[Karen W. (OP)]

When I sit working at the computer, I never notice that I'm cold but as soon as I stop and go to make myself a cup of tea, I start to shiver. Why do you think that is?

Karen, keep drinking hot drinks. It will warm you from within. Alcohol apparently does not warm you up.

Yes warm drinks help and I do have trouble with my water intake sometimes.. my meds tend to dry me up.. so its hard to keep pouring in the water. teas empty me more as does coffee but I do like tea and I avoid the cafienated ones...

Thanks MIL that makes good sense to and warms the hands!

[MonikaS]

Check for humidity. Get a hygrometer and try to reach 60 - 70 %. We all know how bad even 25°C (77F) feel when the air is very humid, but how easily we take even 30°C (86F) or more when it's dry.

So in winter we need to keep humidity high and in summer to keep it down. That'll help with the utility bill too.

[Karen W. (OP)]

Thanks monika.. I have never heard of a hygrometer! ..I tend to hurt a lot in high humidity. so I try to keep it dryer here as Humboldt county tends to be a very humid place along tthe coast line.


I have known people to put pots of water on the top of the wood stove to add moisture to the air making it more  humid...

The humidity tends to make me sick...and kills my joints off! I do better in dry heat!
The points you make are interesting .. some humidity is welcome but too much is really uncomfortable!