Thursday, December 10, 2009

Trying to Keep Warm

Our house is so cold! Like SO cold! Like really ridiculously cold. The silly thing is, I kind of like it. I am all bundled up and I think it's kind of romantic... except that I'm home alone. But still. Maybe I read The Little House on the Prairie too much as a little girl. I feel as though I am conquering something.... ridiculous, I know.

Anyway. If your house is any bit as cold cold as mine here are some tips you should know.

#1. Long underwear. It's FABULOUS!
#2. Layers. (obvs...)
#3. Fleece Pants. I'm sporting pants made by my mother circa 2003.

 Please Excuse the floor...
And yes, my pants really do have little bears and hearts all over them.
Love you, Mom!

#4. An awesome sweater.
Mine was made by my
mom... sometime in
the 1980's.  

#5. A great scarf.
Mine's wrapped around
my neck twice. This
allows for neck flexibility
which is essential when
studying.









#6. Legwarmers. Mis-matched blue and pink. Senior Girls volleyball.

#7. Fleece Socks. A Christmas gift one year. Made by my very own mother... I think in the mid-90's. Maybe. Maybe not.
#8. Multiple Blankets. They keep the heat in and keep the drafts out.
#9. A Hot Water Bottle. You may notice that I don't have one, but I have discovered (or rather I was shown) that this little sucker works just as good. And yes, it does happen to be an IV bag. 3 minutes in the microwave and it is DIVINE! Bundle it up under the blankets on your lap and you're ready to go!

#10. I almost forgot. Tea. Tea is also essential to keeping warm.

A housekeeper would also be nice right now, but that has nothing to do with the subject.

5 comments:

Lynn Webb said...

When I was in Australia, I would wrap up in blankets but leave an opening near my feet and put a little portable heater there... makes it like a little sauna as all the heat blows into the blankets... yup.. its does get that cold in Australia!! xoxo

Louise Chapman said...

That is quite the look! We just wrap ourselves in blankets in front of the fireplace:) Does Erik have a snazzy ensemble as well?

a. borealis said...

I'm LOVING that you have the Tolkien Bestiary sitting in the middle of your living room floor.

Yesssssssssss!

We're doing the same bundling over here . . . it's been hovering right around 0 degrees F in these parts. Chilly-cold!

Lauren Heinen said...

Nice outfit ash :) Try rockin' that look at school.

Lauren Heinen said...

ps. I totally did not know that about IV bags. i wonder what would happen if you heated different IV bag solutions. interesting.