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Originally Posted by Michael 61
Summer afternoons are a great time of year in The Villages - actually forces me to stay home for a few hours and gives me a break from all my outdoor activities. Summer afternoons are a good time to work on genealogy, a jigsaw puzzle, catch up on classic movies, have friends over for cards or board games, or take a nap. If I want to get out, there is bowling, matinees at the theater, or attend a plethora of clubs at the rec centers.
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I, too, try to maximize whatever situation I’m in. Having to avoid being outdoors sometimes comes naturally for me so I literally keep lists on my iphone: what to do when… (it’s stinking hot, or its too cold (below 50 degrees for me) or its too late, its early AM, when I feel lonely, Favorite Things to eat at home, Places Id like to go, or things to do on Sunday to rest & observe.)
Sad fact: I am literally allergic to cold yet i lived in the Northern freezer all of my life. While Floridian heat solves almost all of my encounters, believe it or not, still not all of them. Icy a/c and frozen or icy drinks, even ice cream can be literally be life-threatening for me. I am one of the 1/2-1% odd-ball outcasts so I have to do the best with what I’ve got. Many others have much worse problems so Ive learned to accept my own limitations & make the best of it. Believe me, it does not slow me down that much. Ive had to shift to thoughts of what can I do right now rather than I can’t do this I cant do that.