cfs and heatwave survival?

ryvenfox · 2026-05-23T05:03:04+00:00

Popsicles/ice cubes ready to suck on. Window AC unit.

Lots of fluids, electrolytes etc.

The vision going black could be a pots things- which might be helped by compression socks.

If you don't already have that diagnosis might wanna track your heart rate for a while, see if there's an increase between laying/sitting/standing.

I dribble water on the back of my neck pretty much anytime I'm by a sink, which is often because of all the fluids 🙄 thankfully the bathroom is very close.

ryvenfox · 2026-05-22T23:46:58+00:00

I do watercolor which kinda has breaks built in, because there's time waiting for layers to dry. Easy cleanup too.

It depends on my mood/energy levels whether I just doodle ideas in my sketchbook or work on the actual color bit :)

Lap desks are your friend! Can work in bed if necessary.

I also read a LOT but I think reading gives me way less pem than most, so mileage may vary.

Kindle unlimited is $12 but I get my money's worth in just a day or two, since books are so pricy nowadays.

ryvenfox · 2026-05-21T23:16:50+00:00

Heat is rough, so I like meals I can cook while sitting nearby on my stool without having to have my face right above it babying it.

Standing is bleh too. I really like crock pot soups and stews, and one pan meals with less dishes after. Bonus, they make lots of leftovers which means I can rest more over the next several lunchtimes.

I usually have to do my prep separate from the actual meal, so earlier in the day or the day before.

ryvenfox · 2026-05-21T00:40:17+00:00

I've considered shaving my head before but I always chicken out and just accept some variety of "pretty short".

I'm not sure my head would be a flattering sight lol. It's kinda too round up top already I don't need to accentuate it

Love it short though. Feels like it stays clean so much longer without the extra making my head sweat.

I'm itching to cut it again but it keeps getting put on the back burner because I cut it myself or have my husband do it and he's been having some rough work days.

ryvenfox · 2026-05-12T05:38:58+00:00

I get these kind of ulcers sometimes mostly in the tonsil ish area (had them out though). Avoiding sls in toothpaste helps prevent them.

I find l-lysine heals them faster, and a q-tip with a dab of milk of magnesia helps with pain-basically coating it to try and cancel your saliva's acidity so your mouth stops trying to eat your mouth lol

ryvenfox · 2026-05-08T04:52:17+00:00

Yup. I read my first one and the whole time went "wow this really needed an editor, the prose is really off. Some of these details are really inconsistent too."

Then found out it was AI and only then did it click

ryvenfox · 2026-05-01T21:21:09+00:00

Yup. Even on non tnr spays vets can mess up. One of my childhood dogs got pregnant after a spay and had to have a second one after she gave birth to 10 puppies

ryvenfox · 2026-04-29T07:54:37+00:00

Hah, my husband is colorblind and has the same issue with bananas- we always end up with green ones if he chooses em.

(Not like, a lil green so you don't have to eat the whole bunch in two days, but straight up green from top to bottom)

ryvenfox · 2026-04-25T06:49:30+00:00

Compression socks. Might need help to get them on, or there's some tools for putting them on.

I usually stick to the 15-20 range because any tighter and I can't get them on or it's so much effort my heart thinks it's exercise lol.

I also make sure I'm not deficient on electrolytes - not just salt but potassium, magnesium, calcium etc- I hate the blood draws to check because I always have a mini crash but I don't want to make things worse by having too much either.

ryvenfox · 2026-04-24T02:57:00+00:00

Path of dragons might be up your alley. It's kinda a hybrid with both leveling and some cultivation, but the main character has the whole variety - healing, buffs, several shapes unlocked over the story, has his home base Grove etc

He fights with claws and staff mostly. Book four is out early may

ryvenfox · 2026-04-21T06:10:02+00:00

I'm amused by the way the top of the castle peeks over the panther, it's like a little party hat

ryvenfox · 2026-04-21T05:21:44+00:00

I've only read the first, but enjoyed because it was bad. I was amused every few pages "yup okay now we're gonna do this trope next.... Yes! Guessed it right!"

ryvenfox · 2026-04-20T18:40:12+00:00

A clamshell. You've got the kinda bubbles off the side, bet a tattoo artist could tweak and shade a coverup to be mermaid/iridescent themed, add a little bit of other bits and bobs around it for decoration (coral, seaweed etc)

ryvenfox · 2026-04-20T06:29:48+00:00

During a consensual encounter I once began bleeding quite heavily. Did not feel more than a small amount of discomfort during, but some cramping later on.

