It's cold - How to cope MN stylee

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Do I finally get out my heated throws and cosy blankets, light the Jo Malone candles and dust off the Velvetiser for the all important Hot Chocolate With Sprinkles, Mini Marshmallows and Squirty Cream?

What else have I missed?

Just say you are roasting all the time and frown if anyone else says they are cold, or mentions turning on the heating.

I know I don’t need to say this, but obviously don’t ever turn the heating on. Just no way. That’s weak.

Eat tiny amounts and say you are full also, this is nothing to do with the cold but just do it for fun. Act confused is anyone else is hungry or cold.

Dust off your winter verbs; it’s time to hunker, snuggle, curl up and festoon.

Yep, competitive under eating and under heating.

Are you having a movie night with popcorn too OP? If not you need to try harder.

12 tog duvet plus plushy through
and not one but two hot water bottles.
heating is on but I like to sleep with open windows

I'm not cold because I have the wood-burner blasting away. Money spent on warmth is the second priority after food. Why be cold? My DS is like that. He has plenty of money, but go round his house in the winter and it's freezing!

I went to a friend’s house today. She’s very well off but takes a pride in performative under heating. I kept my (big puffa) coat on inside.

It’s A Statement in my friend’s situation.

@RowOfRunners I’ve got a friend like that. She has an open fire thing playing on her tele (think it’s on YouTube!) and says ‘think warm thoughts’ 🙄 as she wears so many layers and then struggles to dry the laundry!

I happily tell her that I prefer to hunker down in front of the real thing!

Vulnerable sleeves time!

You just need to exercise more, then you won't be cold. Set the alarm clock for 5am and then cycle to the gym for a 6am workout. A brisk 5k at lunchtime and a hot yoga class followed by weights in the evening, and you'll be lovely and toasty. No need for central heating!

I'm studiously taking notes!

I think I've got this -
I will survive The Great Freeze of 2025 by being more MN.
Mantra - Think Warm Thoughts
💪 💪 😂

If it's true MN style you want.

Sit at home shaking and crying because someone knocked at your door, even though you didn't answer it.

The involuntary body movements should raise your blood pressure and keep you toasty 😁

I can't stand scented candles as they trigger my rare and outing autoimmune condition, but I've had a massive salad and opened all the windows to get myself used to being cold. I find that everyone who puts heating on simply doesn't know how to dress for cold weather. All it takes is 30 pairs of cashmere gloves, 19 pairs of cashmere socks, 12 cashmere gilets and the entire white company winter collection (size xxxxxxx small). Expensive, but not as expensive as switching on a radiator and quality lasts. They take an age to launder in my grade 1 listed Poshhouse with no tumble dryer especially as I have standards that include washing all of my clothes every two hours. I know that most people don't bother but I can smell all of their fannies.

I've already wrapped the children's Xmas presents (three ex-library books, one for each pair of twins) and I'm now going to get all cosy hiding behind the sofa in case someone knocks on my door next week.

I was nodding along in agreement until I read the word Xmas. That’s the kind of thing they’d write on the Matalan website. What’s wrong with you?

I've got fockin frostbite here. You're lucky I'm writing at all.

I would cook a roast dinner for my family, but my teenage sons have hollow legs and eat massive portions. I'd better make a massive salad instead.

Keep calm and
'Think Warm Thoughts'.

Sending you 🔥 🔥 🔥 emojis

See? I bet you're defrosting already...

Don’t forget to shower after each of those exercise sessions or everyone can smell you from half a mile away. Use a clean towel every time obviously and put them all in the wash immediately or you and your loved ones will keel over immediately from bad towel disease.

Then somehow do 15 loads of washing a week and dry it with no heating or tumble dryer.

The squirty cream had better be President Squirty cream as surely that’s the only one allowed in middle class Mumsnet homes??
Make sure you have a tiny grater to grate your 70% choc on the top of squirts cream as the choc goes all over otherwise.

I’m a bit of a middle class perfectionist when it comes to hot choc and have been known to gift my own hot choc drink mix in a Kilner jar.

I need to get out more don’t l?

What are vulnerable sleeves?

Fingerless gloves, a puffer jacket in bed, 5 cats on the bed with pleading eyes that they can stay for the night (We won't start fighting at 2am we promise, meow, meow). Hot chocolate, smart TV on and fleecy onesie. All this with the central heating on, cavity wall insulation and new loft liner...and it is still not warm enough because I live on a cliff top.

@LunaDeBallona
Of course it's President!
What kind of amateur do you take me for!

<shoves Aldi dupe into the back of the fridge>

Overlong jumper sleeves worn by waifish ingenues to denote their vulnerability and hint of boho charm.

And, coincidentally, by hobos.

I love this! 😂