Even though it's only 2 nights a week, it gets me out of the house. I still have school, but it's all online now, which means that I have to be home. The first problem with that is that I've always been a consummate loner. I live with 2 other people that are home all of the damn time. So before when I went to school, I was gone all day and didn't get home until about 8pm most nights. This eliminated me being irritated with the people that I live with for the most part. We all pay rent, but Mom can't afford to run the A/C and it's starting to get too damn hot. I close the blinds and run the fan. Mom insists upon taking all of the ice from the ice maker for herself and that is where she and I butt heads. If it weren't for me, she would not be able to stay in that house. So before COVID, I bought my own ice, which I still do but I also went inside different fast food places and filled my 32 ounce cup with ice and water. That is how I was able to stand driving around in the damn heat. My A/C is broken in the car and it's going to be a while before I can afford to fix it. I can no longer fill my cup with ice from fast food places or get it at school and these damn summers get into triple digits in So Cali. What happens then is that I am sapped of all of my energy and sleep a lot. I hate feeling this way. I hate having to write all of these never ending reports from school in a hot house. I've been getting it done, but this heat wears me out and I can't go to the public library or school to do my homework. Thank Christ for my job. I wouldn't mind being stuck at home if I lived alone, but I don't. Now that I've bitched about it, I remember this is what Narcotics Anonymous referred to as Cadillac problems. When I was using I often times didn't have a job or a home to go to.
Thankful That I Have a Job
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Are you able to take a cold shower? Even if you just soak your hair in cold water and leave it to dry on its own it should keep you cool for a short while. Putting a wet towel in the freezer for a bit then wrapping it round your shoulders will also keep you cool for a little bit. Make sure you’re drinking water and getting some electrolytes into you because you’ll be sweating them out which also will drain you. It sucks that it’s so warm for you! I’d send you some Irish weather if I could!
✿Dai₷y✿
Bluelighter
Hopefully not for too much longer.
LadyAlkaline
Greenlighter
One thing I learned from an old timer is that putting water on your earlobes will help to dissipate heat. It sounds crazy, but it works 
sort of like how an elephant loses heat from their giant ears.
Are you able to go get a fan for your room? I recently purchased a $20 stand up, oscillating fan from dollar general and it is heavenly. My room always runs hot, and the fan on its highest setting will actually make me quite cold. Cold washcloths are helpful, and when I was pregnant I'd put my feet in a container of cold water from the tap because I ran HOT in that Greenville, North Carolina heat!
Another idea may be to purchase an ice tray or two for yourself? If there is room in the freezer? I understand what it is like living with or having family live with you and the little things can cause so much animosity, especially when it is hot.
sort of like how an elephant loses heat from their giant ears.Are you able to go get a fan for your room? I recently purchased a $20 stand up, oscillating fan from dollar general and it is heavenly. My room always runs hot, and the fan on its highest setting will actually make me quite cold. Cold washcloths are helpful, and when I was pregnant I'd put my feet in a container of cold water from the tap because I ran HOT in that Greenville, North Carolina heat!
Another idea may be to purchase an ice tray or two for yourself? If there is room in the freezer? I understand what it is like living with or having family live with you and the little things can cause so much animosity, especially when it is hot.