Life With No A/C

For the past week and a half my house has been without air conditioning. Typically my parents keep this house at freezing temperatures! During the summer I’m usually wrapped up in a blanket inside while it may be 100 degrees outside.

So last week when the house started feeling a little hot I knew something was wrong. I checked the thermostat and moved the little switch back so it would be colder, but nope didn’t work. When my parents returned last week they asked me if I had turned on the heater. I definitely did not. I did not even look at the heat button.

The A/C people looked at it last week, but the part they need to fix it won’t come in until tomorrow. They better pick up that part and head this way!

We’ve had those little stand still fans throughout the house and we each have one in our room at night. Still I wake up sweaty. Yeah it’s pretty gross. Like even now I’m sitting here typing with two fans on me. It doesn’t help that today the temperature was around 100.

Anyways, I’m done complaining, but be thankful you have an A/C. Don’t take it for granted or it may decide to quit on you.

So the past couple of days have just been pretty chill here at home. Yesterday, one of my friends who is getting married had one of her wedding showers! Check out these awesome glasses I got her:

It’s obvious she is absolutely thrilled with them. Haha aren’t they super classy?!

I went out on a limb and got a light lime green dress. Wearing bright colors is always intimidating for me, but I got lots of compliments on my dress. I suppose not wearing black is okay sometimes.

The only other things I can remember I wanted to share were two good Youtube arm workouts. Yesterday, I did the top one below and my arms are pretty sore today! It definitely did its job.

I think arms are my favorite limb to work. I have little skinny arms so I like to think they’ll become little skinny muscular toned arms someday. The top video is one I did yesterday and I’m guessing the bottom one is from Saturday. The leg workouts I did on those days were nothing to brag about. We’ll see if I get Madonna’s arms from the top video.

 

Earlier this evening I did a HIIT 3 mile run and it kicked my butt like always. It was nice to change up my run though.

I also baked some banana bread this afternoon so maybe tomorrow I’ll share if it was a success or not. Well have a great night my friends. I think my Dad and I are about to go scope about the camp trailer to see if it’s any cooler in there to sleep in!

It’s Christmas Break! Just Relax!

This past week has been the first week of my Christmas break. I had just gotten home on Saturday from finishing up my finals at college, not to mention I had suddenly become sick once I had finally gotten home (to my apartment) Thursday after my last final.

These past few days have consisted of a doctor’s appointment where I got a shot in the hip to take care of my sickness, naps, snacks, and doing things for my writing internship. As someone who likes to workout 4-6 times a week being sick is hard for me to do. I want to workout! But then again my body needed rest, so rest is what I gave it.

Yesterday, I did a half-hearted 30 minute workout and it was nice just to get my blood pumping again. Today I did a 30 minute treadmill interval run. I probably should have only done 20 minutes since I’m still trying to get rid of a cough and sinus junk. However, I’m pretty close to being 100% again.

Anyways, as I’ve been here hanging out at home I’ve felt guilty almost. Guilty for not doing anything really. Guilty for the wonderful nap I took yesterday and guilty for the hour and a half I spent watching The Family Man today. Then I have to remember that hey I’m on Christmas break and this is what I’m supposed to do! Now I’m watching Home Alone, a classic!

           

Since the end of August when school started back up I have been on-the-go all the time. I always had a sorority event, homework, boyfriend stuff, or just something that I needed to be doing. I even only came home for Labor and not again till Thanksgiving! For some reason this semester was hectic. I spent the last couple weeks at school finishing up projects, writing papers,and studying all the time. So I’d say I deserve a break. We all do sometimes and we need to let ourselves enjoy that break.

I’ve had to make myself almost shut down my computer set it aside, lay my phone down on the table, and just really lay back and relax. I also can finally read for enjoyment again and I chose “Sense & Sensibility” by Jane Austen. It’s been nice 🙂

Now I have to get up and finally put make-up on to go shopping with my sister in town for their basketball Christmas party tomorrow. When I get home I”m going to grab my book, make myself a cup of something hot to drink, and just read until I feel like going to bed. Not letting anything else in the world distract me because hey it’s Christmas break!