Trudy
In the past few weeks, Summer has hit the East coast like an eighteen wheeler on the New Jersey expressway, so we are in a minor heat wave in NYC. As I’ve mentioned before, that even though I live near the beach and all that good stuff, I am not a fan of Summer weather. And here are some of the top reasons why :
1. Sweating while just breathing makes me cranky. I don’t think this needs further explanation.
2. Showering and then sweating profusely while putting on fresh clothes and needing to shower again by the time you put in your shoes.
3. Having to go from arctic chill to tropical weather about five times a day. Which inevitably leads to number 6 on the list.
4. The heat index, the air temperature has been between 85°F (~30°C) – 96°F (~36°C), but with the humidity added in it has made me very unhappy and the air “feels like” 100°F (~38°C) to 110°F (~44°C). The heat index is basically a measure of my misery.
5. Two words, BOOB SWEAT, under the boobs and between the boobs, through the clothes and another reason for men to stare unabashedly at your boobs. I think I’ve broken the record for how many times to fit the word “boob” in a sentence.
6. Air conditioning and its perils: the summer cold /respiratory infection, which is a result of continually sitting in air conditioning that’s been turned up to the max, to feel like a sub-zero, and the mysterious dripping liquid that falls on you from no one knows made of what you hope is water. A lot of office buildings, public transportation, and schools have this situation. I’m a bit of a germaphobe if you couldn’t tell by that sentence.
7. Smelling other people. This is kind of self-explanatory but people tend to fall behind on their daily hygiene regimen, which is contradictory to all common sense but it is a fact. Smells are coming from sweat accumulated spots on people who unless you are in some kind of intimate relationship with them are goose-bump inducing. This comes up often during yoga class, downward dog is not my happy place then. Also, honorable mention goes to the burning of my eyeballs when I see more of strangers bodies than I ever wanted to see on the city streets by people who aren’t lacking any confidence and/or guts.
8. Sleeping is impossible for me, I can’t sleep without sheets and I can’t sleep with air conditioning. I am sleep deprived and I will amaze myself if I remember writing this post.
9. Not knowing if your deodorant is going to hold up for the day and questioning if you made enough swipes in your pits.
10. Entering and exiting the third level of hell that is the NYC subway system, where the temperatures on the platforms rise twenty degrees over the outside temperature, and the probability of an air-conditioned car is 50/50.
In my opinion, the season of Summer is more trouble than its worth. How do you feel about Summer? How do you go about keeping your cool when everything is working against you? I’d like to hear about it in the comment below.
Until our next rendezvous…
Xoxo
Trudy
Oh my word, I remember those summers! Getting dressed for work and getting drenched as soon as you step out of your apartment! If only a bikini was considered professional work attire.
London weather gets a bad rap, but it’s 20degrees (c) today and no humidity 🙂
Hope you got some sleep in the end!
Thanks. We had a deluge tonight that broke the humidity even though it will be just as warm, so I’ll sleep better tonight. But after not sleeping every night for a week,my sleep schedule been totally thrown off.
I would have been laughing, only I’ve been there, too. We were on a beach in street clothes last Tuesday, and it was uncomfortable. If family parties and reunions were always outdoors in the summer, I’d make sure I was disowned well ahead of time.
Disowned? Wow, I think you dislike Summer more than me!
I love the summer! I would take intense heat over blistering cold any day. I will admit that summer in the city can be a little crazy because there seems to be way more people out on the streets (which also means more trash). But I am a summer girl 100% :p
All I can say to that Justine is … meh. I really prefer Winter, I love the fashion options, I love layering and pretty coats and I dislike funky naked people. Lol, but we’re cool still!
Lol! Funky people I also dislike, so we can at least agree on that.
That’s what my whole Summer consists of unfortunately . I’m kidding, but a lot of stinky people do seem to flock on the train.
Let’s just bring air fresheners on the train and stick them everywhere lol
And of course in yoga class…
Oh god, I can only imagine. I don’t do yoga, but I’m sure the funk factor is just too much to handle sometimes.
Where i attend class, a dance company also attends and sometimes they come straight from class. So they come with a layer of funk and add to it during yoga. So I’ll let that image sink in. It’s not bad enough that they have perfect bodies, so they’re intimidating already.
These gifs are pure brilliance. So happy I moved to SoCal a few years back!
Thank you for the compliment! Don’t diss my boyfriend NYC, lol! I am the only one who can come for him! ; -))
You must like Summer all year around then?
nice gifs 🙂 i rely on strong deo to avoid the discomfort to other. besides i also rely on early morning/evening travel during summers.
Thank you very much for the advice, the compliment and stopping by. Sometimes it seems that even strong deodorant isn’t enough,unfortunately.
Your pictures are amazing and kept me entertained while reading your words.
Here in England, we’re lucky if we can raise a sweat in Summer. I remember being too hot when I lived in Australia though. So hard to sleep when it’s hot.
Thank you. Did you feel my angst? I couldn’t handle a summer in Australia, I think it would fry my brain.
Hi Trudy!
I am here looking around. I didn’t know you self-hosted.
I love your graphics. You have one for each point. Engaging!!
Thank you, I’m trying to teach myself a new skill set every so often. And keep readers entertained.
Yes since day one!
Yes that’s terrible, all those points remind me of my past life in Spain. But the thing is that now I miss the heat!!! Because here in Paris it often feels as if we had no summer at all. This year is exceptionnal, we have 33C at the moment and I feel happy! Well, I must admit that lately I avoid using the underground… ? your post is hilarious!
Thank you. I guess you enjoy the heat but I need more rain and cool breezes. There have been too many hot days in a row.I need variation. I did go to a picnic and the weather was lovely over the weekend so that very enjoyable.!
I was hating on summer today, too. Rushing around an outdoor mall on my lunch break. Gettin all sweaty, seeing all the pretty clothes, but not wanting to try on all the pretty clothes because I was sweaty and gross. Eff you, humidity!
That’s right eff you humidity!!
Oh my! It gets hot over on the west coast, but not humidity-big-city-hot! I absolutely love NYC, but I’ll remember not to visit again in the summer!
Spring and Autumn are the best in my opinion.
My two favorite seasons! Yes! ?❤️
Having survived a NYC summer, I can totally relate to numbers 2, 5 & 8.
How did you make it through? The only upside that I can recall, is that I drink so much that I lose weight.
I’m not sure how I did it! We had no air conditioning either where I lived, so I used to wake up in the morning with my pillow soaked through with sweat. It was gross. I do remember walking around with a bottle of water constantly attached to my hand. The sweating & drinking lots of water is great for detoxing (and losing weight) I guess! X
Yes, that’s the drill. Lots of water, a washcloth and comfortable shoes.
I’m not sure how I did it! We had no air conditioning either where I lived, so I used to wake up in the morning with my pillow soaked through with sweat. It was gross. I do remember walking around with a bottle of water constantly attached to my hand. The sweating & drinking lots of water is great for detoxing (and losing weight) I guess! X