Yesterday I was out doing some yard work. It was so hot outside that I was sweating like I was in a sauna. The sun was beating down on me, and even with my sunhat on, it didn’t help. It was just that hot. I was so determined to finish cutting the grass that I didn’t take enough breaks to rehydrate, which led to me having a really bad headache and feeling completely drained for the rest of the evening. Later that day, I was texting with a friend of mine. We were just catching up, talking about how our days had gone. I mentioned that I had been out doing yard work in the heat and wasn’t feeling too well afterward. Toward the end of the conversation, he asked me what lesson I had learned while working outside.
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