mosquito . Sunburn . Reruns on telly . The insults of summertime never seem to end — even as we make our way into other September . But you do n’t have to let this swelter time of year get the better of your shut - oculus . Try these legerdemain and crown toreclaimyour omega ’s .
1. DE-MUGGIFY YOUR SPACE.
The only thing worse than high temperature isdampheat . humidness makes it harder for your torso to chill itself down , thereby magnify high temperature ’s miserable effects . atmosphere conditioning can remove a unspoiled amount of moisture from the airwave , but a smalldehumidifiercan also make a big difference .
2. BARE YOUR FEET.
It ’s normal to feel like youneed a blanketin order to sleep , but your tootsies do n’t need to be covered up . Your hand and feet are filled with vein . chill yourfeetcools the blood within them . When that blood disseminate , it can help abridge your total body temperature .
3. JUST CHILL (YOUR SHEETS).
Leave folded linens in the electric refrigerator for a few hours in the even . Just before it ’s time to go to catch some Z’s , belt down them on the seam , then cast away yourself down and luxuriate in the gooseflesh . The frigidness wo n’t last , but by the time it fades , you should already be conked out .
4. GO UNDERGROUND.
We all know the science : spicy air rise . nerveless air sink . By nightfall , the upper floor of your theatre are stuffed with a Clarence Shepard Day Jr. ’s worth of rut . If you ’ve get access to a basement , you ’ve got your own walking - in sleep deep freezer .
5. PUT ICE PACKS ON YOUR PULSE POINTS.
You do n’t need to submerge your entire consistency in an methamphetamine bath . Applyingcold packsto the interior of your wrist joint , elbow , and knees , as well as the back of your neck opening and your forehead , will go a recollective way toward shedding some of that foul heat .
6. FIX YOUR AIR FLOW.
Most ceiling fan have two preferences : counter - clockwise for summer , to fight nerveless air downward , and clockwise for winter , to draw the nerveless air up . Just flip the switch on the fan body to get things moving in the right instruction .
7. CLOSE YOUR CURTAINS.
The heat ’s already got you grumpy as a trolling . Why not produce your own cave ? keep curtain and blinds close during the day foreclose all that terrible sunshine from enter and cumulate in your den . You do n’t need to see alfresco anyway ; after all , the ice cream truck has a doggerel for that very reason .
