When I go to bed in the winter I pull the sheet and comforter all the way up under my chin. As the weather turns warm I gradually get used to sleeping without heavy covers on top of me, and by time summer comes I don't even use a sheet and need the ceiling fan on to circulate the air. As the weather cools off the process gets reversed, but it takes me a week or so to get used to the change in temperatures.
When I got into bed last night I couldn't get comfortable; it was too cold for just a sheet but too warm with the comforter on. I tried using the heavier cover and sticking my feet out, but they got cold. I tried pushing the comforter down to the end of the bed and sticking my feet under it while putting the sheet over the rest of my body. That was too hot.
I needed to find a way to cover up only my neck, shoulders, and feet. Eventually I came up with an ingenious solution; I got a large scarf out of my closet, wrapped it around my body like a shawl, then climbed into bed and pulled the sheet halfway up. I was asleep in no time!
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For a minute there I thought you were going to get a new sheet, a more suitable one!
ReplyDeleteThat would be a nice permanent solution, but not one I was ready to tackle at 11:00 at night :-)
DeleteNice how well we sleep when everything is Just Right.
ReplyDeleteIt is still warm here but for a brief interlude it turned chilly enough to remind me: winter is coming. I hate winter nights. I freeze. This year, much like your idea, I am thinking of sleeping in a hoody so I can cover my head and face. My nose gets so cold in the winter that I am just miserable. I can put socks on my feet to stay warm, but my head sticks out and needs a big sock on it, too.
ReplyDeleteA hoodie sounds like the perfect bedtime accessory! Maybe you can invent a face warmer.
DeleteThat kind of problem solving in the middle of the night is VERY impressive! I love cold nights when I can snuggle under my comforter. Would always rather be a little cold than a little hot.
ReplyDeleteI'd rather be chilly, too. Thanks to my haywire internal heating system that doesn't happen too much anymore :-)
DeleteGood idea. I think temperature has a lot to do with what kind of sleep I am going to get. Lately its been nice enough to have the windows open instead of using the air but it's not as cool as when the air is one. I like having some kind of cover even if it hot. I usually stick a leg out from the sheets with no comforter on my side. It doesn't necessarily work but it give me a breeze that helps me to drift off sometimes.
ReplyDeleteIt's warmed up again here. When I came home the air conditioner was back on, and it sounds like the next few nights we'll be using the ceiling fan.
DeleteWhere there's a will, there's a way.
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