Always Too Cold

My legs didn't glow in the dark this summer!  I've never been very tan before, being always too cold for summer clothes.  I was so excited when capris came into fashion because I could wear those with socks and tennies and a tank under a sweater to stay warm but still look summery.  I loved August when, for just a few weeks, I wasn't freezing.
It's hard to feel beautiful, bundled up like a burrito.
Besides being too chilly to wear shorts in the summer, I wasn't outside much because jobs and housework sapped so much energy and time that I was too wiped out to play in the sun even if I did finish my work.
In winter (and spring and fall) I'd be bundled in layers and still shivering.  At work I kept a heater running under my desk.  At home I packaged myself in blankets.  It was difficult to even have company over because the house was too warm for everyone else.
I was actually excited when we moved from a home with central heating and air into a house with no air conditioner.
Blood tests showed acceptable thyroid and iron levels.  I exercised so I'd have good blood circulation, but as soon as I stopped moving I was chilled to the bone again.  Not to mention I felt drained for hours, or even days, after vigorous exercise.
It was embarrassing and frustrating to be always cold.  People would good-naturedly tease me about being pale or about dressing for the arctic.  It hurt to be told I'd be warmer with more cardiovascular exercise (it felt like I was being called lazy though I know no one meant that) especially when I'd tried it over and over again to no avail.
Since my adrenal exhaustion diagnosis eight months ago I've been taking all my adrenal- and heart-boosting goodies, and I wasn't frozen to the core through the spring.  I was able to work in the yard even in the chilly season and feel like a normal person.  I'm looking forward to going through this fall and winter as a human, not an icicle.