I used to arrange my day around the work I had to do. And now that it is becoming so hot outside and inside, I think first on how everything will be.
Just this afternoon like this, even taking a small work feels like a great task on its own. In the morning, I can easily get out of my house having a clear head, only to return after so exhausted, sweaty and wishing I am somewhere in the shower having a cold bath.
Personally, I am the type of person who does not enjoy even the tiniest of heat, and it anyone asks me, I find it difficult to let them know that I am not a fan even though we only have dry season and rainy season over here. And whenever I am heading out, I always have my water with me or I get it somewhere, look for somewhere shady to stay be because this sun isn't friendly with my skin, and I try as much as possible to always do everything I want to do outside before the sun gets intense. And I always have my face towel or handkerchief somewhere in my pocket and that has become something as important as my phone too.
And jokes aside, the rate at which this heat is coming also has its impact on work. When I have an appointment outside or need to visit a site as the case may be, my energy is always drained when I return. And those moments, I need few minutes to cool down before I can focus on the next thing I have to do properly.
It is not that my work got complicated, it is just that my body cannot withstand the weather, so it has consumed much of my energy. So because of that, I do not take those energy that I have lost as laziness, rather I schedule my day with a lot of sense in it.
This weather also consumes money in a way, because I tend to buy more water that I consume on a normal day. I also take a comfortable ride rather than discomforting myself. Though I am still prudent In the way I spend, but I cannot just agree that this heat period does not consume more money. And I do not just step out of my space if it is not important because if it is not for a genuine reason, I will rather remain indoors.
And thankfully, in-between, the weather always gives us some break like now, it is cloudy outside even though everywhere has been hot since morning. Some moments like that, there is rain which cools everywhere and sends relief. And I find myself enjoying every drop of the rain without taking any for granted. And moments like that sendsva clear signal to me that the heat is not for life, moment of ease will always come.
I do not hate the weather or fight the heat that it brings, I am only trying to work with it. And that is why I am always grateful for the cool breeze that blows on me when ever I open my window or step out because it always feels like a favour during this heat period.
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