Warm Up

The weather this past week has been cold and rainy.  I took a bit of a chill last night, but did not want to turn the heater on.  The temperature inside is at about 70°, so the heater probably would not have started any way.  And it is supposed to warm up next week.  

Haiku does not like it that cold, and she has been cranky all week.  She likes to go out in the garage and sit on the warm hood of the car, but because it is wet, I have not let her go out in the garage.

Today at work, I did not feel good. I did not sleep well last night, and I was chilled.  I sat with my jacket and gloves on for a second day in a row, and left work after about 4 hours. 

When I got home, I made some hot chicken soup for lunch.  I have also been drinking hot tea.  And I turned the space heater on in the computer room.   Taki, Haiku and  I have been in that room, with the door mostly closed this afternoon.   Haiku was cranky at first and kept asking to go out into the garage.  But when the room warmed up, she settled down on the chair behind me and would reach out to me every once in a while. I believe to say thank you.  

I  know she really likes it warmer.  She has some nests where she can sit and it will warm up from her body heat after a while:  Behind the towels on the bottom shelf of the linen closet; in the crate in the closet, which has a towel inside, and clothes covering some of the slots, again it will hold in her  body heat; and a soft covered cat bed, which will also hold her body heat. 

I am wearing long sleeves, sweat pants and my long fleece nightgown over that.  Even with the heater on, I am not too warm.  But I am comfortably warm. 

I hope I am not getting sick. I think I will wear my heavy coat to work tomorrow, and not just the light jacket I have worn the last few days.