how do you get warm?

Sherrine, stop laughing at all us poor Northeners, but please do pass along your medicinal rum, that might do the trick!

I haven't seen the sun in 4-5 days. We have had a bit of snow, but not much, and the temperatures have been above seasonal. Today it dipped down to -3*C (sorry, I don't know how to do the conversion to *F) and we are getting a bit more snow. That's great, really, b/c the kids were running out of ammo. I'd rather it snow than rain so they can play outside. But the point is it is still MUCH warmer than it will be in a month or so.

If I wasn't working tonight, I'd have a blazing fire going. As it is, I have the heat jacked up and my space heater going. I am wearing 2 pairs of socks (the second is a big fleece pair, so comfy!) a Tshirt, sweatshirt and a wool wrap around sweater. My fleece throw is on my lap, and I am typing (slowly) with fleece gloves on. And I am still cold!!! I think there are icicles forming off the end of my nose.

How do you get warm?

I don't think I'd want to take a bath even if I had time. The thought of getting undressed gives me shivers. I have an electric blanket, but it doesn't work very well. I'm getting another very soon. I drink lots of herbal tea for a warm beverage, and I'm turning into soup b/c that's all I want to eat for lunch. My poor dh, I'm turning into the frigid ice queen!

Hi Mamanan,

Thanks for the great reply to my post today.

In the morning I head to New Hampshire from Florida until mid January. I know many think I need my head opened up. But I love it there and my son lives in Boston.

this morning I forgot a major "comfort item", alpaca socks. Could not get through the winter up there w/o them. Also my fleece Ugg slippers. Now I am not a fashion icon but alpaca is the absolute BEST. I suffer from foot pain and the cold makes it worse.

Keep that throw handy.

Patsie

I live in buffalo and it is cold a lot so what I use believe it or not is the thermo heat wraps can get expensive but they do sell cheaper versions everywhere I put one between my shoulder blads and it keeps me warm for 9 hrs so I put on in the evening and sleep with it and wow not tense from the cold and it really help be become unchilled.

Sore to touch, I thought you wrote that you HAD a buffalo. All I could think was hmmm, I suppose cuddling up the buffalo keeps you warm!!!!! Does he come in your house?? hahahaha

those silky long underwears from target are really awesome.
Sue

MamaNan,
Right now I'm wearing a set of the smooth in****ating underclothes, a longsleeved t-shirt, a t-shirt, a cardigan and a hoodie on, as well a set of heavy fleece pants, a heavier fleece blanket in my lap with my heating pad with my micro-fiber aloe enchanced fuzzy socks and a pair of memory foam house shoes. I bundle up all day long, and drink hot chocolate and coffee or a chai. After I come home from the store or get back to my chair from cooking or whatever, my heating pad goes on my feet and another goes on my back LOL My family will buy whatever they think looks comfy for me, for Christmas they're getting me a heated chair pad. Another thing that helps is to get the warmest and heaviest coat possible, it retains heat better and sometimes the weight will keep my back from cramping. I got mine from Burlington Coat Factory from the men's dept, I guess they think women don't get that cold or aren't outside long enough to be. LOL Maybe some directional heat too, might help. Like a portable heater fan, pointed at your feet. My husband has one for his 'external fixator' leg scaffolding to keep the metal from getting cold, he says it keeps him nice and toasty. This old house we live in has a floor furnace and we keep a stand fan on one side of it, blowing into the room we're in, so it can be directed from one room to another. I just winterized our windows yesterday, to keep out drafts so if you have a window near by that could be causing some of your chills.

I wrap myself up in a blanket and use my microwaveable corn bag under to keep me nice and toasty. Of course, I usually fall asleep shortly thereafter because I am so warm and snuggly:)

I have a Snuggie, and it is absolutely wonderful for keeping me warm. I also have a space heater. one of the perks for living upstairs ion the winter is that when our downstairs neighbors have their heat on, it helps to warm out apartment. One of the crappy things is that our windows leak, so cold air does come into the house. Here's an idea for you. Go into your bathroom, and shut the door. Turn on your shower to about the hottest it will get. It will get very steamy and warm in your bathroom. You can just sit in there and warm up. But, be warned. When you leave the bathroom, the rest of your house will seem really cold for a while. I hope this helps. Oh, just wondering, where do you live?

