It really is one of the strongest heat waves ever, I'm not good with cold periods but I'm worse with hot periods so it's been something else for me dealing with the extra heat around for the past months. I'd rather have to deal with too much cold where I could wrap myself up to keep warm than keep hot even a half time of it re-happening.
This heat period have bee something else indeed, even though not exactly for me but I've seen a lot of changes this heat have brought about in the lives of many. My mum who has never been good with heat struggled more in this period as her body system is at a point where it generates heat on its own, imagine add that to this heat of now.
It's been crazy for her and just watching what the heat has done to people is exhausting, talk more of the few times when I actually felt the heat to the point that I made remarks or take serious actions because of it, hoping to put an end to it. Thankfully, I'm surviving the heat period and there's been so much I do to keep surviving them.
First of all, taking baths more frequently has somehow become a thing for me. Usually, I'd be good with just sitting a bit before my bath when I get back home from an engagement outside the house but since the heat, it's as if I go from the bathroom to every activity I take part in now. I always feel too sweaty to do anything when back.
Another changes I've had to experience to cope with the heat is that, I've slowly abandoned a few of my clothes. The heavy or thick wears that I would gladly wear for some shield against cold. I no longer even want to see them so they are like behind in my wardrobe, I'll always reach for a light or bright coloured wear first whenever now.
For my productivity, I don't think I can say the heat affected much of it. Especially for the fact that I've been doing an actual job, leaving the house every morning and return in the noon, it didn't change how active I am in what is expected of me. Somehow I just keep working until it's time to go home and I'll be realized how hot it is.
But I tend to drink more water since the heat period started, I remember trying to take a bigger water bottle along with me to work because it was beginning to look like an extra expenses for me if I should keep buying water when mine gets finished from drinking too often. The period actually made me spend less than spend more.
The few times I spent more was to transport to a distance I could have walked because I needed to avoid the direct sun touching me when it's already hot. Still, I think I've been quite the more intentional spender for a while now and the heat seem to be helping me keep that habit in check.
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