So, we are officially past the halfway point of summer, and it has been an eventful one. In June, my 18 year old truck gasped its last and went to the scrap yard, leaving me without transportation. At first, I was horrified until I realized the potential for spending 99% of the summer totally nude!
In the interest of "research", I chose to log the amount of time spent nude each day and figure out the grand total at the end of the month...I really surprised myself! It worked out like this:
Total days in July = 744.0 hours (31 days)
Total days/hours nude = 584.5 hours (24.35 days)
Total hours clothed = 159.5 hours (6.65 days)
It was a marvelous month! The odd but constant pain subsided significantly, as did the persistant itching. I was clothed only for traveling to and fro when invited to spend a day sailing on the St. Lawrence River with equally nude companions...and the few days which I had to spend clothed except for sleep proved uncomfortable and left me depressed.
Now, we have turned the calendar to August, which for me is a short month for enjoying total nudity. School starts again before the end of the month, which means diving now into the preparations for a new group of students...and deciding on the appropriate clothing for this teacher to wear daily...
Thank heavens for being able to strip to nature's best suit as soon as I get home...I will miss the summer freedom though.
Thursday, August 2, 2018
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
We're Having a Heat Wave!
It is July so it is only to be expected, but when it is uncomfortable even being naked? Well, let's just say "Mother Nature needs a Snickers!".
The last two weeks started in the 80s, nice and comfortable with a few days of cooling evening showers...until last Friday when the temperatures began to climb. By Sunday, it was extremely humid and 98 degrees, with a heat index of 105...at that point not only did it hurt to wear clothes but being naked meant dripping with sweat! There's a reason we nudists always carry a towel with them and this past week has been proof.
So, all the drapes are drawn, the ceiling fans turned on and floor fans to keep the air moving...and the house is a comfortable, dry, 80 degrees again. The beauty of it being to hot to go out and mingle with the textile world has meant a long period of being nude at home. That time has been well-utilized in getting grounded and finding my center again, as well as allowing me to spend happy hours in research.
If I could say anything important to any casual reader who finds this blog, it would be that spending time nude doing the same everyday things that one does each day clothed, means one can really breathe and relax into what needs to be done with much less stress on the emotional and physical body. Allowing your skin to breathe freely will reduce blood pressure, calm stress and anxiety, and really allow complete relaxation, and sleeping naked reinforces that "feel good" mood.
The last two weeks started in the 80s, nice and comfortable with a few days of cooling evening showers...until last Friday when the temperatures began to climb. By Sunday, it was extremely humid and 98 degrees, with a heat index of 105...at that point not only did it hurt to wear clothes but being naked meant dripping with sweat! There's a reason we nudists always carry a towel with them and this past week has been proof.
So, all the drapes are drawn, the ceiling fans turned on and floor fans to keep the air moving...and the house is a comfortable, dry, 80 degrees again. The beauty of it being to hot to go out and mingle with the textile world has meant a long period of being nude at home. That time has been well-utilized in getting grounded and finding my center again, as well as allowing me to spend happy hours in research.
If I could say anything important to any casual reader who finds this blog, it would be that spending time nude doing the same everyday things that one does each day clothed, means one can really breathe and relax into what needs to be done with much less stress on the emotional and physical body. Allowing your skin to breathe freely will reduce blood pressure, calm stress and anxiety, and really allow complete relaxation, and sleeping naked reinforces that "feel good" mood.
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Ahhhh...Sumer Is a-cumin' in!
Finally, summer break is here! This is the time when I can shed not just the cares of the school year, but my clothes as well. It has been a long cold winter and it is finally sunny, clear and comfortably hot up here in the north.
Personally, I can finally relax and be myself even if it means staying indoors until I can get away for a nudist weekend. Thankfully, I can say that I have been comfortably naked now for 11 days straight, with no plans of putting on anything other than shoes for at least a month.
This summer I will be turning to more research on historical nudity as an element of religion and family life, as well as the psychological benefits of living a nudist lifestyle (even in a repressed society). I am also considering writing light fiction about the nudist lifestyle and my introduction to it. At the same time, I will be experimenting with various forms of exercise and what works best if/when done fully nude.
