We recently moved to a new house. My husband accepted a new job and we all moved from Lincoln, Nebraska to San Diego, California the end of April. I feel very fortunate that we were able to locate a house with a pool for rent. We are LOVING it. My little kiddos swim every single day and still just seem to think they have died and gone to heaven. 
Here in the new house I set my desk up in an area near the kitchen which was probably built and intended to be a breakfast nook. I have my desk in one corner facing toward the backyard. The other corner of the room has a large sliding glass door on each wall which basically just opens that entire corner of the house to the backyard with the pool and covered patio. The kids spend a lot of time on the patio playing with their guinea pigs who have the run of the patio since it is semi-enclosed and they are safe there. This is the best “home office” I have ever had. It is a really nice, relaxing view and I love being able to let the kids play outside and yet still keep a watchful eye on them.
Some days the kiddos swim alone and I watch from my desk and get some work done as they play. Other days, like today, I get in with them. It was so hot here today. Today was definitely going to be one of those days when I got in with them.
We didn’t stay home much today because of the heat and I didn’t get much done on the Plus Size World website, but I am working tonight. Nights are really when I work best anyway.
It was really hot here today and we don’t have air conditioning in the house. I don’t know what to say about that. But I’m thinking . . . Am I stupid or what? How did this happen? No mention was made of this when we viewed the house before renting it. As if having no air conditioning in a house is normal enough that it doesn’t even require a mention? You see, where I come from in the Mid-West it gets hot enough for long enough that it is virtually unthinkable to do without a/c.
We didn’t come right out and specifically ask “Does this house have an air conditioning unit?” But there on the wall was a thermostat just like I’m used to seeing. During the walk through before moving in they had the a/c (it is just a fan they tell us now) running and saying “Ok. This works. See it is blowing.”
Part of me feels we were misled. But were we really? Granted the summers here are nothing compared to what I’m used to. This is getting toward the end of July and it is only now that it is getting hot enough that I notice we have no a/c. Nevertheless, had I known the place was without a/c we never would have rented it. I get far too hot and miserable not to mention GRUMPY in the heat to consider doing without a/c.
But now we are here with a year lease. Not that I would want to get everything packed up again for yet another move anyway. I just want to know . . . how long do these heat waves in Southern California last?
The kiddos and I hung out in Wal-Mart today to escape the heat. We purchased fans while there. That will probably help especially at night if we can drag in some of that cool night air.
Regarding work . . . my main priority tonight is getting the Plus Size Bridal section of this site at least up and looking decent. I may need to flesh it out some in the days ahead, getting all the links and the look just so so, but I want to at least get it up for you all before the end of the night. This weekend here at “THE BLOG” I’m going to try to get up a listing of new deals available for you from the merchants listed so meet me back here.
Later,
Amy
What’s cooking? It was just too darn hot in here today to even think of cooking. I did the quick salad thing again. We had Sam’s Club cheesecake for desert and everyone was happy. Tomorrow I may try a bit harder. I think I will plan ahead and get something cooking in the crock pot, but will plug it in outside on the patio to keep the heat out of the house.