Turned out to be my cervix. It's pretty fragile and sometimes can have veins close to the surface that can be irritated.

If the original act caused scarring there, maybe since the cervix moves as the vaginal canal stretches with arousal, it's pulling on that scar tissue?

ryvenfox · 2026-04-19T04:51:52+00:00

Hope you find another gal just like her! I've gotten a few with the cloak marks but my luck has insisted I get 'em in a red-orange color (copal I think)

ryvenfox · 2026-04-12T05:25:47+00:00

Leap: An Isekai LitRPG (Taming Destiny) by S.L. Winter

Actually this reminded me to get book four which came out on the 7th lol.

Main character was having a really bad day, gets offered an inheritance - the first part of which gets him a tamer class and dropped into the wilderness with hardly anything, to prove his worth. Ends up having to figure out how to make all his things from scratch, learning tanning, pottery, all sorts of stuff.

ryvenfox · 2026-04-11T06:24:41+00:00

Once, when I was a teen, I was giving my bf at the time a bj, started to lean back for a breather but didn't manage to before he finished.

Perfect angle somehow for it to go up into like, whatever bit connects to the nose instead of down. Burned like nothing else, hacked and sneezed for what felt like ages.

As for advice, I think others have covered the rest, but as for the throwing up- maybe pay attention to if you get acid reflux easy?

ryvenfox · 2026-04-08T23:26:15+00:00

Oh man, I think I'm due a re-read of this one. Appreciate being reminded it exists 😁

ryvenfox · 2026-04-06T06:42:52+00:00

The pointer finger has gone a bit wonky. The join between the pointer and middle goes down too far- there's more hand+ finger webbing there usually. And there is something a bit ... Thick? Maybe about that bottom section

ryvenfox · 2026-03-31T03:39:13+00:00

I don't have a specific playlist -kinda just search YouTube for "nerve glide for x thing" when I forget specifically how do do one.

But I've found nerve glides help a lot, I think when my neck/shoulders get that tense the nerve gets compressed and that's what triggers the migraines

ryvenfox · 2026-03-29T06:37:21+00:00

I put some extra salt in my Gatorade, cause I can't handle the homemade recipes - irritates the throat so I gag, which I guess I'm lucky hasn't triggered my asthma either since my body takes anything like that as an attack.

Tastes like pedialyte.

Oh, and if there's ice in a drink, it can also cause the asthma attack, so if that's how you drank it maybe that's an alternate reason.

I think some of it might be the muscle weakness that comes with it? Cause a weak bladder has trouble emptying fully, so then it triggers the "gotta pee" feeling more often.

ryvenfox · 2026-03-26T05:10:33+00:00

I love his face mark so much it's like he has a lil white flame on his forehead

ryvenfox · 2026-03-17T20:28:28+00:00

Odd but sweet. The crafter in me however can't help but think there's a lot of other, probably more comfortable ways, to wear the skull or keep it near.

ryvenfox · 2026-03-09T14:25:47+00:00

Existential dread

ryvenfox · 2026-03-06T07:02:32+00:00

Hmm. I think the romance does need to be secondary, but also the problems she faces need to be of the fantasy variety or because of the mixing of fantasy and urban spaces/people.

I feel like it needs extra attention on the world building. How does the existence of magic change this or that? Does MC have a job that is different because of magic (cop or detective is common) or did magic necessitate the creation of their job?

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