I am not a winter sort of person, by nature.
- Despite growing up in moderately cold temperatures, in which one could easily expect each winter to bring several blizzards, temperatures well below 0 degrees, and several feet of snow that reached well into April, I never adjusted to the harsh season.
Now as an adult I am even less accustomed to the pain of winter, and I dread it for months before its actual arrival. I hate the constant struggle to stay warm, the necessity for ten layers of clothing, and the requirement to warm up your car before you can even consider leaving the driveway. Another thing I can’t stand is the dryness of the air that goes hand in hand with operating your furnace 24/7.The heating unit sucks out all of the moisture from the air, and pumps hot desert air back into the house. This lack of humidity always results in dry skin and hair, and consistently chapped lips. It feels like a lose-lose situation, because you can’t afford to power down the heater without the temperature dropping drastically, but continually running the furnace leads to a whole new set of problems. I couldn’t tell you how much lotion I go through every winter season, but I feel like I should be investing in Jergens at this point. Maybe someday I’ll be able to live in a climate that doesn’t involve harsh winters and continual central heating, but until then I continue to lather myself up in moisturizer and chapstick for 6 months out of the year.