The Pool

     Happy Wednesday! I hope the first half of your week has gone well! Although this week has definitely been better than last week for me, there's one major misfortune that occurred this week: the air conditioning in my house is broken. And it's 100 degrees. And I'm miserable. My house feels like an oven and I'm sweating just lying here in bed! We have all of our fans running and our windows open, but I still feel like I'm sitting in a sauna. Today I decided I couldn't sit in the house any longer, so I went outside (in the 100 degree weather) to cool off. I know. It's ridiculous. So I went to the pool (admittedly, it was a kiddy pool but it was the closest one to my house). I just lay on a chair and read a book and worked on my tan. It felt great with the breeze!
      The pool is actually kind of a cool place, and somewhat underrated. I went by myself, and I'm so glad I did. When I go to the pool with a friend, I feel the need to make small talk. But when it was just me, I really felt like I was having quality "me time," which is extremely important, yet, I fear, loses value all the time. Being alone with a good book is a great way to leave yourself to your thoughts and become completely absorbed in the plot of the book. I hope I'm not forced to go outside tomorrow because it's too hot in my house, though! Hopefully our new air conditioner will be installed tomorrow, or else I'm going to go crazy.

Carpe Diem,
Brooke