An Expert Analysis Of My Five Day Old Chicks

COLD WEATHER TIPS FROM SOMEONE WHO LIVES WHERE IT’S COLD:

I always see posts about layering clothing, but there are so many more creative ways to help keep you warm if you don’t have a lot of warm clothes. But first, a note on layering clothing:

-Your underlayer is your WICKING layer. That means it is a layer specifically to absorb the moisture your body produces. DO NOT USE COTTON AS A BOTTOM LAYER. Use merino wool if possible, but other good substitutions are nylon, polyester and rayon. 

-Your middle layer is for insulation. You want AIR POCKETS in there, NOT tight fitting clothes. This is where you want to put your fluffy sweaters, your fleece, down, fur, flannel, or vests. If you do not have these, you can substitute with multiple layers of long sleeve shirts.

-Your outer layer is for keeping the cold away from your body. If you do not have a jacket, you can put on your thickest piece of clothing and then a raincoat over it. Windbreaker if you have one. 

ALSO

-Jeans are the absolute worst at holding heat. Use only as a last resort. 

-You can’t really ever have too many layers on your feet. Alternate tucking your layers of pants into your layers of socks to keep your ankles warm!

-Wear a hat OVER a hood if it will fit! This will keep your ears warmest.

TAKE OFF/OUT ANY AND ALL JEWELERY/PIERCINGS

-If you have a medical bracelet, DO NOT REMOVE IT. If you can, tuck a layer of clothes between it and your skin.

NON-CLOTHING TIPS:

-Raid your recycling. Gather all cardboard boxes and break them down so that they are flat. Put them on the floor to add more layers between you and the cooling house. Newspaper will also serve the same purpose.

-In an emergency, you can also layer newspaper between clothing layers. Don’t worry about looking stupid if you’re staying warm.

-If you have a tent, set that sucker up in whatever room you have decided to stay in. Stay in it and keep it zipped shut as much as you can, but do NOT cover the vent at the top. You can put the rain fly up, but make sure there is circulating air for you to breathe.

-You are probably not going to feel very hungry at times. DO NOT STOP EATING OR DRINKING. Digestion produces a lot of body heat and the food will give your body energy to keep itself going.

-The best foods are heavy and full of carbs and proteins. Eat nuts, eggs, pasta, meats, and beans. If you are on a diet, now you’re not. If you’re vegetarian… bulk up on those pastas and nuts.

-Try not to sweat. If you are finding yourself getting damp, take off the outer layer just until you start to cool slightly. Then redress! Your bottom layer should dry quickly, and being wet is dangerous.

-On that note, STAY ACTIVE. You are probably going to want to hunker down and snuggle up, but that will make your muscles cramp. Every 15-20 minutes do something that gets you up and about. Walk circles in the room, do a couple jumping jacks, stretch, whatever. Just enough to move some blood around your body. Don’t get sweaty or out of breath, it’s just a little movement.

-CHAPSTICK. ON YOUR LIPS. ON YOUR NOSE. ON YOUR EARS. ON YOUR KNUCKLES. Don’t let your extremities get dry or cracked.

SIGNS OF HYPOTHERMIA:

-Uncontrollable shivering -Slurred speech -Confusion or memory loss -Dizziness or lack of coordination -Inability to be woken from sleep

CHILDREN AND INFANTS!!!! I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH.

-Children WILL get colder before you. Make sure they are properly bundled up.

-If you need to breastfeed, put a blanket over the both of you and wait a few minutes for the air to warm before removing or shifting your clothing.

-DO NOT COVER AN INFANTS FACE. ESPECIALLY WHEN SLEEPING. Keep them tucked inside your own clothes when possible. As close to your heart and stomach as possible. 

-Put chapstick on children’s cheeks and clean their face often if they are crying or wiping at their nose. This will prevent cracked skin and irritation.

-Make sure your children are staying as hydrated as you! They are going to fuss and not want to drink cold things, but they NEED liquids.

SIGNS OF HYPOTHERMIA IN INFANTS AND TODDLERS ARE DIFFERENT:

-Shortness of breath  -Cold, red skin -Lethargy or listlessness

Finally:

CHECK ON YOUR NEIGHBORS. CHECK ON CHILDREN. CHECK ON THE ELDERLY. STAY SNUGGLED. STAY SAFE.

😭

I always hate it when people are all “so do you go to school, or are you working, or” and I either have to

make up some lie, or

eventually get around to “I am not working because of depression/anxiety,” and subsequently have to deal with whatever bullshit-riddled and completely unsolicited opinions on mental illness this stranger feels obligated to share with me.

