What do you like to do to keep warm when it is cold outside?

@sender621 (14894)
United States
November 25, 2012 7:50am CST
It is such a frigid morning. the air is cold and the wind is blowing. the tempERTURE has fallen below the freezing mark. thoughts of warmth are running rampant. what are the ways you can keep warm where you are?
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@sunita64 (6469)
• India
25 Nov 12
If you cover your feet and head properly then chances of catching cold are minimized.Besides wearing warm inners is another way to keep cold at bay. Hot tea and coffee intake also reduces cold feeling.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
25 Nov 12
tje co;d air escPES THrough our heds firszt. when we cover up the head and ears and neck we have a good start t warming ouraelves up./
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
25 Nov 12
Keeping feet warm as well is important, though. I am just now putting on socks. I have been wearing house slippers but no socks. I will probably take a nap in a warm bed and then I have to go to work. The house is too hot where I go work, so I wear layers I can remove.
@choybel (5042)
• Philippines
25 Nov 12
Being in a tropical country, I never experienced subzero temperature, and thank God for that, because I know I won't survive that with my physical condition. The coldest it has been here was during a week of storm and heavy rains. The sun almost never showed it's radiance for that whole week. There are places in our country though that are normally colder than most, usually these are places located in the highlands. One very known place is called Baguio, which actually fits because the name means storm/typhoon in our language. I have heard news of hail that occurred in that place. I sometimes wonder how it would feel for me to live there and experience the coldness of the place. I also want to experience winter even for just once in my life, just to know how it feels. I know that during rainy and cold season, I wear a shirt under my sweater and a jogging pants or pajamas at home, sometimes underneath a cozy blanket. Hot coffee or chocolate drink would really help, and for meals, hot soup is a must.
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@choybel (5042)
• Philippines
28 Nov 12
I am happy that I do not have to experience and suffer it but somehow I am curious and would at least want to try to get the feel of it, winter, snow, and all.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
28 Nov 12
I hope you get to enjoy your tropical weather for a long tiome to come. the cold weather changes can be a drastic thing to have to take on. good thing yiu din;t have that to face where you live.
@peavey (16936)
• United States
26 Nov 12
I'm from a cold area (northern Colorado and southern Wyoming) so I have lots of practice staying warm. You've been given some good advice. Keep your head and feet warm, wear layers of clothing, drink hot liquids and either stay active or get under a blanket. Staying active is healthier. Make heating pads with old socks or sew a bag or mat and fill it with rice, then heat it in the microwave or a slow oven. That will keep your feet toasty warm when you sit. I sometimes fill a 2 liter bottle with hot water and use it to warm my feet when I go to bed at night. I also wear bedsocks when they're needed. Eat hot foods like stews and soups, too. Don't handle cold things if you don't have to. Stay away from walls and windows.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
26 Nov 12
This is great advice for keeping the cold weather at bay,l am sure it will come to be very useful in the coming months.
@celticeagle (159008)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Nov 12
It is 41 here right now. Luckily there isn't a wind. I am keeping my heat down and wearing nice and comfy pajamas with socks. I am comfortably warm and hope it doesn't get real cold outside. The tough part is being inside several days without needing to go out and then having an appointment. Chilly! But I do have those warm and cozy pajamas waiting when I get home.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
28 Nov 12
Thank good ness for those pajamas and socks. they are sure to keep you warm on those cold and frosty days ahead. good luck at keepng warm.
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
27 Nov 12
I have this awesome winter comforter for my bed that is a double edged sword. On one hand I am warm and cozy on the coldest night but on the other, I don't want to get out of bed
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
1 Dec 12
a mice warm comforter sounds like it would do the trick to keeping you in ned and staying nice and warm, a treat feom the cold outside. it;s great to be warm but we stilll have to get out of bed sometime, it just doesn't seem fir somehow.
• Mexico
26 Nov 12
Hi sender: I must say that I love chocolate a lot, any time I can I would eat chocolate so for me drinking hot chocolate is all I need and I'd feel better with that. ALVARO
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
26 Nov 12
I could go for some hot chocolate right about now., it always seemsd to do to the trick for those cold temperatures.
