Debbie Re: Helloooo! Anyone here???? .....msg from Sharon

December 11, 2008

Hi Debbie:Good theory but I don't really do much more here. I share a household with my son and his family and they do most of the chores. I do cook meals (we trade off) but I don't do much housework. I make the fire sometimes but don't haul wood. I do wash dishes by hand but I always have. It is more work to stay warm though, isn't it? I like to sleep in a chilly room, too. It is so much harder now to regulate my internal thermostat. Last night I was a little cold and it made my legs ache. But if my legs get hot it does the same thing. lol SharonThis email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects. Ahhh, Sharon let me think. You are living in a house off the grid.

No tv and so on. It stands to reason that you are doing more physical

work than normal for your everyday needs, right?? And if you are doing

anything like hauling firewood into the house from outside, doing dishes

by hand and any number of things I can think of that wiith less

electrical conveinces to lessen the load. It stands to reason that you

are burning more calories. Also if your heat is a wood burning stove,

like we had on the farm as a kid. It also stands to reason that you are

burning up more calories just trying to keep warm.

I've been keeping my house at the lowest point the thermostat will

go. I turn the heat up for 30 minutes to an hour after I get home to warm

up the place a bit. Usually this means turning the themostat to 62 to get

the blower to come on. And the temp will go from 55 to 68 or so and I

turn it back down. I know I have been burning more calories staying

warm.(or tryuing to) I do like to sleep in a cold bedroom. I grew up with

a ben franklin stove in the kitchen/living area and no heat in the

bedrooms. A warm room and I don't sleep well. I use flannel sheets and

several blankets. I do turn the electric heater on (one of those little

ceramic ones) about half an hour before bedtime in the bedroom to warm it

up some and warm up the sheets then turn it off at bedtime. I wear bed

socks till the bed warms up. I also use a heater in the bathroom when I

shower or use the bathroom and to get dressed or undressed.

I am hoping to get the rest of my plastic on the windows this

weekend. We have both had to work so much on the paperwork for the

bankruptcy that we haven't had time to get the plastic up. I am

also hoping the ex will get up in the attic and get the insulation layed

down. It;s already up there, just not put in place.

I'm thinking about the next time we get to Wichita that I am going

to the carpet oulet place and get some room sized remnets for my house.

The last time we got some for the other house we found room sized pieces

for under $50. And I don't us a pad under them either. Just use them as

almost room sized area rugs. Hardwood floors are beautifu, but they are

cold in the winter.

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Subject: Re: Cassy Re: Helloooo! Anyone here???? .....msg from SharonTo: MSersLife Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 5:31 PM

I know what you mean. I'm glad I've lost weight but I do wonder

(worry) why. I have NEVER in my life lost weight without

trying! lol

Ahhh, Sharon let me think. You are living in a house off the grid.