Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning.
Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's
Speaker 1: tip is that you don't have to be cold. If
Speaker 1: you are cold natured, you can plan ahead to figure
Speaker 1: out ways to stay warm during winter or for that matter,
Speaker 1: in aggressively air conditioned places during summer. There is no
Speaker 1: need to suffer unnecessarily. I am doing this episode because,
Speaker 1: as people who know me in person are well aware,
Speaker 1: I am constantly cold. That can make winter a pretty
Speaker 1: miserable experience. But the good news is that I know
Speaker 1: myself well enough to know that I am likely to
Speaker 1: be cold, and so I take steps to mitigate this problem.
Speaker 1: As we are coming into a colder season for those
Speaker 1: of us in the northern Hemisphere, at least, if you
Speaker 1: also get cold all the time, you might like to
Speaker 1: use a few of these strategies too for starters. Every season,
Speaker 1: I always have a cardigan or jacket with me. It
Speaker 1: is easy enough to stick a light cardigan in my
Speaker 1: purse or even just in my car, and this means
Speaker 1: that even in summer, I am never caught off guard
Speaker 1: by a cool night or meat locker temperature, hotel, ballroom,
Speaker 1: I also realize that it's my feet getting cold that
Speaker 1: really makes me icy, so I bring socks too. I
Speaker 1: never board a plane without socks in my purse, because
Speaker 1: even if it is ninety degrees in one location and
Speaker 1: you are flying to somewhere else that is ninety degrees,
Speaker 1: the plane might still be chilly. You just don't know.
Speaker 1: I have also been known to plan my wardrobe to
Speaker 1: account for the reality of cold spaces. Black pants and
Speaker 1: stylish boots still look nice, but won't leave my legs
Speaker 1: and feet freezing, like a dress and sandals or even
Speaker 1: just regular heels. For actual winter, of course, I have
Speaker 1: big thick socks and a big thick coat that comes
Speaker 1: down to my knees. If you wear knee high boots
Speaker 1: and a long coat, you're just much more covered and
Speaker 1: hence warmer than if you wear those tiny little puffer things.
Speaker 1: I mean, sure they look cute, but don't follow me
Speaker 1: for style rules. I like to be warm, but and
Speaker 1: this is key. I also had a realization a few
Speaker 1: years ago. Most cold weather gear is designed to keep
Speaker 1: your warmth in, and for normal people that might be effective,
Speaker 1: but if you are like me, your body just doesn't
Speaker 1: produce enough warmth. For this to work, I can wear
Speaker 1: the best gloves out there, really really pricey ones, and
Speaker 1: my fingers will still be numb. If that is the case,
Speaker 1: then you need to add a heat source in order
Speaker 1: to stay warm. Fortunately, this is pretty easy. I buy
Speaker 1: hot hands warmers and put them in my coat pockets
Speaker 1: anytime I will be outside for a while. You can
Speaker 1: put them in your shoes too if you want. If
Speaker 1: you are always cold, go ahead and buy a big
Speaker 1: container of them. Don't be stingy with using them. I
Speaker 1: was able to sit outside for two Eagles games in
Speaker 1: January this past year because I had those hot hand
Speaker 1: warmers place strategically around my body. That is really saying
Speaker 1: something for me. If you work somewhere drafty, get a
Speaker 1: portable speach heater. If this is allowed now, you definitely
Speaker 1: need to be responsible with it. Turning it off when
Speaker 1: you are not around can make a huge difference. And
Speaker 1: don't forget your car. Many cars have a heated seat
Speaker 1: option or a heated steering will option. I turn mine
Speaker 1: on in November and keep it on until April. I
Speaker 1: also think through when I am most likely to be cold,
Speaker 1: and even worse, wet showers theoretically feature warm water, but
Speaker 1: when you get out, the cold air hits you and
Speaker 1: hug So I figured out that using two towels was
Speaker 1: a major improvement over using one towel. I use one
Speaker 1: for my body and simultaneously one for my hair, and
Speaker 1: now I am not shivering when I dry my hair,
Speaker 1: and I don't have wet hair dripping down my back
Speaker 1: when I'm drying my body. I also wash my face
Speaker 1: in warm water. If washing my face at nightment splashing
Speaker 1: myself with cold water, I just didn't want to do it,
Speaker 1: But using warm water is isn't bad at all. Same
Speaker 1: for washing hands. If a sink has two faucets, don't
Speaker 1: default to just turning on the cold one. Turn them
Speaker 1: both on for something that's not scalding but is toasty.
Speaker 1: Some discomforts are part of life and we have to cope,
Speaker 1: but generally speaking, being cold doesn't have to fall in
Speaker 1: that category. So figure out what works to keep you
Speaker 1: warm at least most of the time, and you will
Speaker 1: be a lot less uncomfortable and distracted this winter. Do
Speaker 1: you have tips for keeping warm? I would love to
Speaker 1: hear them. You can reach me at Laura at Laura
Speaker 1: vandercam dot com. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks
Speaker 1: for listening, and here's to making the most of our time.
Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas,
Speaker 1: or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at Laura
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