Keeping my cool

 

 

I am back at work again.

I could see no way to get around it. I hadn't won lotto and none of my family would break my leg for me so I could have a lovely little relaxing stay at home for a bit longer. Heartless bastards.

So I have had to return to the dragons lair and battle it out with my exasperatingly incompetent boss.

It boggles the mind that I work with completely confused and agitated dementia sufferers that are easier to work with and much more rational than my boss.

Hold tight while I have a little tanty to help me through

Aaaaarrrrrrgggghhhhh!

So I have been trying very hard to keep my cool. Be chilled. Think happy thoughts.

And sometimes I can. Sometimes.

And sometimes I have to go into a small supply cupboard where I have a voodoo doll of the offending woman and really get stuck into that little blighter.

Whatever gets you through, right?

Last week I was also trying to keep cool, but in a completely different way.

We were sweltering in Melbourne with days of 40 plus degrees leaving me a melted, sweaty mess.

My makeup decided it really didn't want to stay adhered to my face and my hair decided it wanted to hang limply and be frizzy at the same time.

And don't even get me started on inner thigh chaffing!

I had to try and pull together outfits that didn't make feel like spontaneously combusting as soon as I left the house.

I quite liked my cobalt blue Leona dress with some mustard accessories. And the fabric is deliciously light and comfortable.

I discovered this green frock at the bottom of my sewing pile, looking unloved and a little grotty, but also looking cool enough to wear in the heatwave. So after a soak, wash, nip and tuck it finally got some summer lovin'.

 And is there anything more suited to summer than this adorable vintage 'Anne Stooke" blue number? C'mon people it has a sun shining happily on my boob and a patchwork palm tree. Pure sunshiny happiness!
It also buttons up the back which it turns out is really hard to do when only your children are home to help .
We suffered through the heat, wilting and whinging and even had to get through a power shortage in our area during the hottest day. It only lasted a few hours but I was already frantic and planning how we would survive this apocalyptic world where not even McDonald's was open.

 

 Look at my poor crispy plants! Oh, I know how they felt.

 So we cooled off with yummy, ice cold smoothies.

 

 And lots of  banana Paddle Pops.
 We had to eat them when the power went off. It would have been terribly wasteful to let them melt in the slowly defrosting freezer, so we did our bit and ate them all.

 We also rediscovered the fun of our wading pool.
A whole lotta fun can be had in knee high water!



 

The pool and some icy cold drinks did the job nicely.

How do you keep cool?