Cold Weather Hack

Being a spoonie is difficult no matter where you live, but in the northeast with it's fluctuating weather, it is especially trying. We recently experienced a drastic change in temperature, and it has been quite frigid. Bundled up in my peacoat, leather gloves, and boots, I recently discovered a lifesaving hack that I had to share with my friends and followers.

I’ve been using HotHands since I was a little girl and my dad would bring them to me from the city. Recently, I started finding them at stores near me, and discovered a product that was new to me, their toe-warmers. As someone who suffers from POTS, I was thrilled to buy the value packs at low prices.

As I’m sure many college students will attest to, money is low. My mom always says that “necessity inspires creativity”. This is certainly true for me his week, when I unexpectedly got me period, which usually leaves me bedridden for 8 days. Since I have met the allotted absence allowance for my courses this semester (yes, even though I am a spoonie, but that is a story for another time), I have to deal with my pain, and my heating pad is my best friend. However, I can’t take my heating pad everywhere, and had nor the time nor the money to dole out on the portable heating pads at CVS that I normally buy. I remembered something, though, my HotHands. The toe warmers have an adhesive side so they don’t slip around in your shoes, and they are certainly the best source of heat I’ve encountered. I am literally walking around campus with the toe warmers attached to my back, and my pelvis. I have never been more content! They don’t fall off and are easily reattachable/moveable. I also find that they don’t cause my skin to sweat (a problem I find always accompanies my favorite heated devices). Obviously, they don’t take my pain away, but it has subsided quite a bit (as has my inflammation), and they are still piping hot, even after 6 hours of constant movement, and a venti PSL.

They only warning I would give is that they do get VERY hot. If you have sensitive skin, you might want to try them out and move them around (as I do, to diffuse the pain and take some of the heat off).

Let me know if you try this or have any hacks for me!

Love you,

Ci

(DISCLAIMER: this is NOT sponsored by HotHands, even though I really wish it was. @ HotHands, love me bacc)