Wow, what an amazing summer we’re having here in Toronto. With weekend temperatures soaring well above the 30 degrees celcius mark and extremely humid conditions, I’d say summer is definitely in full swing. Although it seems like it’s been a very hot summer already, I happened to catch a glimpse of an article in the Metro newspaper about how only 4 extreme heat alerts have been issued this year as opposed to 14 at this time last year. Puts this year’s heat to shame doesn’t it?

In any case, I’m not complaining, I love hot, humid weather. I’d rather be sweating than shivering, hehe. However, I can understand why people such as seniors don’t enjoy it. After all, heat and humidity make it very hard to breathe even if you’ve been out for a few minutes. In fact, on my way to a job (QA Analyst) interview this morning, I felt very warm and even started to sweat a little. We’re very blessed here in Toronto that there’s air conditioning on the TTC, otherwise I’d probably be drenched in sweat by the time I reached my interview.

In any case, for those not enjoying the weather just think back to the winter we went through. Remember all that snow-shoveling, all those extra layers you had to put on just to throw out the garbage? Exactly. Besides, most of us probably have a fan or even an air-conditioner at home…that’s something that many people in the world don’t have. Worse comes to worse, you could step out of your house (!!) and go to a mall.

Be grateful for what you have and enjoy the summer!