Then the furnace is off the rest of the day – just this week, I found I had to kick it on for a few minutes to take the chill off in the evening after dinner. The furnace is set to kick in automatically in the morning, and warm the house up to 67F so I can get up – it doesn’t actually reach that in the bathroom or my bedroom (at the back of the house) – but it does take the chill off. Usually it’s saying 60-62 at that point – so I will kick the furnace on to a BALMY 67F When I have TWO sweaters on, with my hood up, AND my fleece vest, and thick fuzzy slippers, and I’m STILL cold? Then I will go look at the thermostat 🙂 You will figure out which temperature works best for you and your body will adjust. You could try area rugs for the tile if you don’t already have them and I often wear two pair of socks because once my feet get cold then I am more susceptible to the cold. For some reason I do not like getting dressed in the bathroom because of the humidity and just have always done that. I am like you I always get dressed in my bedroom. But he believes that we should be comfortable no matter what and I believe that a little bit of cold builds character and saves money. Last month or heating bill was $185 and I thought I would cry in this month is going to be much worse because it has been colder. We just sold her house so we are living in an apartment where we have electric baseboard heaters. When he comes home he immediately moves it to 70 which makes me cringe. I do not mind the cold so much and usually have my thermostat set on 60 when my husband is away. When do you know it’s time to turn on the heat? (She rolls them very loudly, apparently.) And every time I get chilly, I still hear her rolling her eyes. But I grew up in that state, so I’ll always consider myself Alaskan to an extent. Logically, I know that at this point I’ve lived outside of Alaska longer than I lived there. And heat tolerance here is as important as cold tolerance up there. I’ve even been outside for an hour or more in 100+ weather. Granted, I can handle 90+ degree heat like a champ. Now I wear long sleeves and maybe a jacket. After all, I used to wear shorts at 60 degrees. I’m such a wimp about the “cold” temperatures now that it’s depressing and a skosh embarrassing. Meaning it’s still somewhat uncomfortable in here - especially with the tile radiating cold - but darn it if I don’t feel all Alaskan-y again. So I flicked on the heat… And set it to 60 degrees. But once the thermostat read 50 degrees - in the hallway, which I’m convinced is warmer than the rest of the house - I gave in. I managed to wait it out for quite a while. Yep, I finally broke down and turned on the heat. Your hands are so cold that typing gets a little cumbersome.You chant to yourself, “Being cold burns calories.(You’re definitely not sweating, so you can’t be all that dirty anyway, right?) You find yourself trying to put off showers because you don’t want to get naked.You’re excited to get a sweatshirt for Christmas because you’re finally warm.You’re excited to get hospital slipper socks as a stocking stuffer because they’re warmer than regular socks.
Here are a few indicators that you should really turn up the thermostat:
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