The forecast is for low 90s and HIGH humidity for the rest of this week – so what can you do when it’s too hot to want to be outside?
Living in the Midwest, we have at least one week like this every summer. My own personal to-do list today includes:
- Trip to the grocery. I’ll be stocking up on veggies and fruits that will make quick, light meals. No oven for me this week!
- Closing the blinds. You’d be amazed how much cooler my house is with the blinds pulled! Granted, I have a lot of windows (10 in the living room alone!) but that extra shade means my AC doesn’t have to work as hard.
- Check the schedule for my AC. I have a “smart” thermostat so I program it for temperature by time of day. But when it’s really hot, I like to adjust the settings up a couple of degrees to save energy (and money). It’s also a good idea to check the filter for your HVAC system – no point in making it work any harder than it has to!
- Check my queues for my streaming services – although the Olympics is also offering a lot of good entertainment too. Today is women’s team gymnastics – and over the next couple of days there is individual apparatus competitions! (Shout out to the Bronze medal winning US Men’s Gymnastics Team!)
- Water my flowers outdoors. The pots need a little extra care when it’s this hot! And I planted a new shrub on Saturday so it’s going to need some TLC as well.
I think that should hold me. I have a couple of yarn projects to work on so I’m good to go. Stay cool everyone!
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