This is NOT Texas weather.
Let's talk about how to stay warm without an outrageous electric bill. Here are some things we've done:
- Closed all our blinds and drapes
- Bought a small space heater for my oldest daughters room. Her room doesn't warm easily. Now it stays toasty without us blasting the heat.
- Lower the thermostat to 66 degrees upstairs with the bedrooms. Then put an extra blanket on the beds.
- Turn the down stairs heat to 64 at night.
- Fire, Fire and more fire in the evenings. I LOVE a nice warm fire.
So any of you Northerners got any more tips for us warm weather folks hit with a harsh winter?
4 comments:
I have been begging the hubby for a heating blanket...do you think this weather is enough for me to get one?!? I can't believe how cold it feels and thursday is suppose to be 15 degrees during the day with gusty wind!! I plan to hibernate inside!
Fires are great! You might want to turn on the heating system fan when you have a fire though, otherwise the rooms farther away from the fireplace won't get as cozy warm.
I have an electric blanket and I love it! I also keep the doggie door closed in the winter, our dogs don't want to spend time outside when it's cold so that keeps the draft from coming in. I lower my furnace to 60 at 7pm and turn it up to 65 at 9am. I just wear a hoodie a lot, I'm cold all the time anyway, and so far the family hasn't complained!
Heated mattress pad, fleece sheets (not flannel, fleece!) You can buy them at kohls.... slankets/snuggies and fuzzy socks!
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