| Winter season can be tough in many ways. The | | | | It is also great to dress up with warm clothes. Cover |
| most difficult thing in winter is to keep your home | | | | up your head and feet, because most of the heat |
| warm, when there is freezing cold outside. Here are | | | | escapes from your body through these parts. |
| some efficiency tips for keeping your home warm in | | | | Wearing a winter coat inside home is not a good idea |
| winter. | | | | as it gets cold very quickly. |
| Inspect all the area around your house to check if all | | | | Cooking at home is always a good idea, and in |
| the windows are properly shut; storm windows | | | | winters, it helps to keep your home warm, as steam |
| should be down and latched. A lit incense stick can be | | | | from cooking raises moister level in your home. Cook |
| used to check for drafts. The big amount of heat | | | | anything like a soup, make tea or coffee, bake bread |
| escapes from your home through these drafts, so | | | | or cookies; this will keep your kitchen warm. It is |
| cover them in a clear plastic or with a towel, or an | | | | wise to leave the oven door after cooking to permit |
| old t-shirt. | | | | the heat to spread into your house. To make your |
| Inspect all doors and seal them if you find drafts in | | | | thyroid and metabolism function properly and keep |
| door frame or under the door. To cover drafts, you | | | | you warm, you need to eat healthy fats, so cook |
| can use weather stripping or a door sweep. It is | | | | such stuff in winters. |
| better to close rooms that are not in use. It stops | | | | You can also light candles in some parts of your |
| the air circulation and prevents heat loss. Magnetic | | | | home to keep it warm, but do not leave them |
| register covers can also be used to shut off unused | | | | unattended. Candles can be cheaply purchased from |
| room registers. This is a good way to keep warmth | | | | any shopping store, and it is an easy way to keep |
| in the rooms you want. The heater works more | | | | snug at home. It is good to take hot shower in the |
| efficiently and saves you money. | | | | winter. It has two benefits; one it makes you warm |
| It is wise to put up sets of heavy curtains; it will | | | | in a quick time and other it raises moisture level in the |
| block drafts on both windows and doors. You can | | | | house. |
| open these curtains during the day time, when the | | | | In the start of winter season, you should also check |
| sun is shining, and draw them at night or when the | | | | the heating system in your home if it is efficiently |
| weather is cloudy to keep the heat in. The curtains | | | | working. A heating pump or furnace loses its life after |
| can be purchased from the market, or you can also | | | | every year, and in time of about 12 years, they need |
| opt to make your own. These curtains should have | | | | replacement. The new system gives you more |
| insulated backing to prevent heat escaping from | | | | benefits like efficiency, safety and energy saving. |
| home. | | | | |