It was a gorgeous Friday afternoon, and I was about to leave for a long weekend away from the house and work, where I knew I can kick back and relax.
I was all set, the bags were packed, the phone was charged, and I had my toothbrush in my suitcase.
I then set off on my journey. I wasn’t exactly sure where I was going but I knew I didn’t want to be in the same town for the weekend. I wanted to check out new restaurants and just get away from everything. The weekend didn’t last long enough and Sunday evening getting back to the house quickly came. I pulled into the driveway and I noticed that there was something wrong, the windows were fogged over. I was a little skeptical but I opened the door to my house to feel a rush of heat that overwhelmed me. The thermometer in the house read well over 90 degrees! What went wrong? I quickly realized I left the heater on because I was in such a rush to get away from the weekend. It was a slight chill weekend, so the heater had been on constantly for the previous three days. Everything in the house I touched felt extremely hot and things were melting. Maybe not that extreme, but you see what I’m saying. In an effort to return the home’s temperature to a more comfortable level, I quicked switched off the heater and opened the windows. Going forward, I have to be better and maybe getting a smart thermostat for situations like this will be better.