Top 10 ways to stay warm
Monday, September 29th, 2008
I’ve felt it, you’ve felt it; fall is coming. As much as I’d love to hang onto the nice weather for as long as I can, we’ve got to prepare for the chilly nights and days in Grey Bruce.
I know you’re all tempted to start turning up your thermostats, cranking up the heaters, and firing up the wood stoves in these first few chilly nights. I have a few alternative options for you! These should help you stay commited to keeping your thermostats down, heaters low, and wood stoves at a dull roar this season.
- Sweaters: It seems pretty obvious, but lets start with obvious and work our way back. Putting on a nice warm cozy sweater can do a lot to stave off the fall chilliness.
- Have a Blankie: I have a lovely small blanket in every room to wrap around myself when I’m feeling chilly.
- Slippers & Hats: Most of your body heat escapes through your feet and your head, so cover them up! Look for a nice comfortable cap to wear indoors, or make your own! (hmmm, I see a future blog entry coming from this one)
- Hot Drinks: Sip some nice organic tea, or fair trade coffee to keep your insides warm.
- Exercise: If you’re feeling chilly, go out for a walk or a bike ride. When you get back home, you’ll be plenty warm!
- Flannel Bedsheets: There’s nothing more excruciating than slipping into bed only to find your cotton sheets are more like ice than fabric. This is never an issue if you switch to flannel sheets in the fall.
- Snuggle your pets: See those two at the top of the page? Bilbo and Clara have the right idea when it comes to autumn chills. They’ve been kind enough to snuggle up on MY lap too, lucky me!
- Snuggle each other: Gather your significant other, parents, kids, friends or anyone else who may be in the room for a nice group snuggle. Body heat is the nicest heat there is.
- Hot Water Bottle: It’s a much more energy efficient source of heat than an electric blanket.
- Use the Sun: Keep your curtains open during the sunny hours, and close them up during the night!
Those little tips should get your internal furnaces going this fall. If you have any tips of your own, please leave ‘em in the comments!
Note: Don’t worry, I haven’t forgotten about my local foods series, there’s a lot of research to be done! Especially when it comes to bakeries… yum!