I just read the latest from one of my favorite bloggers at The Zen Hiker. He talks about the cool side of the pillow. Except he says it better than that. Immediately I thought about things I promised myself I would do differently when I became an adult.
Turning to the cool side of the pillow is awesome. But I could do that as a kid, too.
What I hated, was when it was cold at night, like cold cold, and I had lain in one spot for a while until I was fairly warm. And you know what’s coming next……I moved a little. And had to quick find that warm spot again because the rest of the sheet was freezing. I vowed that when I was an adult, I would keep the heat up to an above zero temperature. This wasn’t a poverty issue. Actually I’m not sure why my parents kept the house so cold at night that sleeping was a problem. Maybe because their generation grew up in the depression? So now we keep our heat high enough at night that we can move our limbs without freezing to death.
So these are some of the things that I vowed I would do or not do when I grew up.
- Keep the heat up at night.
- Eat snacks whenever I wanted to.
- Read whenever I wanted to.
- Never be forced to play outside.
- Be nice to my family.
So how did this all work out for me?
- The heat isn’t sky high, but pretty comfortable at night. I still think of the cold sheets as a kid.
- If I ate fewer snacks I would look better so this falls under watch what you wish for.
- I read whenever I want, and I don’t need the flashlight under the covers so I don’t get caught. Unless you count my nook e-reader which lights up so I don’t have to wake up my husband with the real lamp.
- If you google “The Great Indoorswoman” my picture will be there. I hope no one actually googled that. Or if you did, tell me what you found.
- I really hope my family thinks this one has been accomplished, but it’s highly possible that the jury is still out.
The Great Indoorsgirl
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I looked up “The Great Outdoorswoman” and it suggested “The Great Outdoorsman”. Shame on you, Google.
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hahaha I guess The Great Indoorsgirl wasn’t there either.
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That suggests a TV show called The Great Indoors. Can’t win!
Check your emails!
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Ok.
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Did you try The Great Indoorswoman?
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Oh no…that’s what I should’ve looked up initially isn’t it? I messed up. Too many variations. Yeah that’s not there either.
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*sigh* Once again we have to coin a new phrase.
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What did you want to change when you grew up? And, yes, we can still debate if either of us has actually grown up.
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I wanted to go to the washroom in the middle of the night without thinking I would wake up the whole house.
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That’s pretty lame. Didn’t you want to sneak out to play hockey and not get caught? We weren’t allowed to flush the toilet at night so my dad would’t wake up. I had forgotten about that.
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Lol I’ll think about it longer than two seconds and think of something better.
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I like that your default thought was peeing.
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wordpress isn’t letting me like this so I’m just going to come out and say it: I like this entry
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Thank you lol. I officially approve of, and like the fact that you like this post. Because you’re a likeable guy.
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Barb I’m like you… one of the Great Indoorswomen too! But alas my job as a nursery teacher means I HAVE to go out come rain or shine with my class!!!!
Great post!
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Thank you! I do like to be outside at times, of course. But when I was little and a neighbor would come to the door and ask me if I wanted to play I would say “no thanks, I’m reading.” My parents would force me to go.
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Lol! If I had to go out, my book would invariably go with me too!
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Plus I liked playing teacher a lot. I’m sure you did, too. Foreshadowing of our futures!
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Oh yes indeed! And my daughter does the same now!
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My daughter played nurse and now she’s a nurse.
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Wonderful!
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There are some benefits to being grown up, for sure! I like it cold at night though. Every one else in the house is shivering, and I’m too toasty. 😁
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I looked up The Great Indoorswoman (with capitalization) and after telling Google to stick its sexism where the sun doesn’t shine…
A couple of your tribe have their own Tumblr podcast.
http://indoorswomen.tumblr.com/
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That’s great! And of course I do spend SOME time outside….
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My husband says the light from my Kindle wakes him up, so, just as when I was a child, I have to build a fort in bed with blankets and read under it. Some things never change.
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Ha! I keep the glow light pretty low on my nook. I don’t like to read on the kindle because I have the kindle fire with the glare style screen. I watch netflix and videos on the kindle, but just read regular books or books on the nook. I haven’t yet had to resort to sneaking the nook, lol.
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A heated blanket or bed-sized heating pad works wonders at keeping you toasty in the cold nights. And probably much cheaper than keeping the heat on all night.
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That’s true and years ago I had one. I was always worried about electrocuting myself (silly, I know), and I like the weight of blankets and comforters. We didn’t have those when I was little. Comforters didn’t exist when I was really little, as far as I know. My parents gave us an extra thin blanket. You have to understand that we were wealthy so there was no reason for not having more blankets or the heat up. And maybe it was only on really cold nights. But that’s my memory. When I went away to college, I bought extra blankets and now it’s a distance memory. Thank you for commenting 🙂
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Maybe they thought cold at night was healthier? my aunt does. I vowed I would put my feet up on my desk to read more comfortably. Yup. Good for one’s circulation but very bad form if anyone catches me doing it.
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lol They may have thought it was healthier. I think it was just how they knew to do it. Went with the rules. They defrosted meat for a couple of days on the kitchen counter. I’m amazed we didn’t all die of botulism. So their view of healthy was different in those days.
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Objectively, a lot of things we do nowadays aren’t all that great for our bodies (excessive AC, driving vs walking, too many medicines etc…) 🙂
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That’s very true. My kids can blog about those when they get to be my age.
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I no longer care what I look like so I eat snacks when I want ’em. Our bedroom is currently below freezing as the heating in there (and many other rooms) doesn’t work, so now we’re sleeping in the spare room and it’s lovely and warm. Not only can’t I sleep if I’m cold, but ‘cos I have bad circulation I get pain from it too.
A thing that as a kid I wanted to continue doing as an adult was having posters of the Beatles all over my wall – um, nope, not a chance now! A thing I wanted to do differently was be able to reach the floor when I sat at a table and on the loo, and I’m glad to say both of those things happened. I just hope they don’t reverse because then that means I’m shrinking!
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Haha great response! I hope that the heat is fixed. I can’t remember where you live, but when we don’t have heat in the winter it’s unbearable. We rent right now, but when I owed a house we had a wood-burning stove that heated the whole place. That was a blessing.
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I love in rural mid-Wales, UK.
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Thanks…I try to remember where everyone is from.
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