Ah, it must be autumn.

[kiya]

My feet are cold again. Which of course interacts beautifully with the rampaging insomnia, as I've heard there's some kind of safety mechanism that doesn't let people fall asleep when they have cold feet (so as not to die of hypothermia), but which also afflicts the poor of circulation.

The fact that I haven't been able to hold in body heat anywhere the last few days doesn't help either. This is probably a stress reaction, like the breaking out, probably also like the aggravation of the insomnia, though at least the insomnia is better than it was last week. I know the fact that I have to consciously pull my shoulders out of my ears every so often is tension.

I can't be arsed chronicling the last ... while ... since I said anything substantial. I have a waterlily blooming in my bedroom. My idiot cat appears to have strong opinions about the feng shui of the waterbowl. Generalised stress led to the worst communication meltdown of arawen's and my relationship, which is better now in fundamental but still leaves me feeling horribly bruised and sort of tentative.

Did a basic outline for the Traveller's Guide. Did some weeding. Got pillows for the guest bed. Stuff. Very tired. Hanging in there.

Comments

[shana.livejournal.com]

Polar fleece is your friend. Or at least my friend.

[kalmn.livejournal.com]

big warm fuzzy socks for sleeping in are a good thing. works for me, anyhow.

[thastygliax.livejournal.com]

*HUGS*

[luellon.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[eldriwolf.livejournal.com]

((((Hugs!)))) ---warm fuzzy sox--- heating pad at foot of your bed, or where you sit a lot, to put your feet on----sox full of rice/buckwheat/other grain, microwaved, to hold,and tuck in with you...

""If your feet are cold, Wear a HAT!!"''---no, honest. you lose a lot of heat up there, and your body tries to keep the brain warm, because IT is 'Important', so the rest of you can get cold---put on a warm cap, Hey presto!

[zeborah]

If I have cold feet I get into a state where I'm not asleep enough to get any benefit from it, and not awake enough to remember there's a very easy solution.... Bedsocks work brilliantly. Woollen stockings don't - I think they're just tight enough to reduce the circulation just enough. Oh, and also if I'm really cold, a hot bath (not quite hot enough that you start feeling weird and have to get out in order not to faint; but as almost as you dare) right before bed never fails: if I start out toasty, so long as I've got enough covers on (and bedsocks), I stay toasty all night.

[frozencapybara.livejournal.com]

I feel your pain on the cold feet. As a counterpoint to everyone else's suggestion of wearing socks to bed - those backfire for me, they end up doing the job of insulating too well, and keep my feet colder longer.

I have a microwavable rice-filled heating pad thingy that I will use in the winter; I can keep my feet on it just long enough to warm them up, and then kick it aside when I don't need it. I'll also warm up my feet in hot water right before bed, though if it's a really cold night, the heating pad works better.

Doing enough exercise to warm up my feet right before bed works wonders for the foot-warmth issue, but isn't always a feasible alternative.

[whispercricket]

...another person for whom socks can just keep feet cold longer. :) (yay for staralshain)

Same for me about cold feet - can't sleep that way. I generally either pile on more quilts at the bottom of the bed or steal someone else's body heat, though - can't sleep with things on my feet usually. The microwaveable heating thingy before bed sounds useful.

And I completely agree with eldriwolf about wearing a hat.

Stressy should hopefully be better soon. At least it better be. >.