As much as this is a history blog, it is also a way to keep myself accountable for my findings, my successes, and my failures in melding my public persona and my home nudist lifestyle.
Personally, I can finally relax and be myself even if it means staying indoors until I can get away for a nudist weekend. Thankfully, I can say that I have been comfortably naked now for 11 days straight, with no plans of putting on anything other than shoes for at least a month.
This summer I will be turning to more research on historical nudity as an element of religion and family life, as well as the psychological benefits of living a nudist lifestyle (even in a repressed society). I am also considering writing light fiction about the nudist lifestyle and my introduction to it. At the same time, I will be experimenting with various forms of exercise and what works best if/when done fully nude.
As much as this is a history blog, it is also a way to keep myself accountable for my findings, my successes, and my failures in melding my public persona and my home nudist lifestyle.
Sunday, April 1, 2018
Coming into the Light
It is finally Spring in snow country, though it is no guarantee that the white stuff won't keep reappearing for another month or more...However, the Spring or Vernal Equinox has gone by and hopefully soon the temperatures will start to moderate and warm.
This past winter has been full of howling winds, snowstorm after snowstorm, and below freezing (and sometimes below zero!) temperatures...all of which make my 100+ year old house drafty and chilly on the best of days. I look forward to the heat's return when I can open the windows for fresh air, and spend infinitely less time bundled in heavy clothing and more time clothing-free.
I hate to admit it, confirmed home nudist that I am, that remaining clothed was the only sane way to be during winter's blasts. I did however invest in an electric blanket to at least spend my resting hours in naked comfort. I look forward to extending those hours into my daytime activities any day now.
I have no clue how many might be following my infrequent blogs, but I wonder how others cope with the shut-in, goose-bump producing months of winter when their employment does not schedule enough time (or funds) for a getaway to warmer climes? Do you became an unwilling textile like me? If you see this, make a comment and let me know, as learning new coping skills is always a good thing!
Here's to the return of the sun to warm our nudity and restore our health! Happy Spring!
This past winter has been full of howling winds, snowstorm after snowstorm, and below freezing (and sometimes below zero!) temperatures...all of which make my 100+ year old house drafty and chilly on the best of days. I look forward to the heat's return when I can open the windows for fresh air, and spend infinitely less time bundled in heavy clothing and more time clothing-free.
I hate to admit it, confirmed home nudist that I am, that remaining clothed was the only sane way to be during winter's blasts. I did however invest in an electric blanket to at least spend my resting hours in naked comfort. I look forward to extending those hours into my daytime activities any day now.
I have no clue how many might be following my infrequent blogs, but I wonder how others cope with the shut-in, goose-bump producing months of winter when their employment does not schedule enough time (or funds) for a getaway to warmer climes? Do you became an unwilling textile like me? If you see this, make a comment and let me know, as learning new coping skills is always a good thing!
Here's to the return of the sun to warm our nudity and restore our health! Happy Spring!
Monday, January 1, 2018
First Day Thoughts
The temperature here is a mere 10 degrees, and the winds and snows have been fierce for over a week...and promises to continue into this brand spanking New Year. This is Day 1, and I have been pondering what I can do to look beyond my own situation and somehow affect the world around me in a positive way.
I know, as an educator, I do that in every course I teach...whether or not the students enjoy history, I can see them begin to see the connections between the mistakes our ancestors made and the same mistakes our leaders are making today. That is a positive, and I find it encouraging.
But...what else can I do? I am not rich enough to dispense aid or make large contributions to those who can do so, nor can I give employment to anyone who might need it. I struggle to keep a roof over my own head at times, which means being unable to help put a roof over someone else's.
So...it's a new year, after today there will be 364 opportunities to make a difference, if I just knew what I could *do*!
I will start with myself. I will attempt in anyway possible to reduce my carbon footprint, to reduce/reuse/recycle as much as I can, and help others where I can. It seems like a drop in the bucket compared to societal need, but its *my* drop, and if enough other folks add their drop to that bucket...we can make changes for the good of the world.
I know, as an educator, I do that in every course I teach...whether or not the students enjoy history, I can see them begin to see the connections between the mistakes our ancestors made and the same mistakes our leaders are making today. That is a positive, and I find it encouraging.
