I need a clock...

[j_cheney]

In the garden.

I'd been out working this morning in the heat, and I began feeling exhausted. I went into the garage and eyed the bag of pecan shell mulch, and actually thought "I can't lift that". (Pecan Shell Mulch is quite heavy, unlike cocoa shell mulch.) The gallon of Round-up felt heavy. I was sweating. Ick.

I kept thinking that I hadn't been working very long. When I got inside, I realzed I'd been out there 2.5 hours--which explains the exhaustion. Drank a bunch of water, took a cold shower, laid down for a while. I still don't feel 100%. I'm more like 80% right now.

I need a clock in my garden.

Comments

[displacedtexan.livejournal.com]

Still feeling any of these?

Feeling faint
Nausea
Heavy sweating
Ashen appearance
Rapid, weak heartbeat
Low blood pressure
Cool, moist skin
Low-grade fever

Look here http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/first-aid-heat-exhaustion/FA00020 for more info (sorry, forgot how to code this to embed a hyperlink).

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Feeling much better now... ;o)

Warm

[namelessarchon.livejournal.com]

Warm days can be tricky. You have got to watch out for those gardens... they will jump up and smack you without a moments warning ^_^

Re: Warm

[displacedtexan.livejournal.com]

Those garden gnomes will jump out at you, too. (Sorry - reading Harry Potter.)

[kara-gnome.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah, be careful! That heat stroke is not something to mess with. Very scary.

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Yeah, my big problem is having no grasp of the passage of time. Don't know if I'll ever fix that!

I'm feeling better now. I'll take a timer outside with me next time. ;o)