my secret for dealing with winter mornings is a healthy collection of warm fuzzy socks. (although warm slippers work well for this too.) i always keep a pair right next to my bed so they’re waiting for me the second i get out of bed. i then put on some warm pants and maybe a robe too. it means i don’t have to choose between being in bed and being warm and cozy. i’m always warm and cozy at home.
Having a digital programmable thermostat has been fantastic for this. We keep the house at 62°/63° in the evening, drop it to 58° from 11p-6a, then up to 62° until we leave for the day. Saves on fuel and also helps getting out of bed suck less.
62°F - 63°F ~ 17°C
58°F ~ 14°CLiving up to your username
Set your heater to kick on an hour before you get up. You get to sleep cozy in the cold and then wake up to a room where it isn’t painful to accidentally touch something metal lol.
Too bad I don’t live in modern times, I only have a wood burning fireplace to heat up my house.
It’s also the same thing I cook on in winter.
Picture for reference.
I used to live in a wood burning house growing up. Unfortunately someone has to get up and stoke the fire a bit before people wanna get up in order for the house to be warm in the morning.
Put your thermostat on a timer. I have mine heat to 67 at night and raise it to 72 at 5 am. Waking up to a toasty house is amazing.
That’s way inefficient on your unit though, you’re spending more on power and working it harder than you would if you just left it at 69° and split the difference.
That’s not how it actually works though - and is a common misconception. See here for some references from the US DoE and others (easier than putting them here on my phone).
Basically, it’s not super inefficient to heat the house back up and being at a higher temp (and increased gradient to outside teml) is harder to maintain and uses more energy overall.
I just turn the heater on when I go to bed. Room doesn’t get hot until I’m fast asleep
