Every winter I have to remind my parents that the heaters in my room don’t work

I dreamed the other night that I wrote an entry about all the things I wear to stay warm through the long, cold nights in my house.  It was like a recipe for A Warm, Happy Emily.  It went a little something like this:

Materials

1. Spandex fitness top.  A seamless style without metal strap adjusters preferred (those teeny tiny things conduct a mean cold pinch!)
2. Long-sleeved silk thermal top with four-year-old hot chocolate dribble stain down the front.  Thumb-holes allow a bonus inch-and-a-half of wrist coverage.
3. Raspberry purple raglan-sleeved wool sweater.
4. Dark gray cotton/Lycra blend leggings.  (May have been black leggings in a former life).
5. Sweatpants.
6. One pair of wool socks, extra itchy.

Instructions

To achieve a warm, happy Emily, layer her in the above articles and tuck her in to bed beneath one sheet; one cotton blanket; one wooly blanket (affectionately known as “The Sully Blanket” for its resemblence to the poncho that Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman‘s Sully donned on several occasions during Season One); and one down-filled comforter.  Tuck edges in under her like a burrito.

Sleep eight to nine hours without disturbance.

Upon waking, wrap in down vest.  Remove itchy socks and replace them with down bootie slippers.  Serve hot coffee with skim milk and three Splenda.