Coming back from Chicago you can only imaging the amount of joy I experienced when there were a few days of nice weather. While yes, it is a nice place to go, it is called the windy city for a reason. After the winter we experienced here in Iowa, I'm sure everyone is just as excited as I to have a little heat wave. In fact, I've even heard people come to the point of saying they are going to slap the first person who complains about it being too warm outside. Believe me, I was tempted to think the same. However, I decided to refrain from saying so.
While I don't think I'll slap someone for thinking it's too hot, I do believe I will get rather annoyed. Next week there is going to be a day that hits the eighties! I for one am excited! I can not wait to feel the rays of the sun on my skin again! However, this brings me to a point where I feel I should say something responsible. Make sure you protect yourself!
That's right, it's not summer yet, but you can still get burnt!! I urge everyone to wear sun block! Even if you think it's impossible! There are a lot of consequences if you decide not to! Skin cancer being a big one! Yes, you can get it from being outside and not just "fake baking". Even if you don't go as far as skin cancer, there are still negative effects of being in the sun with no protection for your skin. Believe it or not, you can actually get wrinkles prematurely from exposing your skin to the damaging uv rays. Who wants to look older than they actually are!? Not me, that's for sure! I'd like to have nice skin until I'm at least sixty!
Even if you think something as bad as skin cancer or as little as wrinkles won't happen to you, act as if you are guaranteed that it will. Step up and protect your skin while you can, it's only nice for a little while. But most of all, have fun in the sun!
Sunbathing
~Hangin' from a clothesline
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