Bodybuilding

Addendum: It's kinda funny to see this one make it to my most popular blogs list. People from foreign countries keep doing searches for body building pictures and coming HERE. I know. It's hilarious. I really should cite the source for this picture, but I got it from Facebook. Oops.

Chill, Baby. Just Chill.

News Flash: Summer is almost here. For those of you living in Arizona, you know what this means; all the old people are (finally) leaving and we can navigate Costco without being run over by a Jazzy.

Also, it's about to get very, very hot. 

Because I love y'all, I've compiled a list of creative and innovative ways to stay cool when you just can't ask any more of your A/C unit(s).

1. Clean your refrigerator. I know you're thinking I've confused this list with a list of things to do before your in-laws come to dinner, but I'm totally serious. It's 4pm and you just can't take the heat anymore. Because it's only 4pm, the heat index still has 5-10 degrees before apex and surely, you will melt before then. What better way to beat the heat than to stand in your open fridge and wipe that crusty spot under the milk carton? For an added level of fun, you can open the Tupperware™ that's been lurking on the back shelf since 1983, back when people actually bought Tupperware™. 
2. If it's really hot, say late July, your pregnant AND we've had a record high, you could defrost your deep freeze. Give the kids the Popsicles you bought last year and forgot about, because lets be honest, how often do you make it to the bottom of the deep freeze? Cook up the steaks on top and move everything else to an ice chest. When the deep freeze is nice and empty, unplug that bad boy and just crawl inside. The unit will be defrosted in no time, owing the heat emanating from your slightly charred, Arizona-in-July-body. 
3. A list can be two things! Quit being greedy. I've got to save some of my innovative ideas for the patent office. 

If neither of those things does it for you, here are some more normal ways to stay cool during the Arizona Summer: 

1. Make friends with lots of nice people who happen to have pools in their backyards
2. Take a nap on the tile floor
3. Get some more fans, turn them on
4. Eat Popsicles
5. Or ice
6. Or ice cream
7. Or frozen steak 
8. Move to somewhere that is not Arizona. 

We tried #8 last summer, and not only did we escape Arizona in July, I got educated, as well. Talk about your win/win. The only downside was the city pool was so cold during swimming lessons, the kids turned blue half way through the lesson. Wait, did I just say a cold pool was a down side????
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