Comments on: First Frost: Winter Heat Survival Guide June 4, 2007 http://www.kathysgetaways.com/362/winterheatsurvivalguide/ The Travels and Adventures of Kathy & Bruce Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:36:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: rachel http://www.kathysgetaways.com/362/winterheatsurvivalguide/comment-page-1/#comment-147 rachel Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:13:17 +0000 http://www.kathysgetaways.com/362/winterheatsurvivalguide/#comment-147 This post reminds me of a Christmas trip we took to visit relatives in Northern Michigan when I was kid. Back then, everyone heated their houses with one woodstove generally in the living room. Most houses had very little insulation and single paned windows then too. (And no, I'm not THAT old, but people were poor and it was a rural area.) Needless to say we were freezing, especially at night when the fire died down unless someone got up to stoke it & add more wood. Under the multiple down & wool blankets in bed, I was fine, but when I mentioned that my nose was cold, they asked why on earth I was sleeping in the winter with my face uncovered! I asked a few people around town and yes, they all slept completely covered by blankets in the winter. I guess it can be done, but I always felt suffocated. Best of luck K & B! This post reminds me of a Christmas trip we took to visit relatives in Northern Michigan when I was kid. Back then, everyone heated their houses with one woodstove generally in the living room. Most houses had very little insulation and single paned windows then too. (And no, I’m not THAT old, but people were poor and it was a rural area.)

Needless to say we were freezing, especially at night when the fire died down unless someone got up to stoke it & add more wood. Under the multiple down & wool blankets in bed, I was fine, but when I mentioned that my nose was cold, they asked why on earth I was sleeping in the winter with my face uncovered! I asked a few people around town and yes, they all slept completely covered by blankets in the winter. I guess it can be done, but I always felt suffocated.

Best of luck K & B!

]]> By: Kathy http://www.kathysgetaways.com/362/winterheatsurvivalguide/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Kathy Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:52:13 +0000 http://www.kathysgetaways.com/362/winterheatsurvivalguide/#comment-146 Briar -- yes, going to warm public places. I had been thinking about that just yesterday when I went off to the mall to do some errands. Actually looked forward to it because I knew it would be warm. Library is a good option too, especially if I can lug my laptop and do my internetting while there. Kat -- seriously, I googled totoro hot water bottle covers and couldn't find one. Business opportunity anyone? Briar — yes, going to warm public places. I had been thinking about that just yesterday when I went off to the mall to do some errands. Actually looked forward to it because I knew it would be warm. Library is a good option too, especially if I can lug my laptop and do my internetting while there.

Kat — seriously, I googled totoro hot water bottle covers and couldn’t find one. Business opportunity anyone?

]]> By: Kung Foodie http://www.kathysgetaways.com/362/winterheatsurvivalguide/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Kung Foodie Mon, 04 Jun 2007 20:10:04 +0000 http://www.kathysgetaways.com/362/winterheatsurvivalguide/#comment-145 where's the Totoro water bottle??? where’s the Totoro water bottle???

]]> By: squarefish http://www.kathysgetaways.com/362/winterheatsurvivalguide/comment-page-1/#comment-144 squarefish Mon, 04 Jun 2007 08:31:12 +0000 http://www.kathysgetaways.com/362/winterheatsurvivalguide/#comment-144 I forgot to add a couple of other notes - I thought about these when I was talking to a young student at the university last week. I use public spaces more. Libraries, swimming pools, shopping malls and cafes are usually heated a few degrees above my house. If I need a blast of heat I go hang out in a public space. One thing I do in winter is go for a swim every week, followed by a spa or sauna (not too long or I wick too much heat out of my core say 5 or 10 minutes is enough for me.) This is not just about saving money - it is about getting in with other people as a good thing to do this time of year. Once or twice during the winter I go for broke, blast all the heaters and have a party. The best ones are when it gets so hot we remove several layers of clothing and loll around giving each other shoulder and foot massages and so on. Fire up the oven as well, cook a roast meal or a pie, have some friends around, no better way to feel expansive! Exersise - I actually prefer to exersise in the winter - when it is brisk. The earlier in the day the better, more warming and more likely to boost much needed seretonin levels. I forgot to add a couple of other notes – I thought about these when I was talking to a young student at the university last week.

I use public spaces more. Libraries, swimming pools, shopping malls and cafes are usually heated a few degrees above my house. If I need a blast of heat I go hang out in a public space. One thing I do in winter is go for a swim every week, followed by a spa or sauna (not too long or I wick too much heat out of my core say 5 or 10 minutes is enough for me.) This is not just about saving money – it is about getting in with other people as a good thing to do this time of year.

Once or twice during the winter I go for broke, blast all the heaters and have a party. The best ones are when it gets so hot we remove several layers of clothing and loll around giving each other shoulder and foot massages and so on. Fire up the oven as well, cook a roast meal or a pie, have some friends around, no better way to feel expansive!

Exersise – I actually prefer to exersise in the winter – when it is brisk. The earlier in the day the better, more warming and more likely to boost much needed seretonin levels.

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