Suggestions on keeping warm

[tintinthegingertomcat]

Due to the fact that the energy prices are rising and I have no spare money....what wonderful tips can you give to keep warm.

I have the heating on for two hours at night just before running my bath - that's about as much as I can afford. I have a shower in the morning but that has to be done in the cold.

In the daytime if I am at home I keep my slippers on and sit underneath a chenille blanket.

I have a little "hippo" that you put into the microwave - that helps to keep the hands warm.

Any useful tips would be appreciated by me - and I am sure others would appreciate tips as well.

Thanks 🙂

[alisonsvintagechicboutique]

I feel the cold and it works to wear several thin layers of clothes rather than just one chunky jumper.  

Also hats are the absolute best thing for keeping warm - find a nice soft one and wear it in the house too, dont keep just for outside!  

The Japanese wear something called a Haramaki.  Basically a tube of stretchy fabric that you wear to keep your trunk/abdomen warm.  Chills happen when there is a gap between top and trousers!  You can buy these or they would be easy to make/customise from something you already own or a skinny style top that most charity shops stock.  

Make homemade soup.  I see that A*da now sell a frozen bag of stew/casserole vegetables for £1.  Effortless soup!  Just add stock cube and water and boil up!!  Saves chopping up carrots, swede etc!  

Also I love my hot water bottle - traditional but still the best! 

[ilove2patch]

If you are able, keep moving. Sit still for any length of time & you will get cold. My heating is on for 1 hour in the evening at the moment. Seldom during the day. I have a microwave wheat bag too. I wear a cami so no gap around the middle. Walking Damson keeps me warm too even on a cold day. Dress according to the temperateure. Alisons hat idea is good too. I know someone that makes fleece Haramakis.

[ooh*la*la*la]

I had to spend two winters 2007/2008 - 2008/2009 with no heating at all.  I used to sit inside a sleeping bag with gloves and woolly hat on in the evening.  I also had an electric blanket on the bed so at least my bed was warm.  They are cheaper to run than the central heating!

[rose2008-2008]

I will probably have to do this again as like you money is tight and i have to try to save a bit. I get a duvet and sit on my sofa with it wrapped around me, it keeps you snug as a bug!!. Make sure you have those snug socks on indoors , always keep your feet warm!!. 

Please make sure you do keep warm though and take care this winter.

[bitsnknots]

Unfortunately, we have to have the heat on more than most as my mum has a serious heart condition and she has to keep warm.  At least, we are fortunate that she gets the winter fuel allowance.  Also, we have get our gas and electricity from a firm that gives special rates to the charity Age UK. 

We also have several hot drinks during the day and a good substantial meal at some point during the day. 

[ilove2patch]

Does she wear a hat indoors Chris? It would make a big difference. Also a fleece blanket around her as well as over her legs. Even with the discounts the heating bills are going to be a killer this winter.

[chickengrandma-2008]

Well call me whiffy but if I didn't have much heating I wouldn't be having a bath and a shower every day.  I don't think there's any need for that unless you have some sort of medical condition.  A bath costs a lot more than a shower so I'd just have a shower in the morning and a quick wash at night.   

[bitsnknots]

Mum doesn't wear a hat indoors but I've just finished knitting her one.  We have plenty of crocheted blankets that we can wrap up in so that helps.  We also put a least one on each bed so that at least we are nice and snug and warm in bed.

Hope that everyone keeps warm and safe this winter.  I always think that winter should be banned.

[ed_blackadder_1]

The stew packs are brilliant, most of the supermarkets sell them, I put one bag in with an oxo cube and a couple of chopped potatoes and a small amount of stewing steak in the casserole, really cheap and it last 3 of us 2 days.  When you tink the stew pack costs 89p and one swede can cost 70p there is no contest.

Plenty of layers, thin socks with fluffy ones on top, always a cami to keep your back warm. Keep moving if you can.

[stampingpat]

fingerless gloves are good. And when taking a shower put the stopper in the tub so the water helps to warm up the room.

[bitsnknots]

We couldn't put the stopper in our shower because we have a shower cubicle.  If we did have a stopper, we would end up flooding the shower room.  A good idea though Pat.

[notgrumpyreally]

I've got my big knickers on today for the first time this year. Not very fair to my husband as it's his birthday and our wedding anniversary 🙂

[stampingpat]

Our shower is in the tub. We don't have a cubicle.

We have to keep the house warm this year because of the African pygmy hog. He would try to hibernate and they don't do hibernating like our wild ones do. I have him on a heat pad too. They would die if they hibernate. 😞 So gotta keep the little guy warm. The others are enjoying the warmth too. But some will soon be going out in the cold once they are healthy again. 🙂

[ilove2patch]

I only ever shower as I have trouble getting out of the bath. I put my foot over the drain hole so my feet get a nice soak! I feel warmer having a hot shower as in the bath a lot of you is out of the water.

[saasher2012]

I work outside i usually wear a pair of leggings under my jeans & a thermal shearing vest under my TShirt & jumper, warm feet ,hands & head are a must! Not very sexy but who cares!!Sam

[bitsnknots]

I agree with you over having a shower Maggie.  We had our bath taken out about 18 months ago and a shower put in and it's far better.

[chickengrandma-2008]

We've got one of those deep baths where you can have the water up to your chest (water 2" deep comes up to my chests)  but I daren't get in it because I wouldn't be able to get out.  I could bung up the overflow, fill it to overflowing and float out!!!   

[ilove2patch]

I have a corner bath so it's not possible to put a hand on each side to push yourself up. I have bad knees so can't kneel to get up so a shower is a must. I never put the heating on in the morning when I shower unless it's really freezing.

[merc1_clocks]

 I tuck me T-shirt in me undercrackers - then 2 jumpers, a scarf & a hat.

It's poor Stumpy that suffers most though