I know plenty of people who become super-sensitive to the heat while or after undergoing chemo. Not everyone has the benefit of central air conditioning and even when you do, it might not be enough to keep cool. Even if you’re not having treatment, those peri-menopausal years and beyond could mean you need a little extra cooling off. I know I do. And let’s not talk about how hot it’s been this summer. Because that will make ME only hotter.
Then I saw a super-helpful post about how to keep your home cool in summer, written by my friend, Rachael Stray. It’s full of really good tips for managing the heat — and some are things I know work because I do them already, like run a fan at night, even though I do have central air. Other ideas were new to me and you can bet I’ll be using them during this hot summer. Because otherwise, my electric bill for air conditioning will be out of control.
She’s graciously allowed me to present her post and ideas to you. I know you’ll get as much out of them as I did. So read it and keep cool this summer!
Thanks so much for sharing my tips lovely!
I couldn’t survive without my air conditioner! Here in the southeast United States, it gets so hot and humid during the summer months.
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I could definitely use this. Where I live it was over 100° yesterday and all we did was sit inside in binge watch in the air conditioning LOL.
These were great tips. I live in Georgia, so I was eager to see if she had any suggestions I hadn’t tried yet. Thank you and thanks to her as well!
Thanks so much for sharing these tips. We are deep, deep into the REAL heat of the season, so this couldn’t have come at a better time.
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We live in Texas, and it’s been over 100 degrees for many days. We keep cool with fans and our A/C. Plus I drink tons of water.
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I really enjoyed reading this post. These are really helpful tips. The summer heat at times can be a lot.
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This summer has been particularly hot so these tips are welcomed. I run my AC but have to run a fan for my sweet lab to keep her comfortable.
Great tips for someone who lives in Florida where its hot most of the year. You learn how to beat the heat and keep costs down.
Those are some great tips for keeping cool over the summer. Thanks so much for sharing the post.
We have to keep cool here in Arizona. I’ll go check these out!
Sounds interesting! Thank you for sharing! I wi check this out.
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Air conditioning! Can’t live without it! I enjoyed reading her tips!
Staying cool in the south can be hard in the summer. We spend lots of time at the pool.
Great tips for keeping cool! Its been soooo hot here in MI I haven’t turned off my air that much. At night its been the worse but I do try to lower it some and use fans to help me save. But honestly with menopause and the heat, man it’s overwhelming.
My neighbors might think I am weird in the summer, but when it is hot I keep my shades closed. Letting that hot sun beam in is only appreciated in the winter!
These are really great tips! Today was 100 degrees so I realy could have used some of these today. I like to eat cold fruits and that cools me off from the inside.
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A good friend of mine and I were just discussing how high the electric bills are this month. This heat is really up there, and finding ways too cool without blasting the a/c 24/7 off is a big deal!
It always helps to drink more water to keep hydration and wear light clothing throughout the day. Air conditioner is on during summer in our home.
I’m thankful now that I have the benefit of air conditioning. I lived in a town for 12 years that did not have air conditioning in most of its homes and I can tell you many times in the summer it was miserable. We learned to keep windows open at night, we used a portable swamp cooler and we shut everything up tight during the daytime to keep the cool air in and we used room darkening thermal curtains and wet towels over fans to cool the air. We also too advantage of malls and public pools on hot days.
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I’ve really been sweating this summer. I can’t tell if it’s hot or it’s just me. It’s been hot outside but it’s much more humid than normal. Thankfully, we have a good central air system.
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These are fantastic tips that I can use now! I am going to try freezing a hot water bottle and also putting my pillowcase in the freezer in a plastic bag before going to bed. Thanks so much!
The discomfort of heat in addition to an illness as mentioned would be almost unbearable for me if I couldn’t keep cool. I love the tips on staying cool without air conditioning. When it’s too hot even inside, I throw my kids in the wading pool clothes on and all
We don’t have a centralized AC so we use fans when the heat is bearable but uses our portable Acs when it’s too hot.
Fantastic tips! OUr AC went out last summer so these tips would have been handy.
We live in central Germany and I think we are having a record heatwave of temps of 48/40 Celcius. So this tips are worth gold! Oh and we do not have ACs in most German houses as we never needed one until now!
Look AC is my friend. I stayed in Mexico for a month this summer already and I stayed in one place with no AC and i was so miserable lol.
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Where we live, there are a lot of people who don’t have air conditioning and we’re one of them. We try to keep the windows open, shades drawn and fans turned on. Thanks for sharing.
It’s so nice of you to share her tips! I don’t know if we would survive without central AC here in FL. It’s too hot!
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Awesome tips. Please extend my thanks to your friend Rachel for sharing her valuable advice. I love the sun and although summer would mean hot and humid, I am still glad to enjoy the heat. Pretty soon it will be the chilly winter again so I will just enjoy summer and all its heat while it lasts.
Indeed such great and helpful tips. It’s nice to loosen up over the summer days because sometimes our mind keeps up with the heat, we easily loose our temper.
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