It was so very nice to have a lower electric bill!

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I used to not dread getting the electric bill like I do now. But here we are, livin' the dream...anyway. Some of you may remember that for a month this summer, my central air was down, waiting on parts and repair. We ran a window unit, which of course helped tremendously with temps that hovered around 100 degrees for days on end, but I really worried what it would do to the electric bill. Of course, I do what pretty much everyone else does--lights off when not needed, doors shut tightly, I have blackout curtains that help, too. But the electric rates keep rising, up and up they go...and the electric bill is always a stressor when the temperatures fluctuate. I always appreciate the time we usually get every spring and fall that nothing at all is required--no heat, no AC, no nothing. September here was way hotter than normal, as was the first 10 days or so of October. We are finally in a respite period with comfortable temperatures which of course will help, not to have to run either the heat or the AC. The bill posted Friday. I decided NOT to look at it until Monday, because I was just too stressed out. I got brave and went online to look...and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be! If I could, I would turn some cartwheels! What a big relief that was. And we haven't had to have it on all this past week, so that's good. The heat will be turned on when it gets cold, not before. But OH, I am thankful! In the words of @TheHorse, Weeeeee! Pinterest picture.