In cold weather, we lose over 40% of our body heat from our head

That includes when we are sleeping. Many people deal with this by pulling the covers up over their heads - which leads to carbon dioxide headaches in the morning. Most people seem to have forgotten the old idea of nightcaps - not the alcoholic kind, but the kind in "The Night Before Christmas" - "Ma in her kerchief and I in my cap, had just settled down for a long winter's nap." If you've never tried wearing a sleep cap, give it a try - it is amazing how much more comfortably one falls asleep if one's head is warm. (Feet too, but you all knew that!)

I won't even tell you about nose snoods - that's too silly.

Book meme - pass it on!

Grab the nearest book.
Open the book to page 23.
Find the fifth sentence.
Post the text of the sentence in your journal...
...along with these instructions.


"Acyclovir works by interfering with the reproduction of viral DNA, slowing the growth of existing viruses."