Nice Weather and the End of Summer

This has, by far, been the most pleasant weather in August I can remember. Usually in Maryland, August is hot and sticky...really humid. This August has been different...sunny and pleasant, warm but not too hot. A great by-product of this is that we have hardly had the air conditioner on this month.

At the beginning of the summer we decided to try to keep the a/c off as much as possible. We stuck with that and pretty much only turned the air on once the temperature hit 90 degrees. And that hasn't happened too much lately. We've had a lot of 80-85 degree days, windows open and a nice breeze. For once, I can't wait to get the BGE bill!

Our summer ends tonight and tomorrow we head back to school in my household. I'm sad to see this summer end, but the new school year is always exciting. So I will be back to work but will still be doing the blog :)

It's hot!

Well, we made it through until the first days of June with nice warm weather and then Friday the heat hit! It's been in the 90s since Friday...and HUMID.

So we finally turned the air on once it hit 90 degrees. We have ceiling fans in the bedroom and kitchen/family room so keeping the a/c at 75 degrees seems to be working pretty well. Plus, we are lucky enough to have 3 big maples and an oak in our yard that shade the house, which really does make a difference.

Now I've read differing advice on this...maybe someone knows? I've read that you SHOULD close your vents in rooms that aren't used often...we do this in the guest room and close the door to it. I've also read recently NOT to do this...does anyone know? Please post if you do :)