{"id":14437,"date":"2024-07-09T11:41:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T18:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/?p=14437"},"modified":"2025-02-03T08:30:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T16:30:26","slug":"ugghh-i-dont-want-to-do-anything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/2024\/07\/09\/ugghh-i-dont-want-to-do-anything\/","title":{"rendered":"Ugghh! I don\u2019t want to do anything!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Between the poor air quality from the fires, the blazing heat, poor sleep, and my general crankiness I\u2019m not motivated to do a dang thing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dog and I have been taking early morning walks because it\u2019s cool even though the air quality is terrible. So at least his walk has been completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s the other stuff, the people stuff that I\u2019m unmotivated to deal with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I should go to the pharmacy, the grocery store, and the post office. But it\u2019s 90\u00b0 at 10:00 am and you can almost watch the mercury rising like the old Loony Tunes cartoons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m thinking I\u2019m going to say the heck with it for today. I got about 3 hours of sleep last night and all I want to do is lay on the couch and nap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t want to get in the habit of blowing off the day because I\u2019m afraid I\u2019ll be mistaken for Joe Biden. (Couldn\u2019t resist\u2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve had a walk with the dog, a pot of coffee, breakfast, and I am literally nodding off while typing this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe I\u2019ll wait until after dark to make the pharmacy and grocery store run. That way I can leave the pup outside without too much worry since the temps will be dropping, and I\u2019m not walking around in a blast furnace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is from a guy who likes the heat, and has considered moving to Palm Springs. I think in this case it\u2019s the altitude, coupled with smoky air that\u2019s taking the wind out of my sails. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sleeping is tough because I\u2019ll have the house open and not smell smoke, when I go to bed and there\u2019s a nice breeze, then the wind shifts a little and I wake up with my sinuses wadded up feeling like I\u2019m suffocating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That isn\u2019t a happy way to wake up, because I\u2019m panicked and it takes a while for me to drop off again. Running the A\/C 24 hours a day might be my only option for the next few days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why don\u2019t I do that all the time? Because normally we get these nice evening breezes that are really pleasant. Even if they\u2019re a little warm some times of the year it\u2019s easy to sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honestly, I don\u2019t really like A\/C, especially if you have to have it running all the time just to survive. I feel like it isolates you from the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s one of the things I like so much about living here. The house can be open at least during the day, most of the year. Even in Winter it\u2019s not uncommon for the outside temps to be around 60\u00b0F so you can leave the sliders cracked open a bit for the fresh, albeit cool air. If it\u2019s a sunny day, having the shades up, allows the sun to warm the house so the furnace is idle until nightfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s only in the deepest Winter that the house is closed all the time. Think maybe 2 to 2.5 months. It\u2019s a nice way to live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are places in the Midwest and on the East Coast where the same kind of living is possible. Maybe there will be a few more bugs, but that\u2019s what screens are for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yep, it\u2019s nap time\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting harder to hold thoughts in my head\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Between the poor air quality from the fires, the blazing heat, poor sleep, and my general crankiness I\u2019m not motivated to do a dang thing! The dog and I have been taking early morning walks because it\u2019s cool even though the air quality is terrible. So at least his walk has been completed. It\u2019s the … <\/p>\n

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