Comments on: Staying Warm

By: Red

Red — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:31:26 +0000

My husband is the total opposite of me. I run cold most of the time, so I rarely – if ever – turn on our AC/heating unit. I’ll either put on some boxers to beat the heat or snuggle up in blankets. He, however, would rather run up our electricity bill than put forth the effort.

By: Sithean

Sithean — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:22:43 +0000

We have two dogs (short ones; fairly low to the ground), so I worry about letting the house get chilly, but fuzzy socks are a must! I would love a portable room heater, but our lease specifically precludes these, and I would love even more to have an electric blanket, but a childhood incident scared my husband into nixing them outright. So…fuzzy socks, and piles of dogs. Yeah, that works. =)

Thanks for a great blog. I do enjoy reading it!

By: MoneyMaus

MoneyMaus — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:38:35 +0000

I need to buy an electric blanket! I think I’ll ask for one for my upcoming birthday. My Mom has one and loves it, using it exactly how you do.

I layer, drink lots of tea/cocoa, wear big fuzzy socks and have a mini space heater. We pay for our heat (you’re lucky!) so we generally turn it on around 8-10pm for a few hours and keep the temperature around 64 degrees. The heat rises to all our bedrooms upstairs and they stay pretty warm throughout the night!

Great post and lots of good suggestions

By: Meghan

Meghan — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:27:31 +0000

We have a space heater, though it’s one of those ones that gets hot, so I’m wary of using it too much.

I’m big on wearing scarves inside–I buy the big dramatic ones, and they go over my head and around my neck. I find that it makes a huge difference for me.

Other than that, we mostly huddle together and encourage all the animals to sleep on the bed.