tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post4733662737202794928..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: BRRRRR!!!Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-12662983519592500162009-12-08T13:18:47.898-05:002009-12-08T13:18:47.898-05:00My kids occasionally mess with the thermostat, but...My kids occasionally mess with the thermostat, but in general have decided it's not the worth the yelling that ensues. We keep it at 68 in the winter, and about 75 in the summer.<br /><br />When I was growing up, NotMe in our house was named Carl. He followed me when I moved out..Diannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-33691898388806288172009-12-06T17:30:48.559-05:002009-12-06T17:30:48.559-05:00Um, yeah, 62 is cold for inside. We were out of t...Um, yeah, 62 is cold for inside. We were out of town last week and we turned our thermostat down to 65 while we were gone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-25417228349111650832009-12-04T02:42:45.256-05:002009-12-04T02:42:45.256-05:00Hope you finally get to sleep after your 329th war...Hope you finally get to sleep after your 329th warning to the kids!!!!ADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649246146091499880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-16597669374575886642009-12-02T10:58:04.081-05:002009-12-02T10:58:04.081-05:00I think it could be stress. I haven't been sl...I think it could be stress. I haven't been sleeping ever since I found out we are moving across the country. I can only get 4 hours a night. I'm not even sleepy during the day. Depression usually brings on lots of sleep. Stress must be the opposite? If it's stress, I hope your situation gets better.Moving Galnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-51506537870358629142009-11-30T16:13:06.440-05:002009-11-30T16:13:06.440-05:00What's really fun is when it's so cold out...What's really fun is when it's so cold outside that you have to keep your digital alarm clock under your electric blanket so the numbers don't freeze. But I still like to sleep in the winter with a window open...kimikkinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-84950256259306604552009-11-30T12:58:31.839-05:002009-11-30T12:58:31.839-05:00Buy a programmable thermostat with a lock code. I...Buy a programmable thermostat with a lock code. Install it. (It does no good sitting on a shelf somewhere.) Don't tell the kids or your husband the code, You'll save money on heat from being able to program it for different times of day, and no one will be able to turn it up or down too far without your approval.miriamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339767447913960853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-56737946873919353322009-11-29T23:30:26.892-05:002009-11-29T23:30:26.892-05:00Have to laugh...I too am having issues with non sl...Have to laugh...I too am having issues with non sleep and freezing at night. I finally realized it must have to do with this age thing....and I'm at the right age for my internal temperature gauge to have major issues. Either I am lying in bed freezing trying to get to sleep or I am hot enough to rip the covers off and turn the AC and fan on (but boy does it feel good) trying to get to sleep.DonnaPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10765515857017860372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-64810150997218414522009-11-29T21:41:43.265-05:002009-11-29T21:41:43.265-05:00I can SO relate and I am sorry you haven't bee...I can SO relate and I am sorry you haven't been sleeping well. Everyone has their own 2 cents to chime in, huh? I hope you welcome it rather than get annoyed.<br /><br />So, here's my 2 cents...<br />First, I sleep with socks on when I'm cold before bed. Studies show that when the feet are warm, sleep is better. I didn't know that until I read it and then tried it. It worked for Chick Hatchershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12193923417129870887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-80496894525309290372009-11-29T20:52:14.334-05:002009-11-29T20:52:14.334-05:00I die if it's 69 in my house. And get pissed o...I die if it's 69 in my house. And get pissed off. I usually need it to be 70 or 71. And still need socks on most nights!MaNiC MoMMy™https://www.blogger.com/profile/14038801888210803955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-52193081031364584092009-11-29T20:06:49.370-05:002009-11-29T20:06:49.370-05:0062deg is hot! I've been sat here this evening...62deg is hot! I've been sat here this evening (in the UK) with my thermostat on 60deg and feeling fine! At night it's set to come on if it drops below 50 degrees! <br /><br />Partly this is because I often go and stay in a place which has very little in the way of heating and partly because I can't afford to have it on high, but I've found I do get used to it very quickly. I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-71283550285724068692009-11-29T19:29:41.168-05:002009-11-29T19:29:41.168-05:00I used to be cold all the time. Now I feel fine/wa...I used to be cold all the time. Now I feel fine/warm. Maybe I'm menopausal?<br /><br />Hubby does not like to be too warm when he sleeps. The thermostat is at 60 at night and 65 during the day. I added an extra layer to my side of the bed, so there is one sheet over the entire bed, then a flannel sheet on my side, a light thermal blanket over us both and a bedspread over me, which he pulls mommeeof10https://www.blogger.com/profile/03611832953435781430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-68321890080579254872009-11-29T19:08:18.961-05:002009-11-29T19:08:18.961-05:00That's not too cold ;) It's economical! :...That's not too cold ;) It's economical! :D<br /><br />As for 'not me' my friend's DH put a stop to that one Christmas. He told the two teenaged children that the box he had filled with gifts and wrapped was for 'not me' who lived there. If anyone confessed to being 'not me' they woul get the surprise box!! :DKristi-Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08226800789562956320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-18802396440991561502009-11-29T13:38:52.934-05:002009-11-29T13:38:52.934-05:00We have thermostat wars here and I swear it may be...We have thermostat wars here and I swear it may be grounds for divorce. There is no reason for the Thermostat to always be up to 72 degrees. Unreal.Nancy@ifevolutionworks.