I love the heat, I really do. Otherwise, I would not have made it through so many Texas summers. Sometimes I daydream about moving up north where it gets cold and actually snows. But it’s not the snow that is attractive, and it’s not the cold. It’s the fact that indoors would be heated and really cozy. And since I am indoors most of the time, having it cozy inside is really attractive.
In Austin, there’s only a short period of time when we actually turn on the heater or stoke a fire in the fireplace. The rest of the time the A/C is blasting or simply turned off. When it starts getting hot, businesses start blasting the A/C so that I am forced to where a sweater inside, even when it’s 100+ outside. (For my non-Texan readers, it is quite common for triple digit temperatures.)
To sum up…I really love heat.
But lately the heat here has been unbearable. And what’s worse is there seems to be no end in sight. It’s not even officially summer yet! Most of Texas is in severe draught right now. We have had terrible wild fires, burn bans have been instituted and water usage has been limited. Our lakes and rivers are drying up. No fireworks for Austin on the 4th! Please let it rain soon!!!!
As you know I am a fan of lists. So here is my list of “Must-haves to Survive a Texas Summer.”
1. Iced tea. I love sweet tea but unsweet is really better when you’re trying to quench your thirst on those long, hot summer days.
2. Ceiling fans. To be used in conjunction with an air conditioner. You need more air circulation and ceiling fans are essential.
3. Shade. Exposed skin might melt right off if you get in a car with leather seats that’s been sitting in the sun all day.
4. Water. Needed for drinking, swimming in, running through, anything you like to do to cool off.
5. Light clothing.
Keep cool everyone!
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