So my therapist was like, “You don’t have to do either. You can just say you haven’t worked in a while because you’re recovering from an illness.”

I tried it when the home inspector was here today, and it fucking worked. He was like, “oh, I’m sorry, are you doing better now,” and I’m like yeah, and don’t worry, it’s not contagious, awkward laugh, and we moved on.

MY THERAPIST. IS A GENIUS. Because it is an illness, so it’s not a lie to say that, and it’s also none of his business to know specifically what it is, and I clearly don’t want to give more details, so we should move on from this topic. MY THERAPIST IS A GODDAMN GENIUS.

Wishing all of you a very merry "I suddenly have the motivation and time to write a minimum 10k fic"... please

In case anyone is having a bad night:

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*tucks you in with fuzzy blanket* *pats your head*

You’ll be okay, friend <3

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I forgot I have to be active here so here’s my Twitter tutorial on how to draw folds I made a while back to help a friend!

So, I love looking through your game recs, and all of them look so interesting!

The only problem is that I have zero money at the moment, or at least zero that can be spent of games.

I don’t suppose you know any good/enjoyable games that are free or have a demo?

(There is only so much time you can spend doing housework or looking for work and I’ve replayed and replayed the games I’ve already got so many times)

It’s funny you should ask. Folks often ask me how the hell I have thousands of games in my Steam library, and the answer is, well, a substantial chunk of them are free to play. Many of them are very, very bad, but there are exceptions – I’ve placed links to the 120 or so that I’d actually recommend to other people under the cut.

A lot of these games are quite short (i.e., average playing time in the five to fifteen minute range), but they're free, so really that's good value for your money! Note: owing to the length of this list, I will not be including descriptions or content warnings – be sure to check the writeups and reviews.

I’ve marked my personal top dozen with asterisks (*). These aren’t necessarily the most approachable or well-constructed titles on this list, mind – just the ones I had the most fun with.

Agent-00

Alien Squatter

Arc Apellago

Atma

Aurora: A Child's Journey

Becalm

Beneath a Steel Sky

BirdGut

Camp W

Cloud Climber

Court of Ashes

Dead Horizon*

Deepest Sword

Delores: A Thimbleweed Park Mini-Adventure

Doki Doki Literature Club!

Down Ward

Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald

Emily is Away

ERROR: Human Not Found

Estigma

Faefever

First Snow

Flicker of Hope

Frame of Mind

Frog Fractions

From the Shadows

GET OUT!

GNRBLEX

Grace

Gravitas*

Grimm’s Hollow

Hare Apparent

Heart of Enya

Helltaker

Heroine’s Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok*

Himno

Honey Rose: Underdog Fighter Extraordinaire

Hopebringers

HorrorVale

If On A Winter’s Night, Four Travellers

Janosik - Highlander Precision Platformer

K Station

Kari

Karisvale

Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls*

Kidz

Lake of Voices

Last Slice

Loading Story

Lockheart Indigo*

LunarLux - Chapter 1

Mandagon

MetaWare HIgh School (Demo)

Miksa’s Cave

The Mirror Lied

missed messages

Mission Zigloton

Mission: It’s Complicated

Mitoza

Monolight

Mushroom Cats

NaissanceE

The Night Fisherman

Nocturne: Prelude

The Odyssey of the Mammoth

one night, hot springs

One Ping Only

Overclocked*

Perfect Vermin*

Perspective

The Pilgrim

Pink Heaven

Placement

Planetary Planter

Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt*

Project Exhibited

Prologue for a Vacant Kingdom

Quest 4 Papa: Reloaded

A Raven Monologue*

Red Planet Farming

Relic Hunter Zero: Remix

Return.

Roller Riot

Saira*

Senna and the Forest

Shine Within

Shotgun Witch

SKYE

Slay the Dragon!

A Small Robot Story

Soma Spirits: Rebalance

Soma Union

Sono

Soulspace

Space Choice: Data Analyser

Star Apprentice: Magical Murder Mystery*

STAY

Stealthscape

Stones of Solace

Super Crate Box

Super Raft Boat

The Supper

Swallow the Sea

Swarm

Tadpole Tales

TAKANARIA

Tiny Bunny: Prologue

Tori

Tree Trunk Brook

Tukoni

UNBEATABLE

We Went Back

We Were Here

What Never Was

Wienne*

The Wild Eternal

With You

You Have to Win the Game

You Will (Not) Remain

Yume Nikki