This past month has been a particularly difficult and challenging one.
I feel like I have been running into endless popsicles and frustrations around every single turn.
It seems like everyday of my trip to work has been completely terrible with awful drivers and unpredictable traffic. The climate at work has been extremely stressful, and everyone has been bickering amongst themselves. On top of that, there has been a lot of difficult conversations going on with my friends and loved ones. All of my responsibilities and challenges at home has been more pronounced because my partner has been out of town the entire time, trapped by our local government performing jury duty. He has literally been stuck on jury duty all month. When we speak, he tells me that he’s also having a terrible time. Jury duty is awful, and so is the indoor environment. Apparently, he has been trapped in the most overabundant air conditioning system known to man for several weeks. Everyday when he reports to the courthouse, he says it feels like they have the thermostat cranked up to level 11. It feels like there air conditioning system is 5 times larger than they actually need for the space. He said the cool air is so powerful that it actually causes a noticeable breeze through the courthouse. He’s been wearing as many heavy layers as he can, but he still freezing cold every day as he sits through the endless court case. I feel terrible for him, but I hope that he isn’t adjusting to the air-conditioning to thoroughly. Eventually jury duty will end, and we can never afford such intensive AC at home.
