Cheap ways to feel a bit warmer, add yours.

[justmuddlingalong]

It's cold, dull and rainy here. So I've got a video of a real fire playing on YouTube through the telly. It is all glowing and crackling and I haven't had to buy the logs or clean it out. Try it.

Two pairs of thin socks is better than one pair of thick socks, ime...

Where is good to get a door curtain?
The back door is very draughty here..
Is it a simple enough thing to get done?
Any alternatives?
It's busy as we rarely use our front door..

Number one on my list is warm feet. Thick socks or slipper socks make a huge difference to how warm I feel

Lined heavy curtains drawn the moment the sun goes down.

Hot water bottles in bed an hour or so before the bed is occupied.

John Lewis sell door curtains but they're very thin. I got one then added a fleecy lining to it.

Sorry if it's been said but my boys have some thermal tshirt vests from Primark they come in a pack of 2 for £5 they're really warm even without long sleeves. I use them to go with the pj bottoms I make them on the sewing machine out of old of cheap material.

We (me & 3 DC under 6) spend a lot of time out of the house - toddler groups, soft play (have a monthly pass so good value), swimming lessons etc - so we only really need the house to be warm after 3pm or even after 6pm on some days. Also, a brisk walk in the cold, then when you come in the house feels toasty by comparison! Then when we get in we have a hot drink & snuggle up under blankets on the sofa & often things like casseroles & crumbles for dinner.

Hallo
We've moved this to our credit crunch topic.
Stay warm y'all.

Two fleece jackets as a minimum. I've actually got fleece housecoats - bought in a sale years ago - so I usually wear - say - sweats, then a fleece jacket and then a fleece housecoat on top of that. (Fleece jackets are usually about £2-4 in charity shops for a decent one.)

Most afternoons and evenings are spent in bed with the electric blanket on 1. Toasty toasty and I can work from there as well. (Via the laptop.) All the beds have electric blankets - they're incredibly cheap to run - and with a decent duvet, you can abandon temporarily the really cold rooms. The house is currently about 13 degrees and I'm sweltering in my fleeces.

Mens dept in primark, massive oversize fluffy dressing gown, £15. Made SO much difference this winter!

(Don't go to the ladies dept, where the dressing gowns are shorties and all pink and white.)

That would be a good substitute for a housecoat. (Which I suspect are no longer on sale cheaply - if at all.)

YY to the men's sizing as well. If you're wearing lots of layers, you need to have something large and easily wraparound as the top one.

We were recently given a new TV for the living room so put our old one in our bedroom (having never had one in there before). Since then we have been having very early nights (going up to bed some nights as our 3 year old does!!) and watching TV up there rather than in the living room :) My husband works nights so most of the time it would be just me down stairs on my own anyway!

Haven't spotted anyone mentioning those slippers you can get with the insoles hidden, zipped away, which you can put into the microwave for about a minute, take out again and zip back into place.

They make your feet lovely and warm and even though on a really cold day you might need to take them out and re-microwave them three or four times or more, - it's def. worth the bother.

They ain't pretty, but they do the job. They aren't expensive either (about £5 to £7-ish I think.)

Last year I felt the cold like never before, still feeling it now, roll on spring. Brrr!

Here's what helped me:

• Fingerless gloves
• Layering socks
• Wearing close-fitting enveloping garments such as leggings and long sleeved t-shirts underneath outer layers.
• Wearing a woolly hat
• Drinking tea

So mostly dressing for the outdoors whilst staying indoors.

Retro bed-making