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Post by christel on Dec 9, 2012 16:23:01 GMT -5
Well, with the crummy weather we are experiencing here today, I thought it would be a good time to put out a request for ideas, tips, etc. you are using to cope with cold weather and winter. I hate to wish time to go by any faster than it does, but I do look forward to the cold being done. With that being said, what do you do to stay warm/avoid getting cold for the next few months? (Of course, I am referring to those who live in areas that are cold for these few months!)
My first, and probably most obvious, tip is to dress in many layers, even indoors. Just the 'breeze' someone or I can generate walking through the house is enough to give me the chills! I also like to always have something on my neck (as a turtleneck), although my daughter tells me that they aren't the fashion... (Fashion, something I have never been up on, has taken a way back seat in my life unless it also involves being warm and staying covered up!)
Christel
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Post by jeffn on Dec 10, 2012 19:06:20 GMT -5
Good topic Christel - it is that time of year isn't it. I have always enjoyed summer but SD sure does makes me appreciate it.
My rheumy #2 had a good quote for me on winter attire, "Dress like your mother told you to". As in wear hat and gloves etc. Good advise.
I have mostly gotten rid of cotton long underwear. I wear capaline (sp?) and that is much warmer. I keep my battery powered gloves in my work bag so I can get the fingers warm after they seize up along with hats and the like. Fortunately I don't have much trouble in the home staying warm. I do enjoy going to VT. because when I am there I crank the wood stove. That REALLY feels great. One of my other habits is going to the gym after work and after my workout I treat myself to a little steam and they if I have time a stint in the hot tub. After a cold day at work I can warm up nicely. I worked with a crew way back when and one of their cold weather solutions was to put Cayenne pepper in their socks. No kidding but I never tried it.
Christel is correct forget the style dress in what works!
Stay warm guys. It will be spring before we know it. I hope...
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Post by christel on Dec 10, 2012 20:56:29 GMT -5
Jeff, Do you mean 'poly-propylene' or something to that effect on the material of your long underwear? I know of it, but have found CuddlDuds in various materials to work great for me. They are also on the thinner side so I can easily layer over them and not look too much like an overstuffed sausage! Again, 'who cares?' as long as I am comfortable. I haven't tried battery-operated mittens/gloves. I do have some really nice mittens which work great, as long as I put them on before my hands get really cold. For extreme cold, my solution is HIBERNATION. It just isn't worth the risk of risking life or limb when the winter gets down into those brutal numbers. Something we have absolutely no control over is the sun... Even if it is really cold out, sitting in direct sunshine streaming through my (usually dirty!) windows helps me cope. OK, this is really pathetic how I have carried on about essentially just the weather for this entire post... Hang in there, guys and gals!  Christel |
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Post by grammie on Dec 16, 2012 14:23:08 GMT -5
HI there everyone, I too try to wear something around my neck if it isn't a turtle neck than a warm scarf. I have found those big cape things....it begins with p and is french but I can never remember the name....is very fashionable and also keeps me warm. It is like a wide scarf. Anyway, that helps when I need to be fashionable.
I have also found a hat a very must. I went out the other day with mittens but not a hat at temps in the forties and have discovered I won't do that again soon. We loose a lot of heat off our heads so I know that is important....but I forgot. I also sometimes wear a hat in the house.
We have quilts/fleece blankets around to help us too. If it is really nippy, I cook something in the oven for it warms the kitchen up which is where I often am. My husband likes that too!
Handwarmers are a must. I would be always cold without them. If in my pocket they get too warm so I do need to be careful with them.
I have found L L Beane has wonderful washable wool socks that are toasty warm. I have also found that I need to have my shoes not tight. Too tight and the toes get cold....roomy shoes beyond the arch are a good thing. I don't go barefoot either.
Those are some of the things I do to try to stay warm. I have heard and seen the battery mittens but haven't tried them.....usually have the hand warmers in the mittens.
grammie
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Post by nhnancy on Dec 19, 2012 11:23:17 GMT -5
I have just purchased a cuddleduds top, we'll see how that works,,,I always dress in layers and keep my feet warm..
I love mittens...I have a wonderful pair that I love and the little "hot hands" work great inside...when it gets really cold and I havta go out side with the dog, I use the stretchy little gloves (you know the $1.00 a pair kind) underneath my mittens...I am not a winter sport person so I am mostly indoors...I have taken to buying "hot hands" by the case...in Sams club..I think it has 28 pairs for like 10.00...there is always a heating pad (corn or electric) very close by...
I am doing double sox some days...(for unpadded feet) helps with the cold too...Mostly white cotton and a thin cutsie sock on the top...I wear bed socks to bed...I think it helps you sleep better if your feet are warm..
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Post by grammie on Dec 19, 2012 17:27:00 GMT -5
Having the little hot pads for the mittens is great but it also helps keep the body warm when they are in the pocket when inside. I really like them. I also use them on my eyes for five minutes a day to help with dry eyes....this from the eye doctor...hot pads for five minutes. I think he meant a warm face cloth but I use these.
Happily, Cynthia
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