I love this picture so much. It represents the sense of melting that I feel in these really hot and humid days where I feel as if my skin is burning off even in the shade after just 5 minutes outside. It also shows my avatar relaxed and accepting the situation, which is how I feel in my current state as I begin to let go of recent stress and angst. It’s a good image.
It’s 37 degrees Celsius or 98 degrees Fahrenheit as I write this. That’s hot. π₯΅
When I was younger, even just a couple of years ago, I chased the sun βοΈ wanting to soak up all the rays to darken a tan, absorb all the Vitamin D I could, and in general, enjoy what a sunny day offers: poolside, cocktails, reading, relaxing.
Since menopause set in and the heat feeling like a furnace π₯, I find myself less inclined to rush outdoors. Plus, there’s the bugs π¦π¬.
On top of that, we are having pool construction done so there’s nowhere to cool off even if I did convince myself to go outdoors.
Unfortunately, my already likely VitD-deficient self also does not necessarily do well indoors all day every day. So, as I’m in ankle recovery – which is going very well, in case you were wondering, I have been trying to adjust my schedule to remedy this a bit. Also, M is away for a few days and the pups have gone to the kennel giving me quite a bit of freedom to breathe. π§π½ββοΈ
The mornings are still cool enough to sit outside for an hour or two, if I get up and moving before 9 am. The evenings are definitely not for sitting outdoors for me just now, but once the sun has gone down, it is cooler to get the watering done for the plants before I flee any mozzie attacks. While this is not the most ideal for getting some sun exposure in, it is working for now.
Mostly, the freedom to move at my own pace, on my own time, in my own way is the key. ππ
Sometimes a little alone time is all one needs to cool down in times of rising temperatures – both physically and mentally. β€οΈ
~ T π₯πβοΈ
