Two layers is not enough. Hil. MANY layers is the key. For example--tank top under long sleeve long underwear, under long sleeve thermal shirt, under flannel shirt under sweater. On legs, tights under thermal long underwear under pants, with two layers of socks. Plus wear a hat inside. I am not joking-- hate being cold and I went to college in Vermont and learned how to keep motherfucking warm.

When I was in Vermont 2 layers were minimum.

Always a base layer of long sleeve t shirt and legginds (or a set of long underwear), and then inside the house swear pants and a fleece top, and then PJ pants and a top over it or i had a thin hoodie that I would wear and the hood up and at times my robe..plus socks and slippers.

Then outside the house jeans or pants, and a top and sweater or maybe some combination or hat.

When I was working at Best Buy near the door I would wear sometimes 2 sets of leggings and a short sleeve shirt, long sleeve shirt, my Best Buy shirt, 2 sets of socks, and a jacket.

It was really cold by the door.

I hate winter so much that I refused to ever visit my brother in Vermont in the winter.

I'm going to stop bitching about 9 degrees.

I mostly liked winter. Not all the time and snow in March is a pain and shoveling snow isn't fun but I liked winter.

But I'm so heat intolerant I've worn a coat only a handful of times. And a scarf a handful of times and gloves twice. I have kept one set of long underwear and one scarf. Mom has my parka. She keeps offering it to me to wear but it's just not cold enough for me to need it.

I'm dreading this summer in South Carolina without central air conditioning.

I'm currently wearing 3 layers of shirts plus a wool sweater, wool socks, wool slippers, and fleece pj pants. When I'm sitting for a bit I'll pull a throw over my lap, too.

I can't do too many layers, because it messes up how my joints move. I can wear a camisole underneath a long-sleeved shirt, but two long-sleeved shirts will mess up my shoulders.

I know we're warm compared to everywhere right now, but I still don't get how my brother goes around in shorts and flip-flops. Also, if I try to take my van out early on a cold morning something squeals at me, for the first few minutes.(Which is one thing now that we know it's a possibility, but I found out on the way to a protest and thought something was broken...that thing has more quirks...kind of hate it. Just in time for it to be all ours.)

Hil, is it the action of putting on the layers or the bulk? Or tightness of the layers?

Can you prop pillows around you? I've done that before to trap heat.

I sleep on my side so sometimes I will pit pillows against my back to stay warmer.