Heat period is one period I don't really like, and these are a few ways I deal with it. During heat period, I wear clothes that are not too thick because I just hate anything heat, me that always on fan doing cold weather not to talk of heat period. During heat period, my window is always open, there are some heat that you will just be feeling from inside and you will not just get yourself because of this I always keep my window open especially during heat.
Another thing I do is take my bath, during heat it's not one or twice again, it's every time I feel heat. Me that I love hot water for bath, during heat I avoid hot water and bath with cold water, cold water has a way of refreshing and bringing that cold feeling after taking a cold shower. Cold bath is another way I use to control heat.
Another way I deal with heat is fan. When there is fan, I on my light 24/7, but in my area electricity is one of our problems, but thank God for solar light, solar light has saved us in many ways, sometimes I can't just do without praying for those people that invented it, they just invented it for my town. Because that is what we use most, hardly will you see a house without solar in my town. But sometimes during heat fan doesn't work, sometimes you will just see that even the fan is blowing heat, the best thing to do in that time is to first get a shower, after a cold shower, then I on the fan to the maximum number.
Another one is to sit outside especially in a house that has trees, and that is why I miss my father's compound, we have four trees, and I can sit under anyone, but now that I am not staying there again, I will just sit outside our compound for some time still late in the night before going inside. Another one is I always sleep on the tiles because the time is sometimes heat too, I will just sleep on the tiles, tiles are colder than bed, sometimes I would have even forgotten I am sleeping on the tiles till I wake up in the midnight and now go on the bed.
Doing heat period, I don't use duvet, I sleep without duvet because duvet also can bring heat that is an additional cloth that can bring additional heat, so I love to sleep without duvet.
Another thing I do is drink plenty of water and other cold drinks to keep my body cool. I also try to stay in shaded areas during the peak sun hours to avoid direct sunlight.
And when it comes to my hair, I avoid long hairstyles during heat periods. On a normal day, I don't do long hair that will cover all my hair, I love short hair, but during heat, I even try to pack up my small hair without touching my body at all. I find that keeping my hair up and away from my neck helps me stay cool and comfortable.
With these little tricks, I'm able to survive the heat period and stay sane.
