Preparing for Winter

downshifter

kitschy wrote: »

I've always fancied one of these - reckon it would pay for itself in saved leccy Shame they don't do a small pink version! :rotfl:

http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/selk-bags/index.html

Blimey, how wonderful is that - I can just see the neighbours doing a double take when I open the door to the postman!!

Seriously though, how ridiculous is it that in this day and age we're all thinking about getting by in winter without being too miserably cold. It's silly really, sometimes I remember feeling so fed up that I just blasted the house with heating and sod the bills. (Which is why I've run out of oil now!!)

DS

shaz_mum_of__2

An electric towel rail would help with the damp towels but not sure of the cost implication

I must admit to popping mine in the tumble drier for 5 mins when really damp although my DH swears by drying self down with a flannel before drying with a towel to remove the worst of the water and his towel is always dry..lol

Off to Tonys Textiles later to check out flannelette sheets .............

Shaz

Shaz

Confuzzled

Janebo12 wrote: »

LOL! they remind me of those baby clothes - could imagine my dh wanting one though - he'd never be out of it :rotfl:

i must say they do look tempting though at this point i'd be happy for a pair of pj's with the feet in them or even a nice set of flannel pj's but i can never find them in my size

Patchwork_Quilt

Can't remember if I've said this before but we have a 'sheepskin' blanket under the sheets (washable, of course) for an extra layer of insulation

Savvy_sewing

Patchwork_Quilt wrote: »

Can't remember if I've said this before but we have a 'sheepskin' blanket under the sheets (washable, of course) for an extra layer of insulation

I used to have one of those, but I have no idea where it went? Probably one of the kids had it.:rolleyes:

jb5

shaz_mum_of__2 wrote: »

DH swears by drying self down with a flannel before drying with a towel to remove the worst of the water and his towel is always dry..lol

I just use my hands as a 'squeegee' to remove most of the water from myelf after a shower and then dry with a towel.
(Some company sold (sells?) a plastic 'body squeegee', but I just use my hands; After all they are much more adaptable, free and always "handy"!)

shaz_mum_of__2

I noticed Mr A had fleeces for pets on offer this week i think they were £2 ? might do for winter warming if you don't mind the paw print pattern they were in the promotions aisle

HTH

Shaz

kitschy

Mooloo wrote: »

I used to have one of those, but I have no idea where it went? Probably one of the kids had it.:rolleyes:

Guilty as charged! I took my one from Mum's when I moved out.

But as she said, she wouldn't want me being chilly :rotfl:

fedupandskint

Just bought some curtains from ebay due to arrive at the weekend all being well. They look like to mega thick embroidered material that can be used on chairs and sofas. Are lined and I can't wait for them to arrive and then they are ready to go up in a couple of months time!

Completed list :j
Fleeces and blankets
Candles, holder, stick and matches
Draft excluders
Thick socks
Thicker curtains for cold living room
gloves and scarfs
Thick coats and wellies and boots at the ready

To do list
Replace secondary glazing pane in spare room, take old curtain down and put thicker one up in its place
Thermal vest
cheap duvet or fleece on front door curtain for thicker lining
replace draft excluders on doors
redo cling film glazing on pane above door and cheack draft proofing
lag under kitchen kickboards
reflective panels behind radiators?

Pending - no rush
check cold and flu supermarket brand medication stocked up on!
Plenty of tissues and cotton hankies in stock!
Look at getting some grit and a shovel for ice and snow next year
dog walking gloves as fingers froze this year

I've never thought about getting ready for winter - it's never occurred to me before.

V.pleased only small tasks left to complete now for winter and plenty of time to do this in

Many thanks for all the ideas on here that I have found very useful. There were many things that were new to me - like candles and attaching fleece/duvet to the front door curtain! :T

I've written myself a list of things to do for winter (yes I've turned into that kind of person!)

Now if only I could solve the damp towel problems too - I really struggle with this as my bathroom as has no ventilation and the steam builds up massively causing condensation to drip down the mirror and tiles

Confuzzled

fedupandskint wrote: »

Now if only I could solve the damp towel problems too - I really struggle with this as my bathroom as has no ventilation and the steam builds up massively causing condensation to drip down the mirror and tiles

i seem to recall a few mentions of using a dehumidfier to help with problems like these. the place i'm in has one of sorts built in and it goes off when the bathroom gets to whatever level of humidity i've set it at 80% currently. then it goes off when it falls below that level

of course keeping one directly in the bathroom wouldn't be safe, mine is meant for bathrooms and is wired in however you could put it NEAR the bathroom in the hall and leave the bathroom door open when it's not being used and that would probably help considerably, they are generally pretty cheap to run and certainly cheaper to deal with then mould. and if i remember correctly people using them having found that any wet clothing near them dries quickly!