Some people truly enjoy cold weather and they are entitled to their opinion. However, for many others, myself included, the ongoing cold spell in Missouri feels less like a natural seasonal change and more like a disruption to everyday life. For me, that disruption shows up in small, daily ways – how long it takes to get ready, how hesitant it feels to leave the house and how much more energy cold weather seems to demand. Given the choice between a blistering 100-degree summer day and the kind of cold that settles into bones and stiffens joints, the decision would not be difficult. Heat might be uncomfortable but cold is disruptive. Every winter, a common saying is repeated as if it were a universal truth: you can always add more clothes, but there’s a limit to how much you can remove. While it seems sensible, it overlooks how cold truly affects us in real life. Layers can’t eliminate discomfort, restore agility or melt ice and wind’s harshness. Cold constantly requires us to adapt…