No, not those kind of cold feet! I am getting very excited and happy thinking about the upcoming wedding.
It’s really my feet. My feet (and hands and nose) are literally almost always cold.
My mom tells me to put on extra thick socks or layers of socks. It doesn’t seem to help. According to an Australian snow expert, “Warm feet are the result of good blood flow in the foot and not the insulation rating of your socks.”
So is it a circulation problem? I’ve tried hot showers, electric blankets, brisk walks and foot massage, to no avail. I’ve even rubbed icy hot and Tiger Balm on my tootsies. According to foot doctors, “a number of medical conditions can cause cold feet, such as multiple sclerosis, heart disease, peripheral neuropathy and Raynauds disease.” (Whatever those last two are, I’m not sure, but I really don’t think I have any of those things.)
Today I went out and bought a tiny $19 made-in-Taiwan space heater at the local hardware store, plugged it in and aimed it at my feet. (Which are currently in extra thick fuzzy green socks from Target.)
It doesn’t help that my blood is ‘thin’ from living in hot and humid places for the past 3 years. Any outdoor temperature less than 72 degrees is cold to me. In Baltimore right now it’s 54! Brrrrrrr! It also doesn’t help that I’m staying in a huge, cold house all by myself and don’t know how to turn the heat on. Last night I slept in 2 sweaters, a sweatshirt, jeans and a scarf.
I imagine that one of the best parts of getting married will be getting to put my cold feet on someone else’s leg.
Clinton R. Nixon
October 25, 2005 at 4:58 pm
I imagine that one of the best parts of getting married will be getting to put my cold feet on someone else’s leg.
There will be none of that!