I may have mentioned this before in an earlier post, but in case I haven’t, I’ll say it now: I despise really hot weather. I always have, and after the outrageous heat wave we’ve been experiencing here in Alberta for the last couple weeks, I probably always will. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind some heat, but there comes a time, just like with cold weather, when it’s just too much to handle. I’m talking about the 30-35°C days with the humidex well into the high 30s. In case you’ve never really experienced that at a consistent rate like we have, I’ll describe it for you.

Imagine you step into one of those big steel refineries, and everything, including the equipment, is just burning. The railings, the air, your body, even your insides. Imagine that on repeat day after day after day. Sounds unpleasant, right? That’s because it is. I know some people who live for days like these, and sometimes I have to wonder whether their brains are functioning properly or not. Then again, those same people probably think the same way about me, given that I’ve always preferred the cold and that I like to sleep in the deep cold.

One of the saving graces of living where I do is that we do have air conditioning. I’m very fortunate because it had been pre-installed before we moved in a few years ago. Now yes, I know it may seem stupid of me to complain about the heat when I’ve got AC and I’ve been using it liberally for the past couple weeks, but that doesn’t mean I can’t feel the way I do. Even though I don’t have to go outside for lengthy periods of time like many I know, given that I do schoolwork at home and I work in a large, air-conditioned building, the times when I do have to leave the house are always difficult. My body has always responded poorly to high heat, and it can cause all sorts of issues for me, the most common ones being my usual migraines and this feeling of nausea that can be very hard to kick.

However, there is good news to be shared. It’s looking like this awful stretch of heat will be ending within the next couple of days, and the collapse of this weather system will likely bring lots of rain and maybe some pretty big thunderstorms. We could all use a good drenching right about now, so I’ll be welcoming that with open arms the first chance I get. 

At any rate, expect more posts soon. I have a few that I’ve been working on here and there, and I’m itching to get them done sooner rather than later. They would have been done earlier, but I’ve been too busy with other things to really think about them. Not that business has been a bad thing, however. Things have been going quite well for me lately, and I’m very thankful for that.

With that all being said, God bless, and I’ll see you later.