OK, to be clear, I am not complaining about the heat.
It’s warmer then I prefer it to be, but it beats the hell out of being too cold for this time of year.
However, the heat leaves me stuck with another overthinking dilemma.
Because we have so little good weather, I want to make the most of warm days by being outside, doing fun things.
But we actually have a heat warning here today.
And I have work to do.
So what counts as making the most of a beautiful day when there’s a heat warning?
I shouldn’t really spend too much time outside in the heat, it’s not good for me. It’s possible it’s even unsafe.
But it feels weird to plan to spend the whole day inside where it will be cooler when we have so few warm days.
Basically, I end up spending the whole day thinking: When should I go outside? Is it too warm? Has it cooled down enough by now?
Aside from my own tendency to overthink, and I can hear generations of mothers and grandmothers and Girl Guide leaders telling me to get outside and spend some time out in the sun. Saying that I shouldn’t waste a beautiful day by staying inside.
Now, obviously, I’m not going to spend too much time outside and put myself at any risk. but it would be a lot easier on my brain if I could calm down the overthinking about needing to make the most of a sunny day.