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DAMNED IF I DO

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It’s been so damn hot and humid, I’ve had it! It’s like a sauna and the moment I step outside I begin to wilt. My clothes stick to me and even wearing a sundress is uncomfortable. I need to take a cool shower when I wake up and again at the end of the day. The AC is cranked up to the max and I’ve lost my appetite except for ice cream and a tall cold drink. It’s even too hot to go to the beach or pool and sitting under an umbrella doesn’t help much. There’s no breeze and the air is too still to breath; I feel like I am sweltering and my lungs are searing. I swear if this keeps up I’m going to melt away like an ice cube! I can’t stand it any longer. All I do is complain about the heat! I can’t wait for the winter.

It would be heavenly to jump into a hole in a frozen lake and take a dip in the cold refreshing water!

But being cold can really be very uncomfortable! It’s awful to step outside every day and feel the chill slap me in the face. Sometimes the wind whips right through me and I can’t get warm no matter how many layers of clothes I have on. Break out the boots, scarves, hats, gloves and heavy jackets. And don’t forget the snow storms and the shoveling. It takes forever for my car to heat up and I have to keep the heat on at home all the time, too. All I want to do is take a hot bath, eat chicken noodle soup, drink hot tea and jump into a warm bed. Sometimes it’s so cold I have to sleep under an electric blanket and I still feel chilly! My fingers and toes turn blue and I can hardly feel them. And I always have the sniffles! I swear if this keeps up I’m going to turn into an ice cube! I can’t stand it any longer. All I do is complain about the cold! I can’t wait for the summer.

Damned if I do, damned if I don’t!

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33 thoughts on “DAMNED IF I DO”

  1. I laughed thinking, “Is this must be aging? Nothing better to do than complain and grump about the weather.”
    The innocence of childhood is long gone when we were excited to play outside regardless of the weather. In the summer heat: we’d run through a sprinkler, enjoy a fast-melting popsicle, or wade in the nearest stream. In the winter: building snowmen, sledding, or burrowing in a large snowbank until our clothes were soaked and we could barely feel our fingers signaling time for a cup of hot chocolate.

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    1. That’s exactly what it was like when I was a kid, when my sons were kids and now for my grandkids! I’m sure it’s a part of the aging process; we have aches and pains we didn’t have as kids. God bless those parents who still have the energy to keep up with their kids; I can manage a couple of babysitting days each week but now fun for me is sitting back, relaxing and watching the kids at play.
      Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Manette, and for that beautiful memory of another time.

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  6. Haha, so true! It’s going up to 103 today. I figure the hot weather makes us that much more thankful when winter comes around, and icy windy Januaries make us that much more thankful when summer rolls around!

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