[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A few suggestions for ways to “beat the heat”:
- An ice cold towel/washcloth etc. around your neck. And TONS of H2O.
- Bike early in the day do you feel a cool 😎 breeze!!
- Cold soup and sliced melon. Though acupuncturists recommend hot tea. Counter intuitive but it does work. There is a biological explanation that I don’t remember.
- Soak yourself completely then do whatever it is.
- Drink iced tea.
- Get up at 4 am. The cool morning is wonderful.
- Hang is the basement if at all possible 😀
- Head to the mountains if you can!
- I am lucky enough to have a pool at my apartment complex!
- I have been getting up at 3am to start my day. Then a nice mid-afternoon nap when it is too hot to do anything anyway. I also open all the windows at night to let the house cool down then close it up for the daytime. Last year I couldn’t do this because of the smoke. Gosh, I really like fresh air but gosh, I really dislike smoke! I hope we have a very small, quiet wildfire season this year.
- I wiped off a windowsill this morning. My sponge came up black from wildfire soot! Yipes, how soot covered is the rest of my house!?!
- It helps me to wrap a polymer-filled fabric tube around my neck… soak it in water for an hour before wearing it; the polymer crystals soak up the water and evaporate slowly throughout the day to provide a cool surface against my skin.
- It’s far from unique, but I like being in or around a body of water & drink lots of water
- North side porch always shaded. Usually a slight breeze. Cool washcloth on neck and water pitcher (no ice) is all I need. (I dislike A/C a lot!)
- Run through a sprinkler.
- Run through the sprinklers! Anywhere you can find sprinklers- your yard, neighbor’s yard, go for it. 😁
- Sit in a kiddie pool in the shade, add ice & drink iced tea!
- Spend a day at Dowdy Lake in Red Feather Lakes, maybe with kayak, canoe, paddle board etc. 8100 feet and much cooler.
- Swim at Horsetooth!
- Freeze coffee in ice cube trays to add to coffee for cold, cold, non-diluted coffee!
- Use a golf cart and play early.
- Visit someone in the hospital. Hospitals are always very, very cold.
- Wading pool, river, lake, higher altitude!
- We are retired so we go out early and have somewhat moved to our basement, about 20 degrees cooler.
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Katie believes the best things in life are the result of collaboration and diverse perspectives coming together to produce something greater than any individual could. She is passionate about systems, efficiency and collaboration for better community outcomes. She loves dreaming up the big picture and drafting the roadmap to make it happen. She has a background in operations, fundraising, communications and program development, as well as over a decade of nonprofit management experience in Northern Colorado.
Her greatest joy in life comes from her family. Her husband, Steven, a principal at Wellington Middle School, and daughters Emmaline and Esmae are the lights of her life. Together they love mountains, music and all kinds of food. She is passionate about women supporting other women in all stages of life and especially through the critical moments that make or break us. She believes that one of the most important things in life is to be kind.
Being outdoors makes her soul come alive. It always roots her in gratitude and is one of the reasons she loves living in Fort Collins.