.
I said rehydration time, because truthfully, this windless heat is just dragging me down today. I've been sucking down cold tea and lemonade all day long while we've been out, but riding with Quentin isn't easy - he doesn't like all the windows open because of his long hair, which he won't pull back on weekends, and which then blows into his face while driving if the windows are open. HE gets to have his window down for his comfort. Heaven help me if I want one down for mine, because his hair gets blown around. Some days, I can't win for losing. So I end up with a bit of heat exhaustion on summer errand days. Thus, I'm now slamming lemonade to rehydrate while I rest a bit, before finishing up chores in the dark (putting away laundry, etc.). Good health as a homesteader is highly important, because otherwise, you are not going to get much of anything done.
We did get a lot done though. Found some non-Miracle Gro fertilizer granules for the tomatoes at Home Depot, and they were less expensive as well. I also got the other two nuts for the bailer bucket project which I forgot the other day from miscounting how many I would need. So tomorrow sometime, I hope to get a good run at that and maybe get it done. The other usual stuff, and we got all the goodies for changing the oil in both vehicles. Two and a half more days of off time, due to Memorial Day, and I have a feeling that with all that needs doing, we are going to need every waking moment of it.
And at Wally World, we saw the holiday's most important people. Three of our nation's veterans, sitting and gathering donations for the Veterans of Foreign Wars by "selling" the fake poppies. I shook all their hands, thanking them for their service, then we both saluted them, and received salutes in return. Memorial Day isn't just about cookouts and a day off work. Memorial Day (as it is known in the US, Remembrance Day elsewhere) is a day to remember and honor our fallen heroes and heroines. I'll talk more about it Monday, when I will likely be rather somber, from thinking of family that have served, and one who is no longer with us (from old age). So until then, it's time for books and some fun. Hugs, all.
KINDLE FREEBIES OF INTEREST
Growing Organic Berries: Everything You Need To Know To Grow Healthy Berries (Strawberries, Blueberries, Blackberries & Rasberries)
Homesteaders: Raised Bed Gardening - Quick Bites Guidebook (K.I.S.S Quick Bites)
Crochet Patterns For Beginners (Learn How To Crochet)
How To Go Organic: Your Guide To Converting A Non-Organic Garden Into A Sustainable One
(2 BOOK BUNDLE) "How to Knit Socks" and "Beginners Handbook of Knitting Stitches": Learn New and Unique Knitting Stitches and How to Knit Socks
Homemade Soap: 60 Recipes of Cold Process Soap Making
Beginner's Guide to Raised Bed Gardening: Grow your Own Salad Garden
A Mummy's Guide to Gardening
(2 Book Bundle) "Knitting Stitches Dictionary For Beginners" & "Beginners Guide To Knitting Scarves" (Knitting For Beginners)
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