Lazy in the Summer

The heat of summer brings out a particular kind of laziness in me.

Early in my life there were times when air conditioning was not available and the overarching strategy during the hottest part of the day was lassitude:

• Taking a nap (either outdoors in the breeziest place to be found or in front of a fan)
• Getting wet and then continuing some low energy activity
• Eating cold foods like popsicles or watermelon

Air conditioning changes things somewhat - mainly to plan the day to stay in air conditioned places during the hottest part of the day rather than being outside for anything. Gardening, shopping, walking…all those activities get relegated to as early in the morning as possible. That was the plan of the day yesterday. The walk was at 8:20 AM and the temperature was already in the 80s. The cool shower when I returned (reverting to the old strategy of ‘getting wet’) felt good; the rest of the day was spent indoors. I suppose I wasn’t exactly lazy - I caught up on Coursera videos, hemmed some pants, read a book, and started a drapery making project.

All those things are motivated by not being outside in the hottest part of the day. I’m not quite lazy…but not out and about either.