I haven’t been out of the house since Saturday simply because I wanted to avoid the scorching heat outside- 48 deg .C at it’s lowest and 52 deg. C at mid day here in Saudi Arabia.   My refuge is our flat with it’s A/C units in full blast all day.  A week more before I will be back to work and I am lazily taking my sweet time at home.

I hesitated and dragged myself out of the bed when my husband phoned me earlier in the day to dress up and accompnay him to the supermarket to replenish our almost depleted food stock.  I was always giving him excuses everytime he asked me to go out and shop.

Fearing sun exposure, well, I lavished my body with sunblock lotion to counteract the harmful UV rays.  I trusted it’s efficacy and I believe that nothing is more important than wearing sunscreen (I am using SPF 50).  At my age, I no longer have the liberty to expose myself to UV which will cause changes and lead to more wrinkles and sunspot.   It is called “aging” rays.  I am preparing for our next High School reunion and wanted to show off a still -wrinkle free skin (fingers crossed). 

In the supermarket, I went straight to the sunblock section and got a handful.  Well,I guess I am now UV obsessed.