Monday 29 June 2009

Coping in the heat

The met office have issued a warning about the heatwave we are going to have over the next few days. Luckily it isnt going to be as hot here as in the southeast. We are expecting temperatures of 25 and 26. In London its going to be in the 30's.

I am wondering how this is going to affect me at work. Trying to strike the balance between clothes suitable for work and suitable for the heat is tricky. I know I am going to have to vanish for lots of water breaks. I hope they dont mind.

I already feel very lethargic this morning. I didnt sleep brilliantly, and I ache. Last night I decided I eeded to do some exercise so put on 20 minutes on the Wii fit ftreestepping. It was hseer willpower that got me through the last 5 minutesd. My legs felt very odd indeed and I was really sweating. I could really do with a swim in this heat.

Food fell apart last night although I had done OK till the evening. The emotional hunger never really went away yesterday, and I think its still with me today - although I am physically as well so I will go and make myself some breakfast

Muesli with strawberries and yoghurt - sweetend with some sugar. Yum. And my drink this mornig is green lemon tea. Steve has been drinking green tea so I am experimenting with it as well. I am hoping it will give me a bit of a lift better than the caffeine in my normal morning coffee does.

I dealt with the emotional hunger yesterday by kick starting my spiritual batteries by going to church before I went to see Edna. I've recorded my feelings about the visit in the other blog. The only Edna issue I will raise here and now is my concern about she will cope in this heat and whether she will drink enough.

Two paragraphs later and my breakfast is finished - and I still feel hungry. Some of it could be thirst as I do feel very dry. This is not a good start to the day. Ggggrrrrrrrr.

I think the heat is addling my brains. I can't work out what the roblem is or what to do. I dont really want to do anything - but if I dont go to work I know I wont fgeel any better. In fact I will feel worse because I will be worried about what work think about me not me turning and worried about the money I will be losing.

Right now I agree with one of my son's sayings when things are going wrong. 'I hate my life'

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I read online the weather in England and I thought that sounded very hot compared to what you normally have. In Australia weather under 30 is wonderful but I have become spoilt by the cooler temperatures in this part of Spain and am not sure how I am going to cope returning to Australia in January - when the average temp ranges from 35 to 43.

You sounds like your coming down with something Sally, I hope you feel better soon.