I am a cold natured person. I always have been. Maybe it was one of those nature versus nurture phenomenons that started back when I was little. I used to tuck my mom in and she is one of those people who likes to be tucked in super tight on ALL sides. She would always complain of being cold so I’d tuck her in real good.
I know what you’re probably thinking – why are you tucking your mom in? Why isn’t she tucking you in? That’s another story for another day…
So I’ve always been keenly aware of how cold I am. Leave it to God’s humor to introduce me to my future hubs who is always HOT. Like, I can feel heat emitting off of his body. Which I guess is cool (no pun intended) since that makes him my very own personal heater, but it’s not so great when we are at his apartment, or in his car. Why? Because he ALWAYS wants the air conditioner on. And that….wait, I digress. This is not a story about him being hot, it’s about me being cold.
Ok, so I am cold. Like all the time. Like I love the summer heat, but hate the cold A/C blasting on me so I have even been known to turn the heater on in Texas in June. Not too high, but on nonetheless.
That being said I love wearing fleece pants around the house. More than that, I love wearing them anytime there is an inkling of cold weather. Like lately…it’s been dreadfully cold and I can barely get my laundry done fast enough to keep a clean pair in my dresser. My one complaint about fleece pants is the static. Especially in the dry winter! Being the light sleeper that I am, I often toss and turn in the middle of the night. About a year back I noticed during one such night that I could see sparks under my covers! It was from my fleece pants sparking the static electricity in the air! Scary as it was, it was also kinda neat!
Since then however, the neatness of it has worn off until last night when I had a scary revelation: what if I start a fire one day in my sleep? The reason this only recently became a consideration of mine is because I got an electric blanket for Christmas from a friend and I have used it EVERY SINGLE NIGHT since I got it.
And based on the limited knowledge of Physics I retained in my brain from college: electric blanket + electric sparks = not a good idea.
So before you go thinking why are you wearing fleece pants AND using an electric blanket? First tell me this: should I be worried?
