It's my super power

On Friday morning, I fly out to San Antonio, Texas to the Horses Helping Humans Research Foundation conference. It's been so miserably cold here that I was looking forward to heading south and being able to warm up a bit. When I checked the forecast this morning, though, it did not look as warm as I had hoped. In fact, it looked a little chilly. Now, I know that it will still be more than fifty degrees warmer than we are currently, but I was hoping to enjoy weather that didn't require a jacket of some sort. 

I've lost track of the number of times this has happened; definitely more than a few times traveling to Arizona. You know, the Phoenix area which is in the middle of a desert and breaks heat records as a hobby? A few years ago, I had to run to the thrift store to buy a couple of sweaters because it was bizarrely cold. Yes, it warmed up as soon as I left. This is a definite thing for me. So I suppose it shouldn't really surprise me that I'm not going to be enjoying seventies and sun. 

And a post moaning about the weather is also the only thing you're going to get this evening. This is also because of the conference. You see, I am presenting at the conference on behalf of the Athena Herd Foundation. My topic? The Ethical Foundation of Wellbeing for All, which looks at the intersection of human and horse well-being. I have all my notes made, but tonight I need to spend some time writing it all out as if it were an essay rather than a presentation. I've learned that I really only sound coherent when I have organized my thoughts in written form first. Once I've done that, I only need notes to keep me on track because I've done the hard work of putting the thoughts together while writing. As an example, for topics I've written about extensively on the blog, I could probably speak for a couple of hours with just an outline because of that extensive writing. When I was feeling a little anxious about the presentation (I truly don't mind speaking to people... which is probably a future blog post because young me would take a lower grade rather than speak up in class), I realized that despite my extensive notes, I hadn't organized them through writing and there was a part of me that had no idea what I was going to say. Even just realizing this made me feel instantly better. This is tonight's project so I can have time to review everything several times before the plane takes off on Friday. 

But what am I going to wear?? This is the real question!


Comments

Bev Shambeda said…
Ooh! Come visit me during a summer heatwave. You can give a speech at CATRA which is within walking distance.
2/18/2025 7:38 PM
thecurryseven said…
Bev, I'm afraid my superpower only works in winter when I desperately would love some warmth. In the summer I'm far more likely to bring a heatwave. It's pretty much whichever weather I don't want!
2/18/2025 9:02 PM
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