Notes on Layering

Start with two pairs of socks, add leggings or tights (the thicker, the better), and jeans. This is just the basics. Add long sleeved tee-shirts, sweaters, wool coat, scarf, hat, & gloves. Remember that your bottom layer should be presentable so that when you start sweating under your wool coat and sweater, you can strip down. Make sure your hair is all the way dry. Put tissues (or toilet paper when you run out) in all your pockets, so your scarf doesn't have to double as a hanky--your nose will run, even if you're healthy as a horse--and wear waterproof mascara. If not, your tears will freeze to your eyelashes, and when you get on the train they will thaw into a gloppy mess all over your face.

When staying home, I recommend pjs + bathrobe or hooded sweatshirts. Oh, and don't try to blowdry your hair while the space heater is plugged in. You might blow something up.

P.S. The temp. has gone up nearly 30 degrees from when I went to bed last night, and it's still only 16!