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[the_rck]

Half of the laundry has been put away. I still have to bring the towels up from the dryer and fold them and shove them in the cupboard. The dishwasher is running. Not all of the dirty dishes fit, but I got as many in as I could.

Scott and I are having ceiling fan wars. He maintains that it is horribly cold in here, and I maintain that it is horribly hot. The fans help a little bit for me, but they make things unbearable for him. I have no idea how to compromise on this one if we want to be in the same room. Scott wants to to do a bunch of things outside today— mowing the lawn and cleaning the car are definite. I can’t remember the rest of the list. Maybe that will mean I can have the damned ceiling fans on.

For now, I need to find something reasonable for breakfast. All I’ve had so far is some pita chips, and that’s not sustainable. I’m just both afraid of eating the wrong thing and setting off the IBS again and tired enough that almost everything feels too difficult to manage. I really, really wish I could eat eggs.

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[retsuko]

If he's cold, can't he put on a sweater/jacket?

[the_rck]

You'd think so, wouldn't you?

[maramcreates]

I feel your pain.

We the same issue at our place, but we've managed to convince those that get cold that they can wear more layers, whereas those that get hot can't get more naked.

[the_rck]

I'm really hoping that, when I get rid of this compression pad, I won't overheat quite so badly. Right now, I'm wearing more layers than I would normally. I'm hoping that a cotton t-shirt will be less sweat inducing than a tricot nightgown with a thick foam pad over it.

But I may end up having to spend a lot of the summer in the basement because I don't think we can afford to cool the house to the low 70s when it's over 90 outside. I guess I'll have to compare the living room with the ceiling fan going with the basement as it is.

[luna-shovegood.livejournal.com]

Fans on, Scott wears a jumper, coat and balaclava. :P

We often have a similar problem - I'm always freezing and Mindy's usually boiling.

Sorry to hear you're feeling so rubbish. :( I hope the colonoscopy is helpful.

[evalerie.livejournal.com]

I agree: It makes more sense to cool the house down to a temperature that is comfortable for you, and then have the cold people bundle up -- since you can't really individually cool yourself down in a warm house the way a person who is cold can put on more clothes to be warmer in a cold house. And I say this as a person who is always one of the people who are cold. Though there *is* a point when the house is just so very cold that bundling up doesn't help -- like when my fingers start to crack from the cold, or the toilet seat is shockingly cold. But probably those are only wintertime problems.

[the_rck]

Well, I walked home from dropping Cordelia at school at 8:00 this morning and ended up having to take off my jacket entirely because I overheated. I was comfortable in short sleeves. I'm not convinced that we can afford to cool the house to the point where I'm going to be comfortable.

[evalerie.livejournal.com]

Yikes! What other options do you have? Drinking lots of cold liquid? Ice foot-baths? Parking yourself for the summer inside one of those horribly over-chilled office buildings? Hm. None of these sounds like it would work well.

[the_rck]

I don't know... Maybe I can figure out a way to set up in the basement and be comfortable? That would at least be a little cooler than upstairs. It would, however, require a lot of time cleaning down there and probably finding some furniture.

[the_rck]

Thank you.

I think that part of my problem is that I know that it's not actually warm in here, not by any measure that I'm used to. It's going to get quite a bit warmer here as summer arrives.

I don't think that the discomfort justifies wanting to stop the medication that's causing it, though. It's just... Five years of this is a long time.

[luna-shovegood.livejournal.com]

Ah, sorry - I hadn't thought of that. Where I live, it's cold enough that heating is commonly on for the majority of the year.

I hadn't thought about air conditioning costs!

I know what you mean, 5 years definitely is a long time while you're living with something unpleasant.

[trepkos.livejournal.com]

He maintains that it is horribly cold in here, and I maintain that it is horribly hot.

Have you done the obvious things, like, him wearing three layers of clothes, and you stripping down to one, or less?