When I was younger, at times, I actually enjoyed the heat.
I grew up in a tropical climate and raised my children there. Every weekend, I took my children to the beach or the local lake to swim or to the park or elementary school playground to play. We would make a day of it. I’d pack up some towels, drinks, lunch, snacks, and sunscreen, turn the thermostat on my air conditioner down about four degrees, and off we would go. The children always had a great time, and got plenty of fresh air and exercise. Two of the parks in my hometown had water spouts that helped to keep the children cool, and these are the parks we chose on the hottest days, because, cooling off is extremely important in a tropical environment. After a long day of fun in the sun, we would return home to an air conditioned house, grateful for the cool air. This is one big reason I would turn the thermostat down an extra four degrees before leaving, so that we could cool off quickly when we returned home. After baths and showers and a nice dinner, we would sit around soaking up the air conditioning until bedtime. After the heat of the day, we would sleep so well in the cool air conditioning, often bundled up in blankets. Of course, I would turn the thermostat back up to seventy-six degrees, where I usually kept it throughout the week to conserve energy, but, that one weekend day and night, we would splurge, because really cold air is a real treat after an extremely hot and humid day in the sun.