Monthly Archives: August 2024

When my wife and I got married in Tampa, FL back in 2009, we immediately decided on a 5-year plan to vacate the state. I conveniently forgot about that plan until 4 years and 10 months into our marriage when she kindly reminded me. Sure enough by Valentine’s Day of 2014, weeks after our 5th anniversary, we were in a moving truck heading to Asheville, NC. Do you know why we had the plan to get out of FL? It was the heat and humidity. We thought we would beat the heat by getting out of there, turns out it is just hot everywhere. You can take several steps to make the best of any situation. This month I am keeping it simple and covering some tips and tricks to stay cool. These are pretty basic and probably common sense, but sometimes we need to be reminded of the simple things and not over-think so much!

Planning and prep work are key