Keeping Cool in the Memphis Heat

If I hear one more person tell me "I bet you're miserable in this heat," I might punch them. Gosh don't you hate when people state the obvious? That, and asking dumb questions might be my 2 biggest pet peeves. So, yes it's hot. It's July in Memphis, so that's a given. But let's add insult to injury: 

THE WILSONS HAVE NO AIR CONDITIONING. 

Oh, and in case you didn't know: 

I'M 9 MONTHS PREGNANT.
Yes, you read that right. May I just tell you this is the third summer in a row we've had this problem? 2013: my car's air went out on the way home from St. Louis. Yep, about 30 minutes into our trip. 2014: House AC went out because it was frozen. 2015: Compressor is out, hopefully will be fixed by the end of the week. I know this will be one of those stories we laugh about in years to come "Hey, remember the time I was 9 months pregnant and our air went out?" But right now, it's hard to see the humor.

So, how have we been keeping cool? We have lots of fans. I've been trying to drink as much water as possible. One of my friends gave me a key to her house so I could come over and hang out any time (Bless her!), cold showers are awesome and I keep freezing a wet cloth and putting it in my shirt. (TMI?) Even though I'm pregnant and know I can't get overheated, I worry more about the dogs, Last night we took them to my in-laws. We were offered to stay there as well, but decided to stand the heat instead of the inconvenience of packing up all our stuff. The first night I slept on the couch and C upstairs. Last night, we switched. While it's a bit warmer upstairs, my poor back couldn't take the couch again. I might be sleeping at a friend's tonight. 

The dogs trying to keep cool:

Very happy to be in the car:

Thank goodness for this stuff: 

This has been my lifesaver! It is too hot for me most days in an air-conditioned house to want to use my blow dryer/flat iron/curling iron, but definitely too hot in a house with no A/C!  

And I've resorted to putting my makeup on in the car:

No, I'm not so vain that I think I have to get ready every day. I've spent the past two days sans makeup, but I've got places to be. And let's face it, being huge and pregnant you just want to do something to feel "fixed up."

Other ways I've been keeping busy waiting for our little man to arrive?

This show is great! Minus having to hear the f-word more times than I breathe, we really enjoyed it. The first season is out on Netflix and we watched the entire thing between July 3rd and 4th. 

Then I started this one:

I know I'm a few years behind on this, but I'm almost done with the first season. So far, I'm loving it. I wanna move to an east coast beach!

Oh, and the frosted lemonade from Chick Fil A is a tasty, refreshing treat in this heat! It tastes like lemon ice box pie! Sadly, the closest one to our house is closing on Friday for renovations.