Decided I wiil do nothing all day.
Got up at 7.30 and went straight to my recliner. Husband made breakfast.😍Stayed on recliner for 3/4 hour. What now? Oh, a little tiding up wont hurt! Tidied up and dusted round (the sun, you know)! Returned to recliner. Now what? It'll send me barmy if I sit here all day.😕. OK - could just wash the bathroom floor!! Done! Now it is 9.45. That's 13 hours before I go to bed! Now what?
I don't know what to suggest, Constance as you are more experienced than me. Come to Scotland where the heat doesn't last for long and is seldom as hot as elsewhere. We occasionally have a day that is hotter than other places. You have my sympathy as I struggle with the heat and stay in the shade topping up my Vit D.😀 the sun is so unforgiving but I just dust the bits of furniture that show up the dust and leave my duster out so people can see I mean business.😂 it sounds like a long day and I hope you find something you enjoy to pass the time. If all else fails at least you will be soaking up your Vit D.
Last sentence. Not me! It's 10 .30 now and 28 degs - going up to 34 this afternoon!! I think 'sizzle' would be a better discription.
How the people in Australia or America manage in this heat more often I don't know.
I am amazed that I am in so much pain - I was so looking forward to the summer - practically pain free, I thought.🙃. I'd forgotten that humid weather isn't good for arthritis (plus PMR).
I'd love to visit Scotland again. I've been there a dozen times or more.Too far from Germany though.
I live in sub-tropical climate. It is hot here and humid. If it is below 30C, I use just wet thin towel that I place over my shoulders and neck area- it becomes much more pleasant... Even when I walk the dog in this sunny, and hot weather, I use the same trick.
When it is above 30, one must be very careful. About the only thing that helps is to stay inside and use air conditioning.
I don't even do that much! Dusting only disturbs the dust so it flies in the air and settles again - once a week is fine.
We're away with the campervan - after doing a few things in the morning while it is still cool, we sit in the shade and read (both), play cards on the computer (him), PMRGCA (me) and generally surf the net and read there (me). My Kindle is wonderful - an unending source of English language books - and many of them for a mere 99p.
And actually - during the summer at home we do much the same. The car has aircon - so if desperate, we go out in that!
Nor me with heat. It's a shame you are in so much pain. I thought heat helped but as you say if it's humid it won't. I hope it cools down soon. It was much cooler here yesterday and we had a short thundery storm last night which has cleared the air. Close your eyes and try to imagine cloudy skies here in Perthshire. We had a lot of rain both yesterday and last night. The gardens were badly needing it so no need to get the hose out. I'm sorry you are no longer able to come to Scotland but, as you say, it's a long journey especially when one is in pain. We are a bit more limited these days due to my OH's health but we enjoy and appreciate what we have.
Most of Europe hasn't had aircon - except in cars - until recently and it isn't usual for houses to have it. Even here in Italy despite having weeks of above 30C in July and August. But luckily mostly it is fairly dry heat - until it gets thundery - and it always does sooner or later!
The biggest mistake people make in hot weather is to open all the doors and windows. Shut them as soon as the indoor temperature is the same as outside in the early morning - and draw the curtains or put the exterior blinds down if the sun is shining on the window. A fan placed in the right place with a basin of cold water in front of it will blow cool air around. I don't even bother with the cold water - a draught of air is always cooling. In the south of Italy they work until lunchtime - and spend the afternoon resting, even sleeping, so they can last longer into the evening when it is less hot. And do everything slowly...
I only dust once a week too but I use a damp cloth so it doesn't 'fly'.
Sounds like a typical day for David and me too. The trouble is I can't sit too long - need to do something. D just enjoys life and doesn't worry about a thing. Envy!!
Kindle is also my friend. €6.90 is the most I will pay. Hours of good books for less than 2 beers.😀
My problem is a good one - I can sit and read for HOURS, days even...
I live in the US and it has been hovering in the 100s degrees Fahrenheit here . And yes we have air-conditioning . I don't know what I'd do without my air-conditioning and my fan . Probably die or something I don't know. LOL I like to use icebags on my neck when it gets too hot for me. And even though we have air-conditioning I make it a point that even if I am stuck at home that day to walk outside for a little while just to get some of this hot summer air .
I also expected less pain with warmer temperatures. I equated heat with more blood flow. But no. It doesn't seem to work like that. And the more it hurts the more restless I become and the more it hurts.
All I ever learned, and practiced, about relaxation becomes really useful when it gets hot. Absolutely minimal movement. If its humid aircon or fan. If its dry fan and moisture. Airflow/ventilation is good.
At the same time, I can't imagine doing nothing. I last about two minutes if I'm lucky. Which is of course a bit paradoxical. I guess I just do less active things when its hot.
Rather annoying though is that as I've got older I seem to sleep less, which gives me more hours in which to do things, while seeming to be less capable of doing them. Bah humbug.
Hi Julian. Haven't 'spoken' to you lately. I've missed your humour.😀.
It's the 'doing nothing' that gets me too. I can't/won't go out when it is this hot. Luckily we have a great atrium in our appartment block with exotic plants so I walk indoors.😏
Apart from waking up in pain several times a night I sleep really well. I just pop a tablet in, try to relax, and then I'm off again. I suppose during the 24 hours I sleep about 9/10 hours.
Hearty greetings fr Constance.
The suggestion of a wet towel is good. You can actually buy (or make yourself if so inclined) little neck scarves filled with granules which turn into gel when soaked, and this is brilliant at keeping you cool, both indoors and out. I used to use one a lot until we got a heat pump, which works in reverse in hot weather to keep the house cool I love my heat pump.
Interesting!... My experience is the oposite... Cold weather is what makes PMR more unpleasent for me... I am fine with hot weather, as long as I drink enough water. Even in a summer I don't skip my daily walks or bike rides, but it takes almost 1 liter/hour of activity.
Damp of any sort - hot, cold or in between is my bugbear. It can be minus 15C and i'm fine. As long as it is dry...
I am lucky, live in upstate ny. Don't have airco. It gets 35C here only seldom, but I live at 700m elevation on a lake. Spend a lot of time in summer right at the cold deep spring fed lake with my Kindle. In the house we have ceiling fans to move air and stay comfortable. Still I prefer winter, when I get in the basement and do woodworking or read my Kindle in front of the fireplace.
Life can be great with Pmr or GCA if it is under control and pred does not bother you too much.
Not the PMR worrying me, it's the polyarthritis.😡
Yes, although my OA really doesn't bother me much, it does tend to be worse in warm weather. I think it's because the tissues swell.
constance.de, love my time in Germany, in the service outside of Hanover then in later years with Siemens in Munich. Where are you located? Yesterday we went to Santa Fe it was 101 f, came back to Los Alamos, it was 89 f still but with a nice breeze.
101= 38.3, 89 = 31.66 I enjoy the cool mountain breezes. Keep smiling!
We are in the north west of Germany. Soest. We have lived in Germany for 46 years - British born. Don't usually get these very high temperatures here but it is a 'mad' summer.