@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
25 Nov 12
I have a sweater on right now. My neck gets cold easily because I got my hair cut really short, so I have a warm scarf on my neck, too. I am making a pot of hot coffee to drink. I also like heat buddies, socks filled with rice, that you heat in the microwave.Put it anywhere you are cold, or have aches and pains.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
28 Nov 12
This is my first time of hearing of heat buddies. i would really like to give them a try. they sound like a a real comfort to the cold.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
25 Nov 12
I throw on a sweatsuit and cuddle under a blanket on the couch...or stay snuggled in my toasty warm bed as long as I can!
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
28 Nov 12
A warm bed does sound like the right place to be when the temperature starts dropping/ being comfortable seems to be half the battle pne we just want to win.
@shaggin (71664)
• United States
10 Aug 16
I like to wrap myself in a blanket and drink a hot mug of coffee while reading a book. I see this is your latest mylot post. I came back about 6 months ago when I heard mylot was paying again. I hope you rejoin us as well.
@GreenMoo (11834)
25 Nov 12
Lots of clothes and keep moving! I work outdoors most of the time, and layers of clothing are definitely the way to go. I also wear a hat all the time. In summer it protects me from sun, but in the winter it saves me losing all that precious body heat through my head.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
25 Nov 12
Being active does help to keep the circulation of blood flowing smoothly. evertything else will fall into place when we pick ourzelves strong and active.
@missybear (11391)
• United States
25 Nov 12
Scarf, hat, gloves and some hot chocolate
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
28 Nov 12
I think we have all had a turn at hats gloves and maybe a scarf.I could really go for the hot chocolate though. it would really hit the spot/
@akp100 (13640)
• India
25 Nov 12
Hello Its not that cold here yet. But yes cold is increasing day by day.. There are many ways for staying warm and different people used to choose different. For me, I used to take hot tea with ginger (not often) and sometimes my dad advice me to walk in more cold, but rarely I follow it. Moving in Sun light is good way of staying warm and at evening time we can go for winter clothes.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
28 Nov 12
I have never been a tea drinker myself but i do have family members who delight in it. i can see where hot tea wiuld be a good drink for thise cold days ahead.
@roshigo58 (4859)
• Pune, India
30 Nov 12
Hi, Weather in our city is not so cold. The temperature never goes below 15 in our city. But we feel very pleasant in winter. I like to drink tea added with ginger in cold weather. Sweater or woolen clothes are necessary when we go outside the house. I like to eat hot food in winter.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
1 Dec 12
I think that drinking tea can warm you up no matter what the weather is doing outside. it can be such a comfort in the cold or whenver the mood strikes.
@roshigo58 (4859)
• Pune, India
10 Mar 13
Hi, you are right. we drink tea added with ginger. It is enough for us to warm up in winter.
@Anshee (49)
• India
25 Nov 12
Seriously its really cold outside even here at my place but i take my old fav options to get rid of it see firstly wear clothes as warn an you can, then have a hot cup of coffee ahaan such a wonderful thing hot coffee is, then wrap yourself in cozy quilts and lastly a very famous english poet John Keats has said that ''winters are not that cold if you have warm memories of your dear ones''
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
28 Nov 12
That is a tender quote from Keeats to hold in the heart when winter springsd its way. i hope your cold days are few and you get to enjoy them with the ones you love.
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
11 Feb 13
Well, I am glad to live in areas that does not usually get that cold. But when it is colder and I have to be outside it is time for the sweats under my skirt and then a sweatshirt over my T-shirt or other shirt. Then I either have my hooded sweatshirt on, or find a hat I crocheted and sometimes gloves if needed.
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
2 Dec 12
We are experiencing the worst heatwave in my lifetime. I can barely think straight and I only have on 2 items of clothing. I'd love to be cooler right now. I'm going to bed soon and hope I can sleep. Hope you feel warmer soon.
@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
20 Jan 13
hi, for me to keep me warm during cold weather is to use a jacket so that i will not easily affect with that cold, sometimes when i am at home i just drink warm milk usually in the morning to lessen the cold that i feel,and also keep moving can keep me warm too.
@inertia4 (27961)
• United States
27 Nov 12
Keep the heat on. Wear warm clothes. What I would do is to bundle up, throw a scarf around my face and take a nice little walk. That way when you get home you will feel much warmer.