I hate humidity which makes my residing in Washington, D.C. not the best of ideas.  When you live in a humid climate, you just have to accept that much of the summer will be terribly unpleasant.

Some things to keep in mind:

• If you are entertaining, make sure that there are plenty of non-alcoholic, non-caffeinated beverages and that there is a shady and cool place for folks to go if they get overheated.  When it’s humid, your perspiration doesn’t evaporate as fast which makes it less effective as a coolant.
• Bugs love humid weather, so if you entertain in the evenings, have extra bug spray and other deterrents.
• Put your dry clean clothing away.  You are going to sweat.  A lot.  Don’t add high dry cleaning bills to the discomfort.
• Accept that your hair will look stupid.
• Try to limit periods of extended outdoor exertion.  Go outside and exercise, but break it into smaller periods and stay hydrated.
• If you get heat rash from damp skin rubbing against itself, use Neosporin.  I swear, that stuff is magic,  It heals nasty heat rash with a single application.