Awareness of the outside world. I am fond of the spoon theory as metaphor. I use it often, in private. I do not use it in public, for example on this blog. I have been told by someone with more social conscience that the term is inappropriate for me to use. I’ve wondered why. So I searched it. Here’s what came up.
No. The Sydney Morning Herald: Stop appropriating the language that explains my condition, Chainey, 2016.
Rock on. A Humble Peddler of Weres: Spoon Theory & “Appropriation” Also good discussion in the comments, for a change.
Always return to the source material. ButYouDontLookSick.com: The Spoon Theory written by Christine Miserandino.
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Another hat for winter morning walks with the horses.
From Dale of Norway. The clothing was described to me as not cheap and very, very warm. As in, don’t buy if you run hot. I can wear sweaters in the summer. Warm is good. They were right about the not cheap.
It took a while. Seller got it in the mail right away. Then DHL lost the plot. Not home. Not home. I changed the delivery instructions to Leave it, No Signature Required. Got my favorite message, Could not deliver, Facility Closed. What? Went back online, No, Really, Just Leave It. No hat. Changed to Pick Up Downtown. Way too far for me to go for a hat. Could someone else pick it up? Sure, as long as they have ID, and the sales slip. and a letter with your permission, and your ID, and … I don’t remember the exact requirements, but they struck me as onerous. Swapped back to home delivery. At which point I exceeded the number of times I was allowed to fiddle with my account via the online form. Off to customer service. Sent message, discussion, and screenshot of GPS. I have to admit, the folks were polite and responsive. My inbox has over two dozen messages. I kept hearing that so-and-so was on the case. That my package would be there TODAY. No hat. Finally, hat.
This is a package that has been on a journey.
Ah well, I got a second blog post out of it. [Cold Weather Clothing] Part 1
Environmental note. Socks were attached to their cardboard backing with reusable elastic bands rather than bits of plastic.
Onwards!
Katherine
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I run hot, literally hot while running. The climate here is mild and I always where long tights, rarely need more than two layers above. Younger I ran in bra top and thigh-length tights.
Sorry, I didn’t log in. It’s Jan in Oregon.
Yay for no plastic bits!
Joan
Interesting on the more thoughts about the spoon theory. Thanks for the links.
My latest cold weather gear is a heated vest which is amazing! Just bought heated gloves and I’m sure I will love them.
AV
Circling back to comment. The hat is almost too hot! I did not think it was possible. Now, I wear it only when walks are below freezing, otherwise I wear the gentler UK hat.
I’ve never taken to heated things – blankets, socks, etc. I hope YMMV.