I've been busy too and am now catching up with everyone's posts. To answer your question about winter specific tips, i love wool socks. My crps makes my feet cold. I wear wool socks around the house. I also love my electric blanket. It feels like heaven to get into a warm bed. Kinda like getting into a warm bath. Oh the leaves are falling outside now. Trees are not very colorful yet so my guess is i have a few weeks of fairly decent weather left.