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Beasagdeux t1_j209xss wrote

Don't know if you are in an apartment or a house. But you might need basics like a snow shovel and a covered bucket of salted sand (which you can often get sand from the local public works department in my town we are allowed at least one 5 gallon bucket per storm.) Make sure to clear the snow from your walkways and sand any icy spots. You will be glad you did.

If you drive... you should have emergency gear in your car in the winter. Flashlight, warm blankets, maybe spare coat/gloves, jumper cables, folding shovel. That kind of stuff. If you go off the road in a storm sometimes the car won't run and you might need to shelter in place. My husband and I always joke that in Maine when you go out.. you don't dress for the drive in the warm car to the warm office... you dress for the walk back to civilization after you skid off the road. So we keep spare gear in our trunk in the winter. oh.. and a phone charger if you don't already keep one in your dashboard.

It's good for mental health to have a winter hobby. I know that lots like outdoor sports.. even in winter.. but for me I'm too old for that crap now. (The orthopedic told me I'm not allowed to fall on my replacement knee because it would shatter my kneecap... I've never made it through a day of skiing or skating without falling.. so I gave them up) But I still have inside hobbies that I focus on. I don't do the TV thing. But books, crafting, cooking and baking... they make me happy... especially if it's storming out. So find your happy.

The sun lamp thing is a really good idea for nearly everyone who lives north of the 37th parallel. Because of the angle of the sun in the winter we don't get enough UVB to get our bodies to make the Vitamin D it needs even if we are outside all day. Some people are more sensitive to it than others. But the lamps are generally lower cost now and worth trying to see if it helps.

Wool socks, hats, sweaters... (if you can stand wool some people can't) Layers! Layers, Layers.. Invest in some decent long underwear if you are going to be doing outside sports. Merino wool or some people swear by silk... but they can be expensive. Even plain old waffle weave long johns are better than nothing. I don't think they work as well once they are wet but fine on days when that's not an issue.

If your house is cold or drafty... then I prefer a heated mattress pad over a blanket at night because heat rises. The cats like both so they don't care. ;-)

Having been here basically my whole life I'm sure that there are things I do automatically that people from away would wonder about. But time and experience will help you decide how you prefer to handle things.

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same-shit-everyday OP t1_j20be4d wrote

i live in a house, my landlord put a nice heavy showel outside but i still need salted sand… and i don’t have car so i need to use public transport which is better i think… i don’t have to worry about car in winter. I can try the sun lamp but i want to wait a little bit. i don’t have a problem with sunlight right now. I tried to get everything i need for winter, and i was thinking these clothes are enough for feel warm, but apparently they are not. So I’m gonna go to shop, and i’ll keep all that knowledge in the comments section on my mind… And about heated mattress pad, i REALLY need one of those. It is freezing at night… Thank you so much 😊

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Beasagdeux t1_j20k8tf wrote

oh yeah.. heated mattress pad is the bomb... nothing like slipping into that already warm bed... ;-)

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