It's that time of year again! The nights are drawing in and there is a chill about the house. I've a cupboard full of charity shop blankets and soon they will be draped over the backs of chairs so we can wrap ourselves up in them.
I've dug out the hot water bottles. I don't just use mine in bed; I fill one up and keep one next to my back and it's lovely to have a warm body in a chilly house.
Funnily enough, I have fluffy slippers just like these. I have plenty of warm thick socks too. I'm wearing the thick socks, fluffy slippers and I have a hot water bottle wedged between my back and my office chair.
All the Hissing Sids (remember him? I thought his defence was dubious!) are in place to stop the draughts. We'll finalise the pre-winter wrap up this weekend by cutting down an old curtain pole and reinstating it over the front door to stop the warmth escaping by hanging a very thick door curtain.
It seems extreme, but we more than halved our energy bills. It's simple enough to do this. Wear more, keep wrapped up, drink hot drinks, use hot water bottles. We also use our south facing house to warm us; we make sure the curtains are open wide and that we retain the warmth in the evening with good insulation.
We had our house insulated under a government scheme and even though it's a large house, it's incredibly warm. All this means I can keep my thermostat at 15 degrees, yep you heard right! 15 degrees. The heating is left on timer but it rarely switches on as the house rarely drops below 15 degrees. That might seems quite cold, but it was 3 degrees when I arrived at work this morning and even that didn't seem that cold; I'm not even wearing a coat yet, just my work suit as normal.
Mornings can be a bit raw but if I race at the day and do everything as quickly as I can, I soon warm up. Bring it on! Let the winter challenge begin!
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