Jay

Lemme just *blob* for u 

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.

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.