8 Ways to Keep Warm When it's Freezing Outside

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I don’t know about you, but I live in the frozen tundra that is Michigan.  It’s cold here right now.  However, my husband & some of my friends tend to call me an Eskimo because I don’t like to turn the heat up very high.  I’ve said this before, but I just picture dollars flying out the windows whenever I hear the heater kick on.  So, I’m quite educated on ways to keep warm in the wintertime indoors.  I figure, it’s winter, you’re SUPPOSED to be a little cold.  You’re supposed to have to snuggle up & drink hot coco & such right?  Yea.  So here are 8 ways to keep warm in the wintertime.

1) Put on a sweater! This is obvious.  I am of the opinion that if you’re able to walk around your house in a t-shirt in the middle of winter, you need to turn the heat down.  True story, put some clothes on.  Here’s a cute option.

2) Take a bath, or a shower.  There was a winter maybe 6 or 7 years ago in which my heat was broken for about a month.  It was see-your-breath-indoors cold.  I took a TON of hot showers & baths that winter.

3) Invest in a really warm comforter, or an electric blanket.  I tend to be really warm at night, & I don’t like to be hot, so we turn our heat WAY down at night.  But we do have a toasty warm comforter (from Ikea- they are not lying when they say that a comforter is warm!) and it works wonders.  We also use flannel sheets.  These aren’t for everyone, but they work for us.  Electric blankets are a great option as well.

4) Make some slippers, or buy some.  I made some crocheted slipper socks that I wear over my regular socks at home.  I also have an old pair of Ugg slippers that have held up for years.

5) Heat up a hot water bottle.  I really want one of these.  They are cute!  I’d probably stick it down my shirt & hold it to my chest, not gonna lie.  Plus then I could use a cute water bottle cover like this one!

6)  After you do some baking, let the oven cool down with the oven door open.  This may be getting into crazy lady tips, but I totally do this.  It does help heat the house up for a little while, but we have a small house.  The oven needs to cool down anyway, might as well let it leak it’s hot air into the house.

7) Get some fuzzy blankets.  We have this one from Bed Bath & Beyond & LOVE it.  Unfortunately, my dog loves it too… he thinks it’s his.  Anyway, we’re always under a blanket at home in the winter.  These ones are so fuzzy & soft to touch, we want to be under it anyway!

8) Get some fingerless gloves.  I got some from Target for super cheep, and I made myself a couple of pair too.  These are great for wearing indoors.  While you’re at it, wear scarfs too.  It’s amazing how much a scarf will warm you up!  And bonus, they are actually really fashionable right now.

Do you have any other ideas of ways to keep warm inside in the winter?