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Tips for staying cool in the Arizona Heat

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All the Arizonans know when the summer comes it is time to prepare for the dirty heat. There are five scorching months of the desert heat. I am coming prepared this summer. It can get up to 120 degrees in the “Valley of the Sun.” There is no break at night time. It will still be in the 90’s at evening time. People need to get primed and ready for the summer season.

One thing I always stand by is drink tons of water throughout the day. I have stocked up on bottled water for the summer. I don’t know about you but I am no fun when I have a headache. Just ask my husband. If a person does not keep drinking water all day; then‚ they will end up dehydrated. My Mom freezes her water bottles and; then‚ they are cold for the whole day. One can kill two birds with one stone by cooling the body down with drinking the chilled water and also using the ice to cool the forehead.

Another goal I worked towards was getting my car windows tinted for the summer.  The temperature in my car will decrease by 20 degrees. Dark windows create shade and in return make it easier to get in the car. I have gotten in the car‚ burned my hand on the hot metal seat belt‚ burned my butt on the car seat‚ and had resentment at the heat for twenty minutes. Trust me; one will be better than … off putting together the money to pay for it. Also‚ one will be more serene and a happier than … person to be around.  I paid a guy who is mobile 175 dollars to do the tint. Anybody can get it done for 100 dollars. However‚ I got the tint that lasts longer than … and will not bubble up later on. Hundred dollars to save one’s sanity is well worth the price.

To keep up with the trend of staying cool this summer‚ my husband and I bought black out curtains to minimize the heat coming through the windows. After installing them‚ we checked the temperature and it cools the house down by fifteen degrees. It is refreshing coming home from work on a 120-degree day to a cooled down house.  The curtain keeps the rooms darker than … and makes it a nice sleeping atmosphere.  The curtains I bought where fifty dollars on eBay.  They are worth every penny because I am a person who knows that I despise being hot.

A couple of other things to add the list:

Take cold showers. It will give you the gift of less-body heat.

Buy a fan for every room and keep them going all day to keep the air flow moving.

Park your car in the shade whenever you can so it will stay cool.

I wouldn’t advise leaving sodas in the car. I had one explode all over the back seat.

Ladies‚ do not leave your make up in the car. I did it with my MAC make-up and it is high-priced. It will melt within twenty minutes.

Here are some of the tools I have used to fight off the dirty heat. Keep them in your back pocket because you will need them when 120 degrees’ smacks you in the face. Good luck my fellow Arizonians and stay cool!

What are some of your tips for staying cool in the summer?