5 TIPS FOR A SUSTAINABLE SUMMER KEEP THE CURTAINS CLOSED
First off, make sure your curtains help to control
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temperature. Insulating curtains will help your house’s temperature in both summer and winter, by keeping hot air out in the summer and keeping it in during the winter.
HYDRATE, HYDRATE, HYDRATE
Maybe it seems obvious, but a glass of ice water
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will do wonders to cool down your insides, especially if you remember to drink a lot of water throughout the day. Try sugar-free popsicles or chilled fruit, smoothies, or frozen yogurt.
Run cold water over your wrists for a quick
PLAY IT COOL
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cool-off. If that doesn’t do the trick, try a cold towel across your forehead or a water bottle full of ice behind the knees and at the ankles to cool you down.
Feel like nothing’s working? It might be time to
GET OUT
visit
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the
freezer
aisle
in
your
nearest
supermarket! Take advantage of someone else’s AC for a while, and combine it with running errands or a fun family activity to distract everyone from the heat. If there isn’t a lot of natural shade around your
PLANT SOME SHADE
house, you’re letting a lot of direct sunlight into
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your home during the hottest time of the day. Trees, especially planted on the southern and western
sides
of
your
house,
will
provide
optimum natural shade.
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