May 15, 2026

Very slowly ... I've been spring cleaning this year - my wardrobe and the other things we do as we segue from winter into summer which is my least favorite season. I hate heat and dread summer especially as climate change takes its toll everywhere.

No matter what 'guide' you use to predict the summer - from your crystal ball to meteorology - we know it's going to be hot with El Nino predicted. I googled the long-range forecast for the Northeast and this is what it said ...

Current long-range forecasts are leaning toward a hotter-than-normal summer in the Northeast, with a higher likelihood of multiple heat waves, especially in July and August. Areas including New Jersey, New York, and much of New England are expected to trend above average in temperature. Bugger!

Years ago I considered taking a trip with a friend to see the Northern Lights - but life got in the way and it never happened. Meanwhile, clients in Alaska now report experiencing heat waves there too. Time to google again ...

Scientists expect much of Alaska and the Arctic to remain unusually warm this summer, continuing a long-term warming trend that has accelerated dramatically in recent years. Bummer!/Users/elliecrystal/Desktop/elliesworld.html

The talk on the street is we are going from below normal temperatures to heat hot and humid ... again.

One good thing about the upcoming summer - after 30 years there's finally no need for me to blog about climate change as almost everybody gets it and has stories to share.

It's kind of like simulation theories - events are increasing exponentially and there's no going back.

The only thing that still surprises me is people saying, "I never thought it would happen to me."

The weirdest story from last summer was a woman who had built her North Carolina home on stilts that extended into the ocean - then was shocked when her house fell into the sea. (Allegory moment).

So what's left of my 'spring cleaning'? It's more about checking the alignments of the multidimensional facets of my life with the universal design (blueprint, transcript, archetypes, grids, etc.).

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