Bloody sick of being cold working from home

[bloodycoldagain]

I can't afford to have the heating on all day so its not set to come on till 3pm. I'm just sick of being cold working from home. I never chose to work from home and my (small) employer has chosen to never really return to the office. I'm freezing! (And no, I am not saving on commuting)

What helped me is to keep my feet warm. I find it that wool socks and legggings keep my body warm.

@ILoveMyMonkey

What about sitting in a winter tog sleeping bag rather than just blankets - no gaps for the air to get into and then couple it with some of the above layering suggestions.

I would so snap my neck forgetting I was zipped in and then running to answer the door ..

If you have a work from home job, and your employer does not pay a heating allowance then you maybe entitled to tax relief/ funding from HMRC. All details are here: www.gov.uk/tax-relief-for-employees/working-at-home

A fan heater for just the room I work in.

That film double glazing is worth getting too if your windows are a bit draughty or aren't the best double glazing.

Heated slippers is the way forward lloydspharmacy.com/products/warmies-marshmallow-boots?istCompanyId=203d462d-a278-42b2-b470-f22765919080&istFeedId=6087f665-3748-4780-a8df-71af7e6bf4df&istItemId=prxriwmra&istBid=t&gclid=CjwKCAiAhreNBhAYEiwAFGGKPNyTRYRvUtlrECOFYPS2HxmAq3HbSHI6iXnp4YHKs8rHKKOBPEl6NhoCPtAQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

@bloodycoldagain

I can't afford to have the heating on all day so its not set to come on till 3pm. I'm just sick of being cold working from home. I never chose to work from home and my (small) employer has chosen to never really return to the office. I'm freezing! (And no, I am not saving on commuting)

For me, it's thermals, then normal trousers and jumpers ect, then if still nippy, a dressing gown on top.

The tax relief is only £1.20 a week, plus, 20% of extra costs if you have proof of them.

Well schools have windows open all day and minimal if any heating at all. Most teachers and pupils are absolutely frozen, but the other side is potentially having larger viral load if Windows are shut.

Hot water bottle op and electric blanket. You have many more options open to you than many.

I'm wearing my skiing trousers at the moment
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Super toasty and no tripping over a sleeping bag...I learnt that one the hard way!

I find a brisk walk round the block after some home-made soup for lunch gets me through most of the afternoon!

For freezing feet I have one of these

Hot water bottle for your feet. I have an electric heater for the room I'm working in and I leave that set at 18/19 deg with the door closed all day. The room is toasty but sometimes because you are sitting still you still get cold - hence I love hot water bottle!

It is desperate. I feel the cold so badly so I've got our heating on (next to useless eco electric), I layer up, wear uggs and drink hot tea. I'm still cold though.

Hae you tried eating lots of boiled rice? I've no idea why, but that always makes me boiling hot.

Sorry you're freezing. Our house used to be like that and I often did a lot of batch cooking on Mondays and it kept the kitchen warm until Wednesday. I didn't heat the other rooms.

I need one of those heated foot warmers, I have the heating on, an extra oil filled radiator, down filled slippers and my feet are still like ice blocks

Heated throw is the way to go. I.got one from Woucher last Xmas and love it.

Uniqlo heat tech tracksuit bottoms. Absolutely amazing

I regularly get cold feet if I sit at a desk, I assume its a circulation problem when I sit still for long periods of time, so I use a hot water bottle and it seems to make my whole body feel warmer.

Sorry, that should have said that I rest my feet on the HWB.

Fleece blanket abd hit water bottke or 2.

Check out the government web site. I think you can claim some things for working from home. I just looked. Electricity is one of them, there’s a checker to see if you’re eligible.

If the op can’t afford extra heating in the day - she can hardly rent office space. jeez

www.tax.service.gov.uk/claim-tax-relief-expenses/only-claiming-working-from-home-tax-relief?_ga=2.33990817.1240821570.1638811563-1074107701.1638811563

@Whataday21

Oil filled plug in radiators are the cheapest I believe, and are what we use.

Cheaper by quite a bit I think to turn on the gas boiler (assuming that's how your main heating works) and turn off all the radiators except for the room you're in. Gas is one quarter the cost of lecky for the same amount of heat. And even allowing for the considerable inefficiency of running the boiler for one room it's probably still about half the running costs of an electric radiator to get your room to the same temperature.

(And you don't have to spend money buying an electric radiator )