And now we go again...

EssexHebridean

Oh heck Staffordia - that would be too hot for me, too! 

rtandon27

EssexHebridean said:

...Mortgage balance currently stands at £111,358.04 - so I'd like to OP £158.04 at the end of the month...

...we're of a mind to go in spite of "How Low Can we go January"...

EH - the lack on "0's" at the end of that figure would drive me to distraction - I'd be tempted to take off the 4 p right away & maybe even the 8 before even attempting the 150!!! - Tilly tidying is so addicting! 😉😊

We are failing miserably at the January challenge, as everything seems to be running out all at once!  At least we know these are things we need and use on a regular basis so not all is lost!

Makingabobor2

I have to keep paying off odd amounts on mortgage OPs to keep a round figure...lol.  Paid an odd £39 the other day and tomorrow I will hopefully be paying off some other silly little sum, before the bigger one next pension day. 

savingholmes

@enthusiasticsaver definitely recommended to keep the house warm if someone has heart problems.

EH - definitely look after yourself on the warmth front. You would tell all of us to be that person so you need to take your own medicine on that one and speak up at work. No point it exacerbating a health condition. 

I had a really good year on the heating last year - but to the point I probably went a bit too far. This year I seem to have done the oppositive and gone too far the other way - but I think that's a combination of illness, stress and being on different meds so trying to take the rough with the smooth and just go with it for now.

Less_Talk_and_More_Action

Just popping by @EssexHebridean.  We generally have the thermostat around 20 in this weather but depends how we feel.  I usually have control of the mobile thermostat and keep it in my office upstairs with me.  Sometimes I go downstairs and it’s 🥶. OH hasn’t said anything.   We keep our payments the same all year so usually have a decent credit for the winter and I’m happy to use that if needed.  

I do put it on really early if I have to get up.  Tomorrow I’ll be up at 430am so the timer will be set for 4am. Bad enough getting up at that time without cold adding to the misery!!! 

L x 

Seasidegal58

I read an article in The Times yesterday by their resident GP contributor who was writing about how cold weather affects one. He commented that those who suffer from Reynaud's should definitely keep warm!  Get the Powers That Be to turn up the heating up in the office EH!😳

rtandon27

EH - being cold in the office is not on!  Please do speak up especially as it is a health condition.

If the powers that be can't/won't adjust the heat, you might want to try one of these heating pads.  I bought myself one last week as my desk in the office is under a vent and above a cold void under the floorboards. It plugs in via usb & has made a huge difference to my cold extremities!  For me it solves the problem of working in a heritage building with all the quirks that entails.

Cheery_Daff

I've been tempted by one of the USB car seat heaters for my desk at home 😂 And for one of the cars which currently has very intermittent heating 🙄😂 Definitely in the canp of encouraging you to get the office heating turned up if possible! Ours at home is doing my nut. At the minute it's been on 18 all day and the thermostat (in the warmest part of the house) still says 11 - it's not exactly like a sauna in here but I'm pretty sure it's warmer than 11 degrees 😂

redofromstart

I find the fingerless gloves really help with my poor circulation and blue fingers, but they also give a fairly strong hint that the office temperature is wrong. I used to wear contrasting layers with the gloves just peaking out and a thin circular scarf (pretty patterned rather than big wool!) pulling the colours together so it looked professional enough.

i had a look last night and saw some easy to knit free patterns so I may give that a go while I have some free time

RosaBernicia

Another vote for mentioning the office temperature.  It's never easy to get agreement on this (the only thing worse is which radio station, which I have seen bring grown, professional adults to snarling incoherent rage) but people in outdoor wear means the bottom of the range is too low and health conditions should be prioritised.