When our friends invited me to go hiking in the woods with them, my first thought was sure, why not? It was something I had never done before and it sounded like a fun experience, and the hiking trails we had planned to take were not those short little trails that people will often saunter through, these were the trails that went longer and deeper into the woods. Still, this didn’t affect our decision in the least bit and I was excited, then i had heard a lot about people saying that if you can, you should get outdoors and exercise more! Not only is it nice for your health, I enjoy the idea of seeing the wildlife. Tuesday came and we started making our way down the hiking trail and through the woods. I was doing nice until I realized that half way through that I was abruptly heating up and getting sleepy. The afternoon light was out high in the sky above and it felt as if I was walking in an oven as I began to sweat. We passed by a lake and while it was a charming sight to behold, it was drawing mosquitoes. We headed out of that area and I was genuinely starting to become aware that I was not in as good of shape as I thought I was. Now I was genuinely starting to miss the cooling system, and as I was dripping with sweat underneath the warm afternoon light I found my thoughts drifting more and more to the cooling system unit that sat in my home just waiting to be used. I was looking for that cool air from the air vent, and I could even visualize myself controlling our smart thermostat and turning on the air conditioner. We did finish the trail and when I got home later that night I decided that I wasn’t going to go back out hiking for some time.