What Are You Wearing to Keep Warm?
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I know some will have heating on whatever, but for those of us who are being careful with the pennies and no longer get the heating allowance wrapping up warm is essential.
I would never advise anyone to sit and be cold but so far today (nearly 2pm) I have not felt cold although will put heating on around 3.30pm.
Today I have put on a pair of thick, footless leggings, over thick socks, then a pair of more baggy (due to weight loss) leggings, and over the lot I have leg warmers from ankle to over knee.
I also have a long sleeve t-shirt, long thick jumper (often a thinner one underneath but not today) and finally my bootie slippers.
I have found that when sitting and wearing trousers if there is a gap between socks and trousers my lower legs do not keep warm so leg warmers really help. Also tucking in the t-shirt stops heat escaping. If the jumper is not a roll neck a thin scarf also helps. I am sealed up better than a Christmas present!
If all this isn't enough I have a huge chenille dressing gown and an oodie that makes me look like a huge sheep, and also a heated sofa blanket for watching TV which is cheaper than heating the whole house. How are you coping?
I wear a long sleeve top, a jumper and usually a thick fleece or oodie. I wear either leggings or jeggings, socks and my slippers. I tuck my top into my trousers. I also have a blanket for on the sofa. Our son has a Lighting McQueen oodie, only time I get it off him is at bedtime, he absolutely loves it.
. Apart from the oodie I find the leg warmers live up to their name.
Not had to wrap up too much as of yet but I plan to buy some thermal undergarments in the next few weeks as the temperature has really dropped. One thing I've found over the years though is either wearing elasticated jogging bottoms or pulling my socks up over the bottoms of my joggers to stop any cold air coming in
Just pj's and housecoat I'm always in these once I know I'm not going out again if it's really cold then we have a blanket
Heating is on for an hour morning and night inbetween we have fleece lounge trousers, thick socks and jumper and I've just bought some fleece/thermal lined leggings. I think it's time to bring back the liberty bodice!
It was 15 degrees today down here in Yeovil so actually a very nice temperature as we are in late Autumn almost Winter. I wear one of those all over hoodie things meant to keep you warm in winter and also wear it in bed when the temperature gets lower. So far I've not needed to put heating on and still have just a sleeping bag over me rather than duvet but I feel the duvet will start being used very soon. Actually I do use a duvet but its underneath not on top. When winter really hits I might have 1 duvet underneath and 2 above. I know when its really winter as I wake up looking like Davy Crockett as I have a cat for a hat. I have to say this all over hoodie thing is saving me a huge amount of money. I'm extremely comfortable heat wise even on the coldest days, its absolutely brilliant and was a godsend last winter and will be again this winter. I do look like some sort of grey polar bear going about though.
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