Last night at 9 p.m. it was 82 outside, but inside my mobile home it was 95. One of my co-workers went and bought a window air conditioner unit because she just could not stand it. If I knew for sure how much longer it would be before the powers that be decide to hook up our swamp coolers, I might just do that myself ...
Seriously ridiculous. Take a 30+ minute COLD shower, step out, and am instantly sweltering again.
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Today was the first half-day of summer school for me. (kids still go full day - but volunteers take over for the afternoon.) That was nice - except that one of my students got sick during lunch, so I stayed with her until the dad came and picked her up.
I'd planned on getting stuff done today in my house, but with the heat, I just can't make myself. I did manage to get two loads of laundry done yesterday - which probably didn't help the heat inside (had to use the dryer for a few items.)
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Maybe good news! My friend/IT person who is battling lung cancer the second time around? Her latest report is saying that the tumor is shrinking with chemo -- so maybe she won't have to have surgery!!! She should know for sure in two weeks time.
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I got the last of my 5 $5 AGCs from SBs today. I have a healthy balance on Amazon right now.
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I have finalized my plans for my CA trip. Will be in San Jose 19/20,24 and Napa 21/22/23 - with a side trip to Lodi on the 23rd (where my dad is buried.) My brother is starting his new job (can't remember if I mentioned that or not - as of the 24th he's no longer working for the Wine Train) on Monday, the 24th. So I wanted to make sure to not interfere with his first day on the job! 
I'll have about one day here in NM to recover, and then head out to NE! 
I still need to finalize my plans for what I'm going to do with Kari while I'm gone.
Is there something I can give her so she's not exactly sleeping, but is relaxed and not anxious? If I take her with me, she'll have a total of 4 8 hour car rides (2 each way.) Is there a valium for cats?
Hot!
June 10th, 2013 at 10:08 pm
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Stay cool if you can!
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Avoid polyester and wear natural fibres like cotton, silk, linen loose fitting, light colored clothes, try T-shirt having 1st soaked sleeves only and wrung out, wet cloth at back of neck, wet, terry cloth head band worn on forehead, hot water bottle filled with coldest water - behind knees, basin of cold water foot soak, slather menthol or mint infused body lotion, peppermint soap, use a fine mister for water + mint spray for face, hair, body,
Bedding: silk or cotton pillow case [not poly], shove pillows in freezer for a couple of hrs before use, use white sheets, wet, well rung out towel as blanket substitute, Since heat rises...it's cooler to lie on the floor.
Kitchen: use crockpot/slo cooker, electric fry pan instead of oven, microwave is cooler than burners, BBQ late evening for next day meals, spicy food offer endomorph rush, sliced, cold cucumber on eyelids, drink as much water as possible, add mint, make home made popsicles, frozen yogurt, smoothies,
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Honeydew-Lime-Popsicles-109662
Laundry adds humidity so wait till dark hoping heat dissipates by AM.
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Today was slightly cooler thankfully. Management says "this week" ... of course they've been saying that for a few weeks now. Who knows.
I can't keep bananas good - had a second bunch go bad thanks to the heat.