clothes and the cold indoors

Helen2k8

Leggings for under jeans are great

Real wool, sheepskin or - god forbid - fur will give a much better warmth than artificial fleeces - have a look in charity shops (especially for the latter). A hideous fox fur stole can be recycled into boot insoles I have a trashed pair of "ugg" sheepskins to be cut up for insoles or maybe some kind of slipper if I can work out a pattern.

Anything where you're stood for a while, such as washing up, have a little doormat or scrap of carpet to stand on rather than lino.

Layer your socks too - two thin pairs often better than one fat pair.

ali-t

another vote for leggings under jeans, lots of thin layers is the key and won't have you looking like a polar explorer.

blossomhill_2

I don't know how you can wear wearing leggings or tights under jeans, I can't bear to be all bunged up however cold I get, that's why I am pleased to have found the mesh shorts

I wear footless socks (from Japanese shops) so my feet feel free, and put a pair of short socks over the top, so I can kick off the short socks for a while - if it's really cold I sit with feet in a pair of loose fleece welly warmers (even though the feel of fleece sets my teeth on edge) so I can step out of them at times

Our house is generally freezing but we dress up - I second the gilet idea

missladyannie

I tend to put my dressing gown on, thick socks and curl up under a thick fleecy blanket, I am trying not to use the heating very much - it would be easy if I lived on my own but I have to consider my husband and 4yr old son !!

Butterfly_Brain

Because I find it harder to move around than most because of lack of mobility, I use leggings under Jersey trousers essential if you are a mobility scooter user and have lots of hand knitted jumpers socks, slippers and fingerless mitts.
When I have finished cooking I turn off the oven and open the door so that any residual heat warms the downstairs a bit.
I have lots of candles in the front room which I light when it gets a bit nippy, it raises the temperature slightly and as a bonus it saves on both gas and electricity.
There is an old trick that if you feel cold in the house, step outside for a minute and then come back in, and you will actually feel warmer.
We are saving up to put a wood burning stove in and are thinking of opening the two downstairs fireplaces back up so if there are any power cuts we will at least have some form of heating and cooking.

Klug

Wow thanks so much for all the ideas. I am the only one in the house who feels the cold so cannot change the ambient temperature as everyone else complains.
I may approach the doctor to see if there is anything I can take to supplement my diet. My mum has Raynauds so it may be approaching....

fishbiscuits

blankets are OK but me and the OH have an old duvet down the side of the sofa which we use instead when watching tv, much warmer.

Patchwork_Quilt

Tights under jeans, then socks. It doesn't matter if the tights are holey but they do help seal the gaps. Then tuck your T-shirt or vest into your tights. It isn't fashionable these days but tucking keeps your middle warm. I have a reversible gilet which is fleece on one side and fur on the other, so it is versatile according to the temperature. I also wear a scarf - pashmina type - over my jumper, which doesn't look too bad.

For Reynauds, avoid abrupt changes of temperature and bashing your feet or fingers.

Hope this helps.

building_with_lego

GOAT SOCKS!! I've not had cold toes since I got them for Christmas last year! They are not very MSE I grant you, but very worth it, and being wool you needn't wash them after one wear, just hang them up to air overnight and they're good to go again in the morning (yes, really).

building_with_lego

And there is medical treatment available to Reynauld's sufferers-your GP can tell you more about it.