lizard girl
Dec. 24th, 2002 12:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
the_siobhanIt occurs to me that one of the reasons I might be so cranky is that I'm suffering from the constant low-level pain that hits me every winter as my skin tries to depart for a more comfortable climate.
When I was a kid I grew up in old houses with steam radiators and I had more than a few apartments with them when I was living alone. Modern houses, however, have forced air.
We have a humidifier. I put pots of water on the heat vent in my room. I slather myself with lotion. I chug bottles of water all day long. And my skin cracks and peels and bleeds, my nails break off at the quick and every inch of my skin itches like mad.
I tend to limp first thing in the morning and every once in a while at work I'll look down and realize I'm leaving streaks of blood all over the paperwork. But most of the time I honestly forget about it. Until moments like last night when I wrapped up my burn, did a quick pain check and realized it hurt less than my feet do.
But it might be a part of why I hate this time of year so much.
When I was a kid I grew up in old houses with steam radiators and I had more than a few apartments with them when I was living alone. Modern houses, however, have forced air.
We have a humidifier. I put pots of water on the heat vent in my room. I slather myself with lotion. I chug bottles of water all day long. And my skin cracks and peels and bleeds, my nails break off at the quick and every inch of my skin itches like mad.
I tend to limp first thing in the morning and every once in a while at work I'll look down and realize I'm leaving streaks of blood all over the paperwork. But most of the time I honestly forget about it. Until moments like last night when I wrapped up my burn, did a quick pain check and realized it hurt less than my feet do.
But it might be a part of why I hate this time of year so much.
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Date: 2002-12-24 10:29 am (UTC)My Secret Santa at work got me an aromatherapy humidifier. I am loving it!