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Stay Warm without Breaking the Bank.

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Thanksgiving and Christmas will be here before we know it! With the coming of the Holiday season comes time with family, good food, and colder weather.

  Here are some tips to staying warm while keeping the heating costs down:

1. Check your windows and doors for leaks. If your windows and doors are not sealed correctly, warm air will be sucked out, and cold air will come in. Give your windows an extra layer of insulation with plastic from the hardware store and buy a weather strip for your doors.
2. Close up rooms you don’t use often in the cooler months.
3. Put up curtains! This will give your windows another layer of insulation and also will change up the décor of your home. Buy some, or get creative and DIY.
4.  Layer, layer, layer. Seventy-five percent of heat escapes through your head, so put on a hat. Scarves, sweaters, etc. are fashionable and practical in the Fall and Winter. Don’t wear your coat inside, though, otherwise you’ll feel colder when you go outside. Save some layers for outside. Get some cute throw blankets, and use them to keep warm when you are lounging around your home.
5. Make a snack. When you cook, put on the kettle, or use the oven the steam will heat up your home. The fresh baked cookies and hot chocolate will not only warm you up, but also brighten your day.
6. Light a candle. Not only will candles freshen up the scent of your home, they also give off heat. Just be careful that they are placed away from where children can reach them, and away from anything flammable (like your new curtains).
7. Take a shower. The shower will warm you up, and the steam from the hot water can raise the temperature of your home as well.
8. Get a pet. Remember body heat keeps your warm, and have a cat or dog to cuddle up to while watching a movie can keep you warmer so your thermostat can be kept at a lower temperature.

Contributing article: http://cynna.hubpages.com/hub/Handy-Ways-to-Keep-your-House-Warm-this-Winter-

By: Elisabeth Johnson