How do you prepare for winter/ autumn?

[sunshineandkindle]

I've got heated Blankets to go on the mattresses. Hot water bottles. I need to put up a couple of curtain rails to try and keep heat in.

What else?
Pile of books perfect for reading in winter?

A heated throw for the sofa is a must in my old, cold apartment. I have a lovely one from Lakeland.

Lamps/fairy lights/candles - something to make it cosy.

New slippers/wooly socks

Wheat bag rather than hot water bottle

Some new puzzles

Last year I invested in some more lamps, including some rechargeable LED lamps for places without sockets nearby, fairy lights and candles. I used them as much as possible as an alternative to the harsh overhead lights and found the winter much more bearable. I think the lights tricked my brain into thinking 'cosy' rather than 'dark and miserable'. Made a huge difference to my mental health.

This year I am looking at some thermal Base layers as I have a very underactive thyroid and am often cold in the winter. I've also bought a couple of good priced new merino sweaters from vinted over the summer.

If I am wearing a dress with opaque tights I often stick a pair of chub rub shorts over the top if I am working from home. The extra layer really helps. Ditto two pairs of socks and I will be embracing the current trend for silky scarves tied at the neck as this has helped in the past too.

Planting bulbs and autumn/ winter flowering bedding plants.
I’ve bought some autumnal work clothes - cord dresses in burgundy and rust and some crew-neck cardigans in berry and soft grey and also tan knee high boots. I’ll be stewing apples and making cakes, crumbles and cinnamon overnight oats soon too.

Fill the log basket -I think from the weather forecast summer is over for this year later this week