Staying warm WFH?

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How do you do it?!
I've got a blanket on my lap and layers, can't get up and move about as I'm on a wired headset
Hot water bottle? Or any good tips!?

Same problem, I recommend

A hot drink
A cat on the knee

Fingerless gloves. Look at turtle doves recycled cashmere. They are super soft and warm.

Heated throw.

I've been a home worker for a few years now and this is a constant battle for me! Definitely lots of layers, and socks and slippers. In winter I'm regularly in normal clothes, plus hoodie plus dressing gown! Lots of hot drinks. I've got a fan heater in my office which I can switch on during the day for a warm blast, rather than heating the whole house. And do try and get up and move for a couple of minutes every hour if you can, that seems to help me.

The cat is banned from my lap for shouting down my headset

Thick soled, warm slippers or shoes. Fleece lined crocs.
Fingerless gloves, scarf and hat.
Puffy or fleece gilet.
Thermal underwear.

One of those microwaveable heat bags (I tend to curl up on my chair and wrap it around my feet), hot drinks, lots of layers. If you can get away from the headset for a min do star jumps or similar (sounds silly but it gets the blood pumping to your extremities). Walking in the morning if you have time get things moving too. A candle on your desk can give off a surprising amount of heat!

Agree thick soled fleece lined bootie type slippers and shot water bottle. You mention a rug ON your lap, but I have found d it makes a difference to sit on the rug, then wrap it round me - up to waist height and over the hot water bottle.

Where are you?

I'm in the SE, doors, windows all open & wearing short shorts & T-shirt.

Keep your ankles & wrists warm, your head too if you can bear to wear a hat (won't get the puss taken in video calls!). Get some lovely wrist warmers if your budget will stretch and make sure your ankles are cosy too!

Flask of hot drink if you can't regularly get up to make it?

Maybe give your cat a second chance!! Or wrap him around your ankles!!

I’m in the NW (just diagnosed with hashimotos so that might be why!)
It’s weird as we have AC at work and it’s not usually warm but I’m a lot colder at home

I can't believe I'm even going to say this but we popped round to MIL's at the weekend and she lent me a quilted gilet to walk home as it had to turned chilly. I did comment to DH that I could see why people might wear them (in winter mind) as they'd be a good warm layer without being too restrictive.

I also said if ever caught me going near one in a shop he had permission to shoot me.

Other than that, socks.

Oh and big soft scarves/shawls.

This is the image you've got now isn't It?!

I get really cold sitting working at home too.

Mostly in winter I actually put my feet on top of a hot water bottle, but occasionally in the warmer months too.

I always wear a scarf at my desk and wear a few layers on my top half and woollen leg warmers on my ankles!

My biggest issue though, when doing a lot at the computer, is cold hands/wrists and with sensitive skin wearing warm woolly fingerless gloves or wrist warmers just isn't possible. I need to commission someone to knit some cotton wrist warmers for me I think. Actually, typing this has just made me check ETSY and there are crafty people on there selling cotton wrist warmers. I'll give them a go!

This is me today!
Thick socks, thick trackie bottoms, t shirt, heavy sweatshirt and a quilted gilet (sorry StC! I'm in my son's old room (he's living away on a gap year) and its handy and reminds me of him) My hands are freezing and my nose is running with the cold.

I have a small fan heater for just this room.

I love my heated throw/blanket

Me too...so cold! I have to have a hot hot shower first thing, cosy socks go on, nice cosy comfy shoes & any number of cardigans & scarves to drape as needs be. And it is June...with a heatwave just gone (altho I wasn't too bad when sun was perpetually beaming). I think in my job I will be wfh for rest of year other than short days here & there in office. I will be frozen by Dec!

I think it's because we don't move around so much when we're working at home. Even the toilet is just a few steps away, rather than a walk down a long corridor. The kitchen is also much closer to my home workstation than the works canteen is, if I want a coffee or something.

My feet are like little blocks of ice as I type (blue with cold, not sad)

Fingerless gloves. Look at turtle doves recycled cashmere

Almost word for word what I was going to say. I have the wrist warmers and they are best (wear them all winter inside and out!), but I also got a cheap pair of fingerless gloves off ebay which I leave in my desk drawer too.

I also used to have a pair of woolly boots, like a £10 pair of Uggs, I got from QS (remember them?!), and wore them as slippers.

Long story short, keeping my ankles and wrists warm really helps!

Following this thread for DH who insists on heating the whole house and I’ve had to ban from the heating this morning. I wear lots of clothes and try and get out for a run at some point.

Long sleeved thermal vests uniqlo, m&s or sainsburys are really nice too and last for years.
Thermal socks I like m&S mens.
Layers and a cushion for your feet.
Both dh and i have heaters- his seems to be on constantly, but i try to be good.

I think you lose the most heat through your head - so train Ollie to make like a hat. Also, warm socks - big thick pure wool slipper socks. Sometimes I stuff a hot water bottle up my jumper.

Heated throw! Changed my life living in a house of people who don't feel the cold when I do.
Occasionally in aldi.

No idea how long I will be WFH for so need to keep to the cheap ideas! Ollie has vanished to his fluffy bed
So make like a mummy and use hot water bottles seems to be the trick

Make sure you have a layer between the bottle and you - I got a strange rash once from the constant heat.

2 pairs of fleecy socks (Heat Holders)
T Shirt under sweater
Fleecy zip up hoodie
Feather and Down Body-warmer/Gilet
Woolly hat

If it gets any colder than fleece lined fingerless gloves

Lots of hot tea/Hot cocoa 🥶

Woolly hat = Ollie.