Prepping for the challenge ahead...

JinJinBlue

I'm trying really hard to find ways of keeping warm so as not to have the heating on. When I first met my husband he told me about his lodgings in Scotland where he had his first job. The house was so cold that hhe wore a woollen hat and gloves in bed. I remember us laughing. I'm not laughing now. I've found a hat to wear in bed and some fingerless gloves. I'm dreading the new round of energy price increases. Still, doing what I can to ease the pressure. 

cuddlymarm

We lived in a static caravan when DH worked down south. So in winter we put a spare quilt under the sheet and slept in bed socks. Very snuggly.
Bootie slippers are better than normal slippers too as they warm your ankles and you can wear socks with them.
I also wear layers, so a vest top, jumper and then cardigan.
Don’t forget that heat rises so it will be your feet and ankles that get cold first so throws can be useful to stand on, sit on and wrap round your knees, keeping your heat in.

JinJinBlue

Thanks for that cuddly arm. Lots to bear in mind. I think that I'll hit the charity shops and see what I can find to help. 

jackrabbit123

We stay out in the sticks so having food in is a necessity due to the weather/ lack of electricity. Sadly being where we are leads to expensive fuel bills due to getting to work and taking children to and from places as there is no transport. 
  I need to sort out my kitchen cupboards whilst I have a week in hand, with DS beating and DH working 
I have a baking cupboard flours , sugar , dried fruit, baking powders that I am using. 
I have a double bottom cupboard which holds pasta, tins and sauces ( red sauce, mayo, brown sauce, Worcestershire etc)  
We have in the shed metal drums with dog, chicken and animal feed in and a tall cupboard which holds some pasta, tins, cereal - porridge oats  and left overs from a Christmas hamper from last year we were given! My husband makes h/m beer and that is kept in the back bedroom with my jars of jam and chutney!
We have a large freezer of my late Grandmothers it's over 40 years old and worth more than money to me, it holds everything!

-taff

Also, wear wrist warmers that cover your writ and extend up your forearm, this really does keep your hands warm.

Floss

I always have a quilt under my bottom sheet and it makes a very cosy bed and last March I bought a double sided under blanket, sherpa fleece on one side & "stay cool" on the other which has been lovely this summer. Will turn it fleece side outside in Autumn, I have a feather 4-season duvet on my bed, with a fleece throw on top if it is bitterly cold but I've never had to wear a hat.

London_1

Sounds like we are all making good preparations for the coming winter. Who remembers 'Fame' and the leg warmers ,my two daughters seemed to live in them for awhile

I have bootees that my eldest grandson bought me a couple of years ago and I save them for after Chistmas when January turns really bleak and cold.

I nearly always have a floaty scarf around my neck as that too helps for some reason .
I make my own soups and have two large flasks one I keep with boiling water for hot drinks bovril etc and the other is for hot soup. 
Layering up helps I found some fleecy black tights in Tesco last winter and they are brilliant under joggers or jeans. But unless its icy underfoot I try to get out for a bit of a hobble around my local park for half an hour as a bit of fresh air does buck you up ,especially when you get back home in the warm again. 
JackieO xx

JinJinBlue

I've now finished my food preps. My kitchen cupboards are full as are the shelves I'm my garage. I'm hoping that the only thing that I will need to buy is fresh bread, fruit and veg (although I have plenty of tins) and yogurt and cheese occasionally. My freezer is full with yellow sticker bargains. Now I feel secure on that front. I've kept all of my receipts so that I can buy from myself. Even if/when prices go up, the money that I pay myself will be handy when I have to restock again. 

 Tomorrow, I'll look at other things. I like the idea of an under blanket and wrist warmers. I need a good flask for keeping boiling water in. Booties and fleeces are now on my list. Being prepared helps me feel secure and it's not a false sense of security either. Feeling insecure about my home and food is a childhood hang-up which will probably never leave me. Knowing that I have done and am doing my best to build a buffer zone around myself keeps the worries away. 

GaleSF63

JinJinBlue said:

I'm trying really hard to find ways of keeping warm so as not to have the heating on. When I first met my husband he told me about his lodgings in Scotland where he had his first job. The house was so cold that hhe wore a woollen hat and gloves in bed. I remember us laughing. I'm not laughing now. I've found a hat to wear in bed and some fingerless gloves. I'm dreading the new round of energy price increases. Still, doing what I can to ease the pressure. 

Don't forget bed socks - or any socks for that matter. Having warm feet seems to make quite a difference to your body over all. The thicker and fluffier the better. 
And for those people living in areas where the temperatures are still very hot (not here, I've got the fire on), it works the other way as well - stick your feet into a bowl of cold water!

JinJinBlue

Thanks. Bedsocks are now on my list.