#717 Sleeping with one leg under the covers and one leg out

Neil Pasricha

rad radHome temperature is important.

Head in the freezer, hands in the oven, whatever your move, just make it. Pick a temp, baby, then bake it. Pump up the thermostat, bang on the rad, or crank up the air. If you’re hot, ditch the sweats, if you’re cold, slip on slippers.

Home temperature is important.

If you’re not feeling comfortable you just won’t be happy. Roommates want it hotter, spouses want it cooler, and you may want it jussssssssst right, so you’ll need to tweak dials and add layers until you figure it out.

And you eventually will. And you’ll think everything is great. And everything will be great.

Until it comes.

Bedtime.

head_in_fridge_72dpiYes, before you flick out the lights and slip into golden slumbers, you must first guess your Sleep Comfort Zone (SCZ or “See-Zee” for short). And See-Zee’s ain’t easy. If you’ve ever woken up with the shivers or the sweats, then you added too many blankets or slept too nude.

If you’re on your own, there are ceiling fans, heating vents, and your general sweatiness to consider. If you’re with a pet or a partner, you’ve got double the hot-breath factor and a lot more sweaty legs under the covers.

If you’re like me then your eyes might blink open in the middle of the night as you realize that you’re uncomfortable. And if this happens, then just hook yourself a solid and toss one leg out of the covers and one leg under them.

Also known as the Toe Vent.

AWESOME!

The Toe VentPhotos from: here, here, and here

Illustration from: here

20 thoughts to “#717 Sleeping with one leg under the covers and one leg out”

    1. That used to bother me, but then I found this great website where I found a perfect black match for me and we got married and……… HA! Just kidding.

      1. You’re awesome, BlaxTone! ;)

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    2. When I was a kid I slept with blankets covering me completely, with just a small opening for my mouth, even in the hot months. I ended up a small, sweaty ball of wrinkled blankets, but at least I was safe from any monsters or criminals lurking in my pink ballerina bedroom!

      1. or clowns under the bed…oh, and my sister used to see socks!!!! Yep, giant socks on the edge of the forest and she’d wake me up just tpo scream and shrill and tell me we had to go sit on every single chair in the entire house to save our mother from the giant socks….StRaNGe!!!

        1. I was never the kid that was scared of monsters in my closet or under my bed, but I was the kid that had to look behind the shower curtain at my grandma’s house to make sure there wasn’t any witches hiding in there.

    1. I love a leg out…that vent is just perfect to maintain a comfy temp…oh so important for us women of a certain age.

  4. Oh, yeah…this is how I sleep. On my left side, left hand under my pillow, left leg straight, right leg bent and out from under the covers, right hand under my cheek or at my hip. If I roll to my right side, same position but flipped and I’m usually uncovered all the way except for the corner of the blanket.

  5. It just occured to me that we’ve been doing round two for over a year. It really doesn’t seem like that long. Still miss the regulars that haven’t come back this round. OH and hey… where’s Max? When did he stop coming in?

  6. Lately, in this heat wave there have been no covers but middle of the night the one leg out trick is perfect! And my grandson and I did the old head in the refridgerator trick just the other day and he laughed So hard he nearly peed in his new big boy megatron underwear;)

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