A word of caution for you sun lovers and people who work outside.

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I have never had a sunstroke before, even though I am sure I've come close over the years, when mowing too much, or outside in our big garden we used to have. But Thursday, that all changed. I had a lot of those short stop type of errands to run--not far from home, but they all had to be done in the daytime, of course. I made my list and lined up my son's care and went out the door. I had two appointments, one at the insurance company and one doctor appointment. Of course, both of those places are located where parking is at a minimum, so I had to park fairly far away and just walk it. It was way over 100-degree heat index. I got through both of those, then had to do the !!$#**!!!!! pharmacy wait AGAIN....then stopped to get pump gas. Finally, home!! And absolutely exhausted, my head was swimming,I had to crash on the couch, I couldn't go any further. No way was I dehydrated, I lug a huge thermocup of ice water around everywhere and I drank it. I dressed for extreme heat. It didn't matter, I just got way, way too hot. That made yesterday a wash, too. Just trying to say, just because the heat has not ever affected you negatively, doesn't mean it won't. Look for signs on how your body is feeling and if you feel strange, go home and cool off. Even with my car AC on high, I was still just so hot...took a long time to cool off. I scared my son and the friend who was hanging out with him while I was out running errands. I hated that part. I am so, so glad to be feeling better now!! Summer's not over, so take care in this horrible heat and humidity, friends. Picture from clipart.