SWEATASTIC!

Ahhh......the Fall weather is here.  I couldn't be happier.  We had temperatures dip into the forties overnight. What a great time to go outside and do things!  I love the brisk weather.  I look forward to the mild days and cool nights of Autumn.  I can actually be active all day long without needing to take a shower every 30 minutes!  This is sweatastic!

For those of you who don't know me personally, I have a serious sweating problem.  Always have, always will.  It is one of those things that you never get used to.  I can break into a massive sweat over almost anything- mild exertion, bright lights, change in temperature, anxiety.  It is a curse I inherited from my father, and one that has plagued me my entire life.  I have never been able to take a decent photograph outdoors, wear any kind of formal-wear, use heavy make-up, or move around in any kind of active manner without being soaked in a matter of seconds.  This is a horrible thing to content with, especially as a girl.  Women just aren't supposed to sweat!  They are always characterized as being cold.  How did I get so lucky?!

Imagine not only being self-conscious about your size, but also having to worry that you will be seen raining all over yourself!  And of course the two get connected, fat and sweaty, even though in my case, my size has nothing to do with my sweating problem.  I have always sweated like this, even when I was a size 6.  It is just a family curse that got handed down to me.  The juiceman is the same way.  Incredibly healthy, incredibly fit, but incredibly fast to break a sweat.  My brother seems to have escaped this jinx and I don't believe I've ever seen my mother sweat a day in her life!  But for me, life has been different.

For those of you concerned that I might have a medical problem, relax, it appears I am perfectly healthy.  In fact, the doctor seems to enjoy telling me just how healthy it is to sweat.  Easy for him to say.  He's not the one having to carry a sweat towel and a jumbo bottle of water with him everywhere he goes. So the one thing I look forward to every year is the cooler temperatures.  It seems to keep me idling at a less intense pace.  I am very tolerant of the cold and enjoy a walk or jog in the brisk air.  I love sleeping with the windows cracked, burying myself under the covers, and watching the cool air fill the room.  I know...I'm different :-)  I love the trees changing colors and the rustle of leaves outside my window.

I know this may be a bit premature as I'm sure we still have some warm days ahead of us, but for right now, I'm going to accept this Fall preview!  I am going to take advantage of this weather and go outside for some exercise, do some fall cleaning, and take care of some work around the house.  With temperatures in the sixties all week, I can't imagine a better week to do it!

"Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all." -Stanley Horowitz