<p>It's that time of year that even th thought of getting up and going outside is miserable. It's super cold and realllly hard to convince myself to leave my nice warm room. How do you guys deal with the cold?</p>
<p>Dress adequately, and remind yourself that the ten minutes of suffering you endure while walking to class will ultimately be worth it in the long run.</p>
<p>People have suffered more. And there are even colder places on earth where people still have to carry on their business, regardless of what the thermostat says.</p>
<p>Wear warm clothes and if your school has one, use the campus bus system to get to class. You could also bring some coffee or hot chocolate to class.</p>
<p>wear a sweater</p>
<p>Layering. The knowledge that the classroom will ultimately be warmer than my room helps, too. Our heat has not been working. O.O</p>
<p>I do a bad job at this. I usually gain a few pounds and the winter and miss significantly more classes in the winter than in spring and fall.</p>
<p>I make sure to have friends in the classes I’m missing. I also tell myself that I’m going to have to get out of my nice warm better sooner or later and it might as well be sooner.</p>
<p>I stop getting dressed during winter and tend to miss more classes, too. I have to make an effort to remind myself not to wear sweats every day. Which is funny, because my winter wardrobe is much more extensive than my summer one!</p>
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<p>Except for the coldest place on earth.</p>
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<p>Yes, thank you for pointing out that logical fallacy in my statement. But everyone gets the point, hopefully.</p>
<p>^ And I’m pretty sure that she is in America. No where in America is it the coldest place on Earth.</p>
<p>Anyway, layers. Bringing hot tea, cocoa, or coffee is also a really good suggestion. Also, if you have a lot of classes outside of your dorm at any given day, don’t go back to your dorm! Either find a place between your next class and your last or stay in one of the buildings and do homework while you wait for your next class.</p>
<p>Always wear or bring gloves and a scarf. Wear boots, not ballet flats or heels, and thick socks underneath. Keep a chapstick and little lotion tube in your bag because cold weather dries out skin and lips. </p>
<p>I hate winter because I have dry itchy skin and it gets worse in winter. I wish it was spring and I was warm and moist again 
January - March is the worst time of year imo; cold, dry, slushy, and without the holiday cheer we have in December.</p>
<p>I always have to make an effort to not wear sweat too Twistedkiss…well around the dorm i wear yoga pants constantly, comfy as sweats but look much nicer.</p>
<p>I’m from Texas. I will not go outside wearing fewer than 3 layers, usually 4 on my body- that’s the coat, the cardigan, and 2 shirts- 2 pairs of leggings or just jeans, and I also did two pairs of socks the day the bizzard hit Rhode Island, where I go to school (but that was because my boots are vintage and have holes in them [I refuse to let them go!] :D) I drink a ****load of coffee just to keep my fingers warm when walking from place to place… This is how I stop myself from just transferring to Rice. :(</p>
<p>I normally wear a ski mask when I’m walking outside, the down side is being stopped by people or looked at funny, but hey, no one knows who you are, and at least you’re warm.</p>
<p>You should get hand and toe warmers for your gloves/pockets and shoes. Seriously. They work great and wont rot your stomach like all that coffee will. :P</p>
<p>Tights/leggings (even pantyhouse) under jeans will help, too.</p>
<p>100 years ago, I scheduled all my winter quarter classes on one side of campus so I didn’t have to walk across the 10-acre central campus area we lovingly called “Little Siberia.” </p>
<p>I second the leggings (spandex ones don’t add bulk). Wool socks stay warm if they get a little wet, too.</p>
<p>sometimes i just say screw it, and just run from building to building.</p>
<p>Living in Florida is pretty nice. It was in the mid 70’s today and a little breezy, but I still wore just jeans and a t-shirt.</p>
<p>^^ Hahahahaha. But you have cockroaches that are two inches long. Palmetto bugs some marketing genious named them.</p>
<p>There was also quite the cold snap in Florida recently. :)</p>
<p>btw, im a year round bike rider (even in the winter)</p>
<p>I live in north dakota so ill tell you what i do every year to beat the cold (and for some reason it appears to work)</p>
<p>in the fall when it begins to chill, I still wear light clothing. 50 degrees I force myself to wear t-shift and jeans and what not and still ride bike. I do so to condition my body from the extreme cold ill feel in the dead of winter (january is around -20 degrees w/o wind chill), and since I bike, I really need to get agressive and get a leg up on the cold. People can adapt to cold weather and to some extend, the perception of cold is relative. So I take advantage of this as much as possible in the fall. Although wearing really light clothes for the weather does take a toll of me. I had two colds in the fall but none since.</p>
<p>After a couple of weeks, the cold doesnt have much of an effect and now that the horrible cold is in full swing, im more prepared to bike through it.</p>
<p>I can usually bike to school (about two miles) in -10 degree weather with just corduroy pants, t-shirt, jacket, gloves and hat…and studded bike tires.</p>
<p>Suprisingly this plan has worked smashingly, and this my be a weird statement, but i like the cold.</p>