Hello Dear Reader,
Well are you? I didn't expect so either. Whilst 'Wavy Dave' wants you to put another jumper on, MP's are claiming for heating bills in their 'second' homes. I'm of the opinion that they are only in one home at a time and they can pay for their own heating. Alternatively, they can take their own advice and put another jumper on.
Whilst I don't subscribe to their mantra, in the absence of being able to afford to heat my house to a comfortable level, I will share what we do to keep warm.
1. Keep moving. We don't lounge around when we get home. We make sure we get as much as we can done to keep busy. Sitting around is chilly, so we don't.
2. We line our curtains............twice! They are lined anyway and we then hang winter liners behind them for an extra layer of heat saving.
3. Shut the curtains as soon as we get in. Don't let the warmth escape.
4. Layer a blanket over the sofa. Sitting on a warm blanket will help as much as covering your self with a blanket or throw.
5. Have a quick warming shower when you get in. Works for me!
6. After we've done everything we need to do, we get into bed with the electric blanket on. We don't often bother switching on the heating on a week day so we make do without.
7. Lots of hot drinks - fill up a flask and keep yourself topped up with tea - again, works for me.
8. Thermal base layers. You can, if you wish to invest in them, buy thermal leggings and long sleeved t-shirts to wear under your clothes. Instead, I went to Primarni and bought a couple of pairs of leggings and long sleeved t-shirts to wear under my clothes. If you work somewhere cold, then you could get away with even wearing this under a suit! No one will know.
9. Plenty of exercise. Along with keeping moving inside the house, we make sure we have a brisk walk in the evening. It not only helps us sleep and walks our dogs but warms us up and keeps us warm long after we've returned home.
10. Slippers! Good old fashioned feet warmers. Thick socks and slippers. It's amazing how warm you will be if your feet is warm.
So there we are. No expenses claims for heating our home and it's too big to keep warm every day so weekdays are all about keeping ourselves warm and keeping the heat in.
Over to you, who else is frothing at the mouth knowing our taxes are keeping the overpaid and underworked warm and cosy whilst we wear big knickers?!
Until tomorrow,
Love Froogs xxxxxxxxxxxxx