Green Living > CoolingJune 14, 2006

Sleeping Cool

To help keep cool on sticky summer nights, we use flannel sheets and sprinkle with cornstarch.

By BlissMama from Charlotte NC

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By BlissMama (Guest Post) 06/18/2006

We have AC but I don't like the high electric bill that comes with running it. :-)

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06/18/2006

I dip a small towel in water and peppermint extract. I find that the towel will stay cooler longer when it is around your neck. I also put the water and peppermint extact in a bowl in front of the window fan and it keeps the ice nice and cool longer than without the extract.

Zig

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06/18/2006

Vic - for your information - A/C doesn't work when the hurricane knocks out your electricity.

By (Guest Post) 06/15/2006

A ten-minute dip in the swimming pool is just the ticket. A cold shower is a good substitute.

By Jeanne (Guest Post) 06/15/2006

I've added your ideas to my file of hurricane and post hurricane tips. It is usually so muggy, hot, and dense with mosquitos that any relief is wonderful. I think I would even crack the freezer (while it is on the generator) enough to slip the sheets in and out.

By KLS8800 (Guest Post) 06/14/2006

As a teen, I lived in Arizona. Although we lived in the mountains, we still could have hot spells. Nights were only barely more tolerable than days. Take your clean sheets, keep them in a plastic sack, put them into a freezer until about 30 minutes before you go to bed. Make your bed, turn on an oscilating fan, wait ten minutes, and your sheets will be cool enough for a little while and you can fall asleep.

By Vic (Guest Post) 06/14/2006

Don't you have A/C?

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