The sudden cold dip today broke me. 19F currently in Chicagoland, heading down to 15F. I came home from teaching with plans to put away masses of clean laundry this evening, but instead have spent the last two hours fully dressed in bed, trying to get warm. I finally managed it, after a hot bath and dragging the oil radiator from my office into the bedroom.
Of course, then my skin was painfully itchy and dry, so I had to refill the humidifier and make Kevin come put gobs of lotion on my upper back, which is somehow always the itchiest spot, which is just unfair. He came in for the lotioning and said he might have to sleep in the guest room tonight if I was going to keep it this hot, and I think I was very nice not to bite his head off like the cold-blooded lizard I have apparently become.
High of 26F tomorrow; I may just work in bed all day. If I keep the bedroom door closed and keep the humidifier refilled, maybe I can turn this room into a terrarium.
It should be back to 40F by Wednesday. See you then.