Comments on: Keeping Warm Without Turning Up the Thermostat

By: Feels like fall « Graduated Learning: Life after College

Feels like fall « Graduated Learning: Life after College — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:28:57 +0000

[...] breaking the bank or killing the planet. Mrs. Micah’s best defense against the cold is a pair of dry socks. And Trent at the Simple Dollar has quite a few tips. My best options have been to bundle up. [...]

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friday roundup #10 | we like money — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:12:21 +0000

[...] Micah tells us how to keep warm without turning up the thermostat! Great tip and one I will have to try seeing as it’s already in the 50’s here this [...]

By: mapgirl

mapgirl — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:08:44 +0000

Socks are great, but try a hat or a sweater too to keep your core temperature up.

By: Becky@FamilyandFinances

Becky@FamilyandFinances — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:03:00 +0000

I agree with the above commenter about the wool socks. Some friends introduced me to Smartwool socks and I *love* them! I use them for hiking and everyday use.

I, too, wear socks to bed in the winter. I don’t like wearing pants to bed b/c they always seem to twist around me or the pant legs ride up my leg. Socks are *definitely* the way to go

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:47:04 +0000

We did a 1st aid clinic at a staff training thing I was at for camp this weekend (she exposited awkwardly) and socks were definitely brought up. The points were:

1) For hiking, camping, etc, WOOL socks are the best. Wool stays warm even when wet! Cotton, on the other hand, just gets horrible and clammy.

2) For temperature control (as when dealing with shock, heat stroke, etc) the joints of the body are the places where you’ll be able to make the quickest difference — arm pits, feet/ankles, wrists, groin, knee pits (knee pits?). Warming or cooling those areas will quickly warm or cool the rest of the body.

Now you know!

By: Eat Well and Keep Warm For Less!

Eat Well and Keep Warm For Less! — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:39:20 +0000

[...] Mrs. Micah suggests some ways to keep warm without turning up the thermostat. [...]

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:54:06 +0000

Agreed, socks make all the difference! The best kind of socks when you’re feeling the chill? I say simple white cotton or those super fuzzy ones…especially if they just came out of the dryer!

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Sunday Roundup — Economic Turmoil Edition — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:02:44 +0000

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By: Zhu

Zhu — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 04:39:33 +0000

Get well soon!

Socks make a lot of difference. I love my socks since I move to Canada… I’m ready to pay a good price for them!

By: Dad

Dad — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 02:50:47 +0000

I too have found that the state of the feet are critical to being comfortable. Never needed to cover my head but I’ve heard of that many times.

Sorry about your flu. Take care of yourself!