It’s May and I’m Cold! Surviving Summer Air Conditioning
blonde1981 posted 10 weeks 2 days ago —
Summer months in Texas usually mean the temperature is very hot outside and very cold inside. Most of the time you can’t walk outside without immediately starting to drip of sweat. The challenge though has become how do I dress for both? I mean you can’t wear sweaters year round but with the office buildings keeping the air conditioning blasting it presents a problem once lunch time rolls around and you have finally cooled down from the morning walk between your parking lot/garage and your office.
So I’ve tried a few things over the past 2 years to figure out a happy medium: the cardigan and the long-sleeved or 3/4 sleeved shirt. Both have worked ok but I often find that the latter causes me to sweat in the morning and then I’m worried about smelling all day and the former usually doesn’t solve the problem. I always find my feet cold which in turn makes my entire body cold.
So I decided to look into space heaters. I know I know - they are frowned upon by fire marshalls. But I am cold and there has to be a safe one out there. Plus we finally got our audit room all fixed up with nice desks/cube-like set up and I have a way to hide it thanks to the extra office furniture we gained. I found something that seems promising while surfin at work (shhh!). Its called a foot heater mat - as shown below - and looks pretty safe to use and a non-fire hazard. Kind of like a heating pad for your feet. 
I think I might give it a whirl if the air conditioning keeps blasting me out in the afternoons because the coldness definitely lowers my productivity. Has anyone used one of these?
