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Jay

@buddha-bitchh / buddha-bitchh.tumblr.com

Scorpio sun, Libra moon, Libra rising, INFJ
Nothing here but astrology, spiritual stuff, and humor, sorry
Unless you’re into that, then you're cool
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ideal amount of notes is like 70. that’s the number for when my mutuals in laws acknowledge my existence but the post doesn’t leave the polycule. 

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genuinely friendly reminder

if you’re staring down that looming heat wave and you don’t have ac, or your ac can’t keep up:

put your feet in a tub of water.

just regular tapwater. if you don’t have a bucket or washtub you can use, run a few inches in the bathtub and pull up a chair to the side of it.

this got me through a summer in a sunbaked attic apartment with no AC, in minneapolis, where highs in the 90s are pretty much guaranteed for at least a couple weeks every summer. it was at LEAST 110 in that apartment every day of that hot stretch. i cannot overstate how much soaking your feet helps.

you can also fill a plant mister from the cold tap and mist yourself.

Another tip if you need just a quick, brief cooldown - run your wrists under cold water! This saved my ass working in a hot haunted house in the Midwest when summer decided to bugger off late some years. Also, plenty of popsicles!

oh yeah, rinsing your hands/wrists is a big help. i learned to just do that as a matter of habit while doing yardwork, even if i don’t feel too hot yet – just run the hose over my hands and forearms every so often in between tasks. turns lawnmowing from ‘guaranteed heatstroke’ to ‘pretty tolerable’.

oh, which reminds me – don’t wait until you’re Suffering to do cool-down things. drink before you’re panting from thirst. get into the shade before you feel sunburny. get ahead of it! prevention is the name of the game!

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rags rinsed in cold water on the back of your neck

mist yourself in front of a fan when possible

brief cool shower just long enough to get all your skin wet, and then go stand in front of a fan without drying off first.

Lay down towels on surfaces where you want to sit or lay; they are designed to wick away moisture and dry themselves quickly.

Buy yourself a set of reusable hard-plastic ice packs like people put in coolers or lunches (the thick ones, not the thin ones). I use these to put behind my back or on my chest or just generally cuddle as needed.

Your hands, feet, wrists, top of your head, and back of your neck are all places designed to lose heat quickly. They have thin skin, with blood vessels near the surface. Cool those places, and you will cool yourself.

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Dude our beam attacks are clashing can u stop

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