But...what else can I do? I am not rich enough to dispense aid or make large contributions to those who can do so, nor can I give employment to anyone who might need it. I struggle to keep a roof over my own head at times, which means being unable to help put a roof over someone else's.
So...it's a new year, after today there will be 364 opportunities to make a difference, if I just knew what I could *do*!
I will start with myself. I will attempt in anyway possible to reduce my carbon footprint, to reduce/reuse/recycle as much as I can, and help others where I can. It seems like a drop in the bucket compared to societal need, but its *my* drop, and if enough other folks add their drop to that bucket...we can make changes for the good of the world.
A New Year: Facing Changes
Everyone waxes philosophic as one year ends and another begins, and the naked historian is no different...
2017 was a year of immense and difficult change for everyone: ideologically, politically, religiously, and economically. Many of us face the loss of health insurance, or senior services, and even Social Security which should fund our "golden years" is under political threat. Our once, comfortable, logical progression of life's milestones has its infrastructure, paid for by our own labors, being chipped away by the political robber jays. Everything we could always count on is under threat. Our standing in the world has been damaged by the chaos consuming our government leaders.
It would be so very easy to live in fear, stick our fingers in our ears and sing "lalala" to drown out both the pundits and the voices of reason. But we cannot do that. We, as a people, have to make the changes that the government has failed to deliver on and take care of our own. We need to clean the Halls of Congress of graft, patronage, and bribery and elect people who work for US instead of for the special interests, corporations, or the obscenely rich.
What does this have to do with nudism and/or history, you ask? Well, to coin a phrase..."Our (self-styled) Emperor has no clothes"...and it is not a pretty sight.
Everything he does, has done, or planned to do is the exact opposite of what he told his desperate followers he would deliver. He demonized his predecessor for delivering what those constituents most needed...and is now working his hardest to take it away.
I won't ever say that the system is perfect, a democracy has to evolve with the times, but while change is inevitable...controlled change is infinitely better and safer than political chaos. So, we need to strip away the pretense and the secrecy...lay naked the graft and dishonesty...and take our country back from the bribeable, the sycophants, the misguided, and the tyrants.
Take a Stand: At all times, our government should stand naked before us, without secrets about what will directly affect We, the People. This is not to say that we should know everything that happens in defense, diplomacy, or international relationships, but that we should be able to TRUST our elected officials to do their best for us, and to make the world a better, safer, and healthier place for all of us.
2017 was a year of immense and difficult change for everyone: ideologically, politically, religiously, and economically. Many of us face the loss of health insurance, or senior services, and even Social Security which should fund our "golden years" is under political threat. Our once, comfortable, logical progression of life's milestones has its infrastructure, paid for by our own labors, being chipped away by the political robber jays. Everything we could always count on is under threat. Our standing in the world has been damaged by the chaos consuming our government leaders.
It would be so very easy to live in fear, stick our fingers in our ears and sing "lalala" to drown out both the pundits and the voices of reason. But we cannot do that. We, as a people, have to make the changes that the government has failed to deliver on and take care of our own. We need to clean the Halls of Congress of graft, patronage, and bribery and elect people who work for US instead of for the special interests, corporations, or the obscenely rich.
What does this have to do with nudism and/or history, you ask? Well, to coin a phrase..."Our (self-styled) Emperor has no clothes"...and it is not a pretty sight.
Everything he does, has done, or planned to do is the exact opposite of what he told his desperate followers he would deliver. He demonized his predecessor for delivering what those constituents most needed...and is now working his hardest to take it away.
I won't ever say that the system is perfect, a democracy has to evolve with the times, but while change is inevitable...controlled change is infinitely better and safer than political chaos. So, we need to strip away the pretense and the secrecy...lay naked the graft and dishonesty...and take our country back from the bribeable, the sycophants, the misguided, and the tyrants.
Take a Stand: At all times, our government should stand naked before us, without secrets about what will directly affect We, the People. This is not to say that we should know everything that happens in defense, diplomacy, or international relationships, but that we should be able to TRUST our elected officials to do their best for us, and to make the world a better, safer, and healthier place for all of us.
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