Be cool, man!
This seems to be the summer of having work done on the house. The projects (in various stages) include interior painting, new brick front porch and steps, landscaping with a back patio, and a major bathroom renovations, but the one to bring the biggest change to our life is adding central air conditioning to the house. For the first time in nearly 20 years, I'll be living in a house that can stay cool all summer long (in fact, only two years of my life have I lived in a place with central air).
The work was just finished yesterday, though we've had the upstairs system running for almost a week. The biggest change isn't having the house be cool, but to be able to keep the windows closed so there's less pollen and dust blowing around us. We're both terribly affected by pollen, and always feel run down through the entire allergy season. I'm already noticing quite a difference in how I feel. Maybe my new found energy will lead to more LJ posting too. :) The new system includes a high-tech air filtration process that should pull the mold and dust out of the air as well. Ahhhhhh..... Now the danger is that our house will become our bubble and we won't want to go outside all spring and summer.
The work was just finished yesterday, though we've had the upstairs system running for almost a week. The biggest change isn't having the house be cool, but to be able to keep the windows closed so there's less pollen and dust blowing around us. We're both terribly affected by pollen, and always feel run down through the entire allergy season. I'm already noticing quite a difference in how I feel. Maybe my new found energy will lead to more LJ posting too. :) The new system includes a high-tech air filtration process that should pull the mold and dust out of the air as well. Ahhhhhh..... Now the danger is that our house will become our bubble and we won't want to go outside all spring and summer.