Since Lakeland, FL doesn’t really have a harsh winter season, I spend all my time prepping for the summer. In the winter is my time to take a break from cooling, heat, and humidity. In the wintertime I turn off my HVAC unit, open the windows and enjoy a fresh breeze. I also do a bunch of outdoor work, typically do a remodeling project, and anything that has me working up a sweat. Once the heat comes in Lakeland, then I am really in trouble. I then have to fire up the AC system and just linger around inside. That is when I start gutting a bathroom, scraping popcorn ceilings, or redoing something inside of the home. I miss being outside and doing yard work. The heat is just too intense. You either need to get up super early in the morning, go outside late at night, or just give up altogether. What I do is just look forward to the cold times all year. It isn’t really cold, but it is the best we have. I own radiant floor heating to combat the chillier times. That works just fine for my household. I have tile flooring throughout and the heating system warms it through electric mats under the floorboards. It is silent, electric based and the heat doesn’t rise. It also doesn’t stir up dust or create hot and cold spots due to the electric heating. It works perfectly for colder temperatures. In the summer I make do with a high velocity cooling unit that works to chill my entire house for months on end.