The Weather....

 

In a little over a week, there's been a nearly 50° temperature swing, astounding pollen levels, storms, winds, hail & over 3.5" of rain.  This hasn't been an easy mid-month.  Most of it's cooler than normal, hazy & humid.  It's making pulling out of SAD very difficult.  The rain's needed, the rest of it was just crap.  Dark mornings, weird light & storm tension have left me a little rattled.  It'd be nice just to have bright, nothing days.  

I did see some articles that looked interesting.  Paywalls blocked them both.  Maybe I'll see the topic somewhere else soon.  I know these people need to get paid & that I'm always low on funds.  But, I doubt very many people could pay for all these paywalls even if they wanted to.  Who cares if they've got great information if no one ever sees it?

Cya...

Busy Drop...

 

In the past week we've gone from the mid 20s to mid 90s.  That's a 70° swing.  With the pollen & wind, it's no wonder people are sick.  It dropped 20° today.  Tuesday & Wednesday will be warmer & then it should be seasonal temps.

This is will be a busy week.  In addition to our normal routine, my roomie has an appointment.  It'll require getting around very early & a return trip the following day.

Still waiting for other things to happen so we can move on with finishing our current matters.  But there's nothing more I can do at the moment.  Maybe soon.

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

Rough 2nd Monday...

 

We're at the time of year when the temps can't figure out where they want to be & getting comfortable can be challenging.  There's tons of pollen & the winds are blowing debris, so allergies are acting up.  I need to crank up the water, it might help me to not wake up so dehydrated & achy.  

Today is a shopping day & we'll stop by the pharmacy as well.  I think that's about it for us.  I just need to get over this morning's cough fits & stuffy nose beforehand.  

That's it for now, take care.

Cya...

Sorta Off...

 

While I'm glad it's getting warmer & brighter, the winds, pollen & temp swings are rough.  I've been waking dehydrated with low blood pressure.  That leaves me sluggish.  The temp swings & pollen are making me ache, cough & deal with bad sinus issues.  

It's going to be in the upper 80s today & could be in the mid 40s tomorrow night.  Those shifts aren't fun.  Maybe after this week, the lows will bottom out in the 50s.  Then I can start stowing away the Winter stuff.

Other than a lot of neighbors doing yard work, yesterday was fairly quiet.  That was nice. 

That's all, take care.

Cya...

Unwanted Swing...

 

Today & tonight are going to be weirdly warm.  Tomorrow' temps will drop 25°+.  It's those swings in temperature & humidity that cause me problems.  They leave aching & cold.  House temps are important, but ambient conditions are still impacting people.   It's still 105 days until the time change.  Maybe by then it might start being warm again.

Not much else going on here this weekend.   Take care.

Cya...

Tapering...

 

August, the temperature, me being 57;  these are all things coming to an end.  It's all winding down.  I hope the weather doesn't cycle into some other form of difficult beast.  August will always conclude.   

As for me, I'm trying to come to some terms with this year.  I didn't like it & it wasn't enjoyable.  But maybe we can at least part on neutral, even if meh, terms.  That'd be better than where I've been most of 57.  

It's not the getting older that bothers me.  It's the losing things & not having them replaced.  The constant breaking, lessening & tedium.  My roomie seems to be able to find things to look forward to better than I can.  

Life should come with options.  You can taper off & eventually flicker out.  Or you could just opt for the off switch & be done.  Go out in a party, a rage, a song.  Whatever, however, but on your terms.  That'd be nice.  That'd have some dignity, maybe even some elegance to it.  

That's it for now.  Take care.

Cya...

Another Monday...

 

It's another Monday. Other than some shopping, there shouldn't be much going on today.  There may still be some warmer days, but it looks like fall temps are here.   That's about it for now.  I need to get around & we'll head out soon.

Take care.

Cya...

Maybe An End...

No Promises, because we've been here several times already this Spring.   The forecast does make it look like after the next few days, the 40s may be gone for the season.  Like I said, we've been here before many times since March.  At this point we're nearly as close to the beginning of Summer as we are the start of Spring.  It'd be nice if the weather acted like it.

This season has taken a toll on me.  I'm not in the best way of things.  I'm very glad I have alone time in the morning.  If not, I'd probably already have killed people.  I'm never a morning person, but during this, that doesn't even come close to describing how irritable I am in the early AM.  To all you perky morning people, a resounding, thunderous, "Fuck Off!" People who are chipper & perky in the morning are actually just demons sent to torment normal people.

Cya...

Shifting...

 

There isn't much happening.  It's supposed to be cooler this weekend.  Not drastically, but back into the low 40s.  I wish this would end.  All the back & forth ; warm/cool & light/dark, is making it hard for me to adjust.  I feel off & a little anxious.  I just need things to settle for a bit. That's probably not going to happen.

Oh well, take care.

Cya...

Ending's Eve...

 

2022 plans on ending as difficult as it started.  Less than 2 weeks ago we were setting comfortably in the 50s.  Then in about 36 hours it dropped to almost 0°.  Yesterday we were in the low 70s.  In about 10 days there was a 50° drop then a 70° hike.  That's 120° swing.  Add to that, juniper pollen is hitting medium to medium high levels & then the nonstop wind.  It's not been pleasant shift.   We don't need the heaters, but my body feels like we've been on a bad carnival ride.

Oh well, at least we're not freezing.  Take care. Happy Holidays.

Cya...

Yesterday Ugh...

 

Yesterday was stressful & exhausting.   It started out cold.   A few days before it hit 93 & the night before it dropped downed into the low 20s.  That's a 70 degree drop.  That was rough.  Allergy issues are still holding on & the light is changing.  The yard still isn't finished yet.  

Add to that on top of regular Wednesday errands, we needed to get flu shots.  The van decided not to start.  Apparently the battery needs more drive time.  It was fixable, but stressful.  It took time, a call to AAA & a trip to the mechanics.   None of that was needed.   To end things, our food order was massively screwed up when we got home from all of that.  Because, of course it was.

I'm tired  & we're having people over.  I didn't have had a bad reaction from the Flu shot this year.  Yay! 1 good thing.  That's all for now.  Take care.

Cya...

Too Cold, Too Soon...

 

Woke to the 1st morning below freezing.  For at least 8 hours it was below 32.  It's already above freezing & can stay that way.  I hate frigid temps.  

We have some errands today.  They're nothing big, but we need to get our flu shots handled.  I hope it doesn't get me this time.  Sometimes, they can make me feel flu-ish for about a day.  

The yard people are supposed to be here tomorrow.  Maybe the yard stuff will be handled finally.  That'd be nice.  

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...