I wear silk thermal underwear every single day. On wamer days I wear the light silk, on colder days I have thick silk. If I don't have the silk next to my skin I break into cold sweats when I'm cold. It is SOOOO miserable. My heating bills are sky-high, I admit, and I wear a wool ski hat inside my house (when my scalp doesn't hurt too much).

To fall asleep, I have a special "Bed Buddy" that I made with basmati rice that I mixed with tiny pinches of coriander, garam masala, and curry. I heat up the bed Buddy, tuck it under my neck, and drift off to sleep and dream I'm in an Indian restaurant eating lovely spicy curry.

And I'm going to Hawaii in six weeks. :)

SassyMyKitty, I live in Northern Ontario. Western Ontario (I lived in Thunder bay for awhile, across from the Minesota border), and the prairies get much colder, but not as damp. Here it gets so damp, it chills me right to the bone.

Diane, a sauna sounds so heavenly right now!

The thermal underwear are another great idea, thank you. And why not a hat? I do wear gloves inside after all, lol.

Littleneck, have a wonderful trip in Hawaii!

Sherrine, it is what you are used to. I went on a trip to Scotsdale, AZ a few years back. This was at the end of March. They had more rainfall that week than they usually get all year, just our luck, and the first few days were cool and very windy. Many locals were dressed in parkas, while dh and I were in shorts with long sleeve sweaters!

I wonder why being chilly is such a problem for fibromites? I mean, why are we so susceptible to it?

It sounds like fashion went out the door when fibro came in for all of us. We are having a cold spell too, 15 degrees when I got up. I have my little heater on the couch next to me as close as I can stand it. We have an electric blanket on our bed which is a must for DH and I. I dress in layers too I have my heavy hiking socks on, slippers (I buy all winter shoes a size bigger so I can wear heavy socks with them), sweats and a T-shirt, fleece jacket and robe. Don't know what time I will get warm enough to get up and leave my heater this morning.

 

Alcie, tell me more about your little hot tub if you would??? I'm ready to take out the big garden tub in our bath and replace it with something smaller. I asked for a hot tub for my birthday year before last but found out on my birthday we had bought the grandkids a little 4-wheeler instead.

 

luv and hugs

Marlee

I'm probably a barrell of laughs for people today, but oh well here it goes

I dress up in long jons, even if its my mans LOL
I put leggins on then sweats, then flannel lined jeans
I put a tank top, a turtle neck shirt, 2 sweaters
I put soft & fuzzy socks on then go 2 additional pairs of socks then a wool pair
I put my soft fuzzy slippers on
Run to my bed jump in it
Qrap around all my covers (3 comforters, 2 fleece blankets, afgan, eletric blanket, and my sleeping bag unzipped and on top of all that)
And of course a hat on

Who has a snuggie? or a snuggle? what is that thing called? I have always wondered about the backs. They look like backwards robes and I wonder if your butt gets cold while your frontside stays toasty warm.

I am sitting at my desk in long underwear pants, knee socks, slippers, tank top, thermal top, sweatshirt. I often will wear a beanie and fingerless gloves, but it is warm enough now. I have hot tea, too. We have a wood burning stove and have figured out a way to circulate the heat through the house some. It is 67 degrees in the back room and with all the layers, I feel good.

Hubby is awesome. He is a big man and gets hot, but he stokes the fire for me because he knows it hurts me a lot to be cold.

Sue

Oh on those cold morning lately here in Coastal NC in the 40's even high 30's I think this am.  Yeah Yeah I know boo hoo but it is cold to me now.  I am orginally from UP of MI and that would have been summer weather LOL

But to get warm my handy dandy electric throw I can bring from bed to lazyboy.  My 3 fat cats my personal hot water bottles.  My Pomeranian so sweet he is and fluffy with hair keeps me warm. Oh of course my Chubby Hubby can cuddle me if I get really Chilly Willy.

have a good day!