Climate

Sorry it’s been a few days. It has been terribly busy around here. I got the job, so yay!

Something that has been….bothering me… come to my attention, however you want to put it, is the weather, climate, dry air.

Since I’ve been here, just over a week, I’ve had to adjust to the new climate. It’s been pretty cold, you know about 35 degrees. I would normally say that it is absolutely freezing and I would be wearing gloves, a hat, scarf, heavy coat, jeans (more than likely with tights or leggings on underneath) and boots. Where I am from you need all of that when it gets that cold, only because it get in your bones, and that happens because it’s so humid. Now by the time noon hits, it’s warmed up, but the humidity keeps that cold chill. Out here, I’ve been doing okay with a sweater and sometimes a hat and scarf, maybe a heavy coat. But the whole warming up half way through the day holds true here too.

This isn’t the strangest part for me. I’m use to weird weather. Hot weather. Cold weather. More than anything, I’m use to HUMID weather.

Out here, it’s not humid. Far from it. My body is taking a stand and is not use to this treatment. I already drink water like a fish, but now I have to drink even more (gotta stay hydrated my friends!). Not only that, but my skin is dry. I itch constantly, I’ve been putting on lotion at least once a day (body butter and cream is more hydrating than regular lotion) sometimes twice (only if using regular body lotion). My lips are dry and cracked, but I’m fixing that with, again drinking water, and good ole Chapstick.

Also, my hair. Oh my hair. My hair is strange, it is straight, sort of. It can be wavy at times, or straight, or both, or just a weird tangled, poofy mess. But since moving to a place that has pretty much zero humidity, it’s not so poofy. It takes half the time to dry. It stays, however I style it, it stays. It is glorious.

So despite the dry air that is causing dry skin, it is doing wonders for my hair!

Silver lining in everything.