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The Warm Months
Welcome back to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4.
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Spring has come, and Summer is approaching. Our friend Linda tells me the temps in Florida are already in the 90s, and humidity is through the roof. But days are growing longer for everyone. How does it affect you?
1. Daylight is getting longer... what do you do with the extra daylight? Is it useful, productive, or not? I don't do anything with the extra daylight. I actually don't care for it because I don't like going to bed when it is still light out. I've been staying up later than usual and don't sleep later to make up for it. Bah humbug. I don't like daylight savings time and think they should do away with it.
2. If you live where it's more moderate, do you spend more time outdoors? If you live in a tropical climate, does it keep you inside? I don't go outside much at all, no matter the time of year. Does the extra daylight cause more heat and more use of utilities for you? Yes.
3. How do you cool your home? How do you cool yourself off in the heat of the day? I have central heat and AC in my house, and there are ceiling fans in each room. This is Florida. It is in the 90s now. I stay inside or get things done outside in the mornings.
4. Do you enjoy a good barbeque outside in the warmer months, or do you cook outside and eat inside? I haven't used the grill more than a couple of times. Silly for just one person. What foods do you enjoy on the barbecue? Nothing that can't be cooked inside. If you don't barbeque, what foods and drinks do you enjoy in the warmer months? I love watermelon and iced tea, but that's pretty much year-round here in Florida.
PS... the flea market was fun yesterday, but because of the heat and the snowbirds being gone, it was about half the size it usually is in cooler months. I was looking for a few specific things and didn't find them. Susan found a Vera Bradley purse for $5.00. She was very excited. We arrived there around 9:00 a.m. and left just after 11:00. We stopped for lunch back in Lakeland and then went to Hobby Lobby so she could get some upholstery fabric that is on sale. She is doing her dining room chairs. I didn't take one picture. Not one. Terrible.
I like the longer days, because when it gets dark at 5 pm it seems like the day is done. Plus I'm a night owl and am usually up till 11:30 or so.
ReplyDeleteBummer about the flea market!
Daylight savings is overrated! If we left it alone it would still be lighter out in the summer than the 5 pm winters!
ReplyDeleteI pretty much do what you do -AC and ceiling fans.
God bless
I'm not a fan of DST either but have finally adjusted to the new time as far as sleep and wake-up goes. I'm glad you had a good time at the flea market and time out with a friend!
ReplyDeleteI don't like DST either, I was hoping they would do away with it ...?? Oh my, a cold slice of watermelon sounds good. :) Hope you're enjoying a good day. (Vera Bradley for 5 bucks, wow, I'd be happy too.)
ReplyDeleteI wish we could just return to Standard Time all year round. Blessings, Terri!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about daylight savings time. I wish they'd just leave it alone. And yes, it's too hot to go to outdoor markets now except maybe early in the morning. Benton is about done with that for the season and will start back up in the fall most likely. LIke you said, once the snowbirds are gone, there aren't that many interesting things out there to see. We are very happy to stay put in our cool house in the summer!
ReplyDeleteHere, I thought I was the only one who doesn't like DST! If anything here needs accomplished out of doors it needs to happen before 10 or I turn into a grumpy sodden mess. Reverse Cinderella effect, lol!
ReplyDeleteIf I were featuring this meme on my blog today, my answers would pretty much be the same as yours. But I'll say it as you have, I don't care for DST.
ReplyDeleteI don't care what we decide on time - just keep it the same!
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed your answers. I couldn't deal with heat and humidity..blech. some get used to it, I know, but I'm not sure I would.
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