Cold indoors and out

The weather has been the cold winter i remember from last year. Not that its subzero or anything- rather its just cold all the time...even indoors. Apartments stay notoriously cold- even if the weather warms up, it takes a few days for the climate inside the house to catch up. Its all the cement, stone and tile, i guess. We are outdoors quite often, and typically walking briskly which helps the chill- but indoors, we depend on our electric hot water cushions and a steady flow of hot beverages.

Outdoors, i am presented with the age old challenge of how to keep my head and ears warm when my hair is up. A high pony tail under a hat is unacceptable- it looks malformed. So after some consideration i finally gave in to the solution of my childhood...and of Asia: earmuffs. I bought the most amazing faux rabbit fur earmuffs this past week...i laugh out loud every time i wear them. Haha. One really has to keep a sense of humor about these things. I can only take myself so seriously when i appear to be wearing small baby bunnies over my ears. Happily, my ears stay cozy and warm- though not without the marginal disadvantage of impaired hearing. Haha- oh the things the weather brings out in me:)