It's been hot these last few days and we were forced to put on our air conditioning. We really don't like to use it, not because we're cheap and want to save the extra buck, but because we simply don't believe in modern Mans inability to acclimate. We acclimate ourselves every year, letting our house reach above 90 degrees before shutting it down and using the polluting power source, sparingly. This morning, however, is too beautiful to keep the house shut tight. In the spring, when the high is still in the 80's we have a fool proof method of keeping the house naturally cool by opening and shutting windows at designated times. We open them up until about two hours before the heat of the day(which is roughly the same time our inside temperature matches the outside temperature) and keep the house shut tight until the evening breezes begins to cool down once more. Then we open up the windows and doors and shush out that warm stuffy air with cool gusts. It works beautifully. Today, the high will be near a hundred and our air will run only enough to keep the house at a comfortable 80 degrees, however this morning, the temperature is in the low 70's and the wind is blowing the humidity out of our faces. We have decided not to let the AC run at night which means that the windows were opened late last night and a cool breeze was pouring in this morning. I can't get enough of it. It's so balmy and sweet that I can't help feeling like I'm on a tropical island. I also love that we will be saving at least 12 hours a day of running the AC. Anything has got to be better than nothing, especially when the anything makes you feel so good!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Balmy and Sweet
It's been hot these last few days and we were forced to put on our air conditioning. We really don't like to use it, not because we're cheap and want to save the extra buck, but because we simply don't believe in modern Mans inability to acclimate. We acclimate ourselves every year, letting our house reach above 90 degrees before shutting it down and using the polluting power source, sparingly. This morning, however, is too beautiful to keep the house shut tight. In the spring, when the high is still in the 80's we have a fool proof method of keeping the house naturally cool by opening and shutting windows at designated times. We open them up until about two hours before the heat of the day(which is roughly the same time our inside temperature matches the outside temperature) and keep the house shut tight until the evening breezes begins to cool down once more. Then we open up the windows and doors and shush out that warm stuffy air with cool gusts. It works beautifully. Today, the high will be near a hundred and our air will run only enough to keep the house at a comfortable 80 degrees, however this morning, the temperature is in the low 70's and the wind is blowing the humidity out of our faces. We have decided not to let the AC run at night which means that the windows were opened late last night and a cool breeze was pouring in this morning. I can't get enough of it. It's so balmy and sweet that I can't help feeling like I'm on a tropical island. I also love that we will be saving at least 12 hours a day of running the AC. Anything has got to be better than nothing, especially when the anything makes you feel so good!
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