Summer and Sweat

It's no secret that I detest summer. I stop eating, I stop sleeping [if no air conditioning] or sleep all the time [with air conditioning], and I wander around the house listlessly, bored out of my mind. It's just...too...hot. It's my hibernating time. I'm wondering if there is something in my body that dislikes heat [I've grown up in the South; I'm no stranger to 100 degree heat and 900% humidity] or if it's just me. Maybe a combination?

Anyway - I am trying to work on being a person who complains less and speaks positively. So, here is a list of what I DO enjoy about summer and things that I'm going to do to keep myself from being bored.

Things I Like About Summer:

1. Swimming! [Stu and I are going to find a pool to join!!]
2. Drive-in movies
3. Popsicles & Ice Cream Sandwiches [oh, yeah]
4. Pink Lemonade
5. Different work schedule - my nights are FREE!
6. No homework!!!
7. More hours at work = More money in the paycheck, which = a little more cash to spend on birthday presents, movies, books, and music
8. Harp gigs [or more of them...or more likelihood of them...]
9. Cookouts
10. People visiting from out-of-state or staying with us!
11. Summer clothes [I love my capris and flip-flops]
12. yard sales/flea markets [my mother-in-law just picked me up a box of dollhouse stuff at a flea market! I get to see them next weekend!!!]
13. Fireworks - I LOVE FIREWORKS; yay 4th of July!!!
14. Road trips

Things I am doing this summer to escape boredom:

1. Play a Warhammer Fantasy campaign [My mini is mostly complete!]
2. Read through the Harry Potter books and
3. watch through Ugly Betty, X-Files, Arrested Development, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer
4. Knit/sew myself some new clothes
5. Write stories/poems [some poetry/a story already written!]
6. Build/decorate my dollhouses
7. Look for a new job/new house/new puppy

See? There are plenty of things to be happy about and things to do if you look. I just need to have a new outlook, turn a new leaf, change my perspective, and consider my life from a different side. :) All in all, it's not so bad. I'm a lot better off than a lot of people - I've got a man I love who loves me right back, good friends, and time to enjoy them. I am blessed. All a matter of perspective.