noni, i feel the same about aircon use. don't want my power bill to go over the roof but at the same time, my sanity and max's comfort comes first i guess. i do try the open doors/windows trick first but when there's no breeze, there's no breeze.
and the quick showers.......same here...well, i can only shower when dp's home. but stil quick ones. and where i used to wash my hair every 2nd day, i have gone for longer periods of unwashed hair w/c wouldn't hav happened in the past.