Autumn Mornings
For someone who grew up in a tropical country, I sure cannot stand hot weather. I have hyperhidrosis, so hot or cold, I sweat, but you can imagine just how much worse it is with high temperatures and humidity. It's the worst.
So I'm glad I get to live in a country with four seasons, and in an area where winters are mild. After over three long months of torturous summer, fall arrived, carrying with it a slight chill, albeit inconsistently. There were days in early October that were not cold at all.
I love waking up to cool, autumn mornings. There is no need to turn on the heater just yet, but I purchased a bed pad from Muji that helps keep me and my husband warm at night, similar to those heattech ones they sell at Uniqlo. So far so good, but I doubt it would be sufficient for winter.
On weekdays, I wake up before 8. I pour cold brew coffee into my husband's thermos, which he takes with him to work. He can't drink hot coffee, so even on cold days, he takes his coffee iced. I wait for him to leave, and then I do my chores—emptying the dishwasher, doing the laundry, folding and ironing clothes, vacuuming, shopping for groceries—just regular housewife stuff.
Sometimes I spend my morning playing Animal Crossing on my Switch. Since the latest update, I've been playing more, especially since I also got the Happy Homes Paradise DLC. Every now and then I watch a movie, or perhaps a series, when I have the time and the patience required to see it through.
My life is painfully ordinary.
But do I want anything other than ordinary? I don't remember ever having big dreams, to be honest. I only want to live comfortably, and to not have to struggle to do so. I don't understand other people's seemingly infinite appetite for wealth and prestige. I only wish I did something to make the world a better place.