It's getting hot out.

It rained last night, and it STILL ended up around 80 today.

And it was quite a bit less windy today than it was yesterday.

So I felt like I was on my way to heat exhaustion by the time I finished.

Which is nothing new; I've dealt with that my whole life

But, naturally, it's something to be prevented if at all possible.

I only got as far as the nausea and the feeling of my head getting ready to boil.

I didn't get a headache, and I didn't feel overly wiped out, either.

I was able to drink my water, although only in small amounts until I got home and could get something with salt in me.

I never knew that would help, before a year or two ago.

That day, I walked 15 minutes to the library to return an overdue book, in 85 degree weather, and I had to stand in the shade there for a few minutes.

Because I was feeling pretty rotten.

But it was hot and I knew I needed to get home, so I set off again.

15 minutes back.

My water bottle was over halfway empty when I got to the library, and I pretty much finished it before I got too far into the walk home.

So by the time I got home, I was sweaty, beet red, my head was pounding and aching, and I felt like I was going to throw up. And I wanted to just lie down and sleep.

I always just said "I overheat easily," but I wanted to know what was actually happening

So I looked it up

And it turns out my primary problem has been dehydration

Caused by being in the hot, humid air

Because, when it's humid, it actually acts kind of like a blanket on your body

It makes it VERY hard for your body to get rid of heat

It kind of holds it all in the air around you

So you're sweating to cool yourself down, and it's not working

But how else does your body cool itself down?