We turned our AC on for only the 2nd time yesterday. We try not to turn it on much, but this weather requires it. I'm finding that our dehumidifier is also helping.
When I was in my TO apartment it was unbearable. I used to go to the gym...to cool down. Seriously! It was cooler to run on a treadmill at the gym than to sit in my apartment. At home, I used to sit in front of a fan periodically misting myself with water. God that place was hot.
We grill outside for dinner, so no heating up the apartment with the stove. Fruit is in season, so we almost always have some sort of melon (faves are watermelon and cantaloupe) cut up in the fridge for a cool snack or dessert.
We just got AC a few months ago because of Lilypie, so that will help some. It really only cools the half of the apartment where our bedrooms are, so the rest of the apartment has fans. Also we use the frozen gel ice packs that you put in a thermal insulated lunchbox to cool us down at night. Wrap it in a thin towel, or in a sock and it will keep cool until after you're asleep.
And don't underestimate the lovely feeling of a cool (not cold) shower. Delicious!
Tex's fave is what he calls Redneck AC - going to the mall, or movies to take advantage of their coolness.
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When I was in my TO apartment it was unbearable. I used to go to the gym...to cool down. Seriously! It was cooler to run on a treadmill at the gym than to sit in my apartment. At home, I used to sit in front of a fan periodically misting myself with water. God that place was hot.
Also, run under the sprinkler!
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We just got AC a few months ago because of Lilypie, so that will help some. It really only cools the half of the apartment where our bedrooms are, so the rest of the apartment has fans. Also we use the frozen gel ice packs that you put in a thermal insulated lunchbox to cool us down at night. Wrap it in a thin towel, or in a sock and it will keep cool until after you're asleep.
And don't underestimate the lovely feeling of a cool (not cold) shower. Delicious!
Tex's fave is what he calls Redneck AC - going to the mall, or movies to take advantage of their coolness.
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