to stay warm, advice from a canadian who deals with -40C weather to the americans in the south
blankets and sheets, get them layers in your bed. wear a loose hoodie to bed and socks too. it helps. put a blanket under you too to keep your back warm
put a rug underneath your bed, it helps with insulating your bed from the cold
drink water, like hot weather n the summer, cold weather will dehydrate you and you will get colder. so to warm up, drink water
get enough sleep. srsly, it will help you deal with cold weather
take a lot of breaks if you are going outside. like stagger how long you are outside and hydrate
don’t burn propane indoors, or keep your oven open
if you are going to make a fire, do it in a fireplace and make sure your flume is open
share body heat with your pet or family by getting under the covers together. it helps.
hot water bottles, electric heat pads and rice bags are great to warm up the bed.
close your blinds and use curtains or sheets to cover the windows, it will help with insulating from the cold. especially at night. you can even get some styrofoam from a hardware store or window insulation. my sister’s apartment had terrible windows and she used blackout curtains to keep the heat in
baking! do some baking. it really heats up the house. like make a pound cake, something that takes 60 mins. srsly even in -40C i had to turn off the heat in my apartment because the oven heated the whole place and also, CAKE
going outside requires: shirt and sweater/hoodie , sometimes an undershirt if you aren’t used to the cold. keep your core covered! a scarf! the heaviest coat, socks! pants! and water proof or insulated boots. double up on socks too! and gloves and a hat. in a pinch a kerchief can make a good headband and combine that with a hood it’s a makeshift hat
give your car time to warm up, the oil needs to be at the midpoint! so start the car and let it run before going somewhere
keep two car lengths between cars, it gives you enough time to break. the road is icy! and you probably don’t have winter tires, road salt or ploughing so give your car time to stop. like srsly, also go slow! put your hazards on too to let other cars see you and if you are going slow
soup, make some soup
also hot chocolate is also great
stay warm and i love you guys