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00922503471058295662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-1474699580631827622009-11-29T12:24:22.757-05:002009-11-29T12:24:22.757-05:00You know those plastic covers with a key they have...You know those plastic covers with a key they have on thermostats in office buildings? That's what you need!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12075247714426091234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-67359869074250960732009-11-29T11:05:21.401-05:002009-11-29T11:05:21.401-05:00Can't remember if Brooklyn is still in bed wit...Can't remember if Brooklyn is still in bed with you at night, wriggling and disturbing your sleep?Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768978998518455134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-28398371558578668442009-11-29T09:39:23.402-05:002009-11-29T09:39:23.402-05:00Health in the pill... I don't like that thinki...Health in the pill... I don't like that thinking. Food MATTERS! Maybe you have to much caffeine intake during the day? It took me long months to admit it and change it. Wasn't easy, as I was a big coffee lover! But I had the same problem as you. I discovered that even a tea in the evening will mess up my sleep. Good luck though. I love your blog. :)Evahttp://randomresearchgirl.com/wordpress/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-58504418523862334522009-11-29T09:19:25.830-05:002009-11-29T09:19:25.830-05:00Welcome to peri-menopause (maybe!). Sleep is mess...Welcome to peri-menopause (maybe!). Sleep is messed up and you're cold (and hot)and you never know which it'll be at any given moment. Try fleece sheets (Kohls sells them)and/or an electric blanket. We keep our house cool, around 62 at night, and around 65 during the day-big drafty old house. I'm ALWAYS cold so I wear lots of layers. Good luck Dawn!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-45747151277350337252009-11-29T08:29:32.022-05:002009-11-29T08:29:32.022-05:00My dad used to turn the thermostat to 50 degrees a...My dad used to turn the thermostat to 50 degrees at night. We lived in northern Ohio, in the snow belt, so it was COLD! Our house was also so poorly insulated that we sometimes had ice on the INSIDE corners. I was so cold at night, I slept under 10 blankets, with my head under the covers. It's a wonder I didn't asphixiate myself. Anyway, when I was probably about 10, my parents Amynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-37445879509579632742009-11-29T07:26:39.525-05:002009-11-29T07:26:39.525-05:00The only time I ever had to deal with this was las...The only time I ever had to deal with this was last winter. My daughter was pushing the up arrow for me if I wasn't near it. Basically I was too lazy to walk over there and do it myself. :) Anyways, one day we were sweating while we were watching tv. We never sweat in our house, we shiver. So my hubby gets up to check and realizes that she kept pushing the up button when she was cold. It was Jen@Scrapingirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08280261043942452491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-51507756038814198982009-11-29T06:31:25.321-05:002009-11-29T06:31:25.321-05:00I keep the house relatively cool too, even here in...I keep the house relatively cool too, even here in Canada! We go with the old adage:<br />"Mommy is cold, everyone put a sweater on!!!"Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00263842758085709802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-65269079571793606982009-11-29T00:59:35.319-05:002009-11-29T00:59:35.319-05:00In our house it wasn't us kids playing with th...In our house it wasn't us kids playing with the thermostat.. it was my DAD!!<br /><br />Give that hubby of yours some suspicious looks and a "I know you're doing it - STOP IT!" speech. :)Lornahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586519312426902921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-56796574974939197062009-11-29T00:22:06.937-05:002009-11-29T00:22:06.937-05:00ROFL! My house was 50 today. But that was becaus...ROFL! My house was 50 today. But that was because notme turned the thermostat off when we left for an overnight trip. Oh wait, notme, was actually hubby this time. Did you question Joe yet?Cookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06447479295354195982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-28262661530827346842009-11-28T22:44:39.899-05:002009-11-28T22:44:39.899-05:00You'd hate my house, Dawn. I don't set it...You'd hate my house, Dawn. I don't set it higher than 64 during the day. 62 at night. Ongoing underemployment requires conservation of our propane. When we run the woodstove, the family room downstairs gets to about 52. My family complains, but the alternative is to run out of fuel in the middle of winter. Not desireable!<br />Dawn in MIDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642402287878372643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-10918485001946051542009-11-28T21:58:36.343-05:002009-11-28T21:58:36.343-05:00HA HA HA! Here in Maine I make my family deal wit...HA HA HA! Here in Maine I make my family deal with 60-63 degree temps at night. And during the day 65-68. I just pile on the blankets and use flannel or fleece jammies. And Smartwool socks.Beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102201183223594318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-3822309896895062042009-11-28T21:29:10.656-05:002009-11-28T21:29:10.656-05:00my sleep cycle got off when i was in college. i de...my sleep cycle got off when i was in college. i developed what is called delayed sleep syndrome. basically i would be up all night and sleep all day. the doctor had me reset it but staying up later and later every night until i finally got to a regular night time bedtime. So i would force myself to stay up till say 6am, then force it to 10am, 2pm etc. it was boring being that no one is up at karen c.noreply@blogger.com