The Great Battle

I feel like turning on the air conditioning when the temperature is over 70 (I don't though, I usually need a fan to sleep at night). I walk around in shorts and nothing else when the temp is over 60. Last night the temperature got 58 here in houston, and I went out for a nice refreshing walk, and was continually passing people who were shivering and complaining that it was too cold, and I had socks, shoes, shorts and a tee shirt on. It's hard for me to believe people's fingers or nose is cold at 65 (which was a good high temperature in the summer in south west England.) I guess it has to do with what kind of weather you are used to.

When I had heating issues in my house, I blogged the temperature. I could not BELIEVE the amount of flack I received. Many people thought I was crazy for leaving it at 70-72. One commenter told me that she was disturbed, horrified and shocked that I would keep it so high.

Horrified.

I thought that was kind of harsh myself.

We keep it between 70 and 73. I don't like to be cold and neither does my husband, and I have a kid who just doesn't like to keep clothes on - not the 18 year old, thank goodness.

He and Charlie put off heat like a furnace. The only time I'm truly warm in my house is when we're in bed.

I'm in the deep south so cold for me is anything below 70 degrees F. Our heat is currently st at 75. Sadly we have an older house and each room feels differently. Charlie's room is under the heating unit and warm. My office is freezing as is our bedroom. Our bedroom has double glass sliding doors so it looses heat even with curtains and blinds.

I do have thyroid problems plus circulation issues due to diabetes. We don't argue much about the heating bill though. My parents did. Dad was also a walking furnace. Our house growing up was always cold.

Elizabeth

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My husband ALWAYS froze me out... He loves it cold. I would always have to be bundled up in layers. He would also freeze out our house guests. Last year we had a visitor stay for a few days, and one night the guy wore a wool hat! Fortunately, my husband turned over a new leaf, and has been keeping the house warmer. I think the turning point was when we were about to leave the house, and he went to raise the heat because he didn't want our cat to be cold. It is funny, I recently wrote about it... http://wwwfeelingbeachie.blogspot.com/2010/12/be-c...... ( http://wwwfeelingbeachie.blogspot.com/2010/12/be-c... )

My husband's standard line is that I have a thyroid problem and need to go to the doctor. In the meantime, I'm left huddling under the covers. :)

I've thought that I might have some minor circulation issues... we kind of joke that my brother got my grandpa's looks and I got grandma's feet!

I'm glad to hear that some have worked everything out to have a happy temperature for all... I hope to get there too!

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It's the other way around here. Our thermostat is in a horrible place for our house so the temp we set it at is not realistic to what the temps are in the rest of the house. But I set it at 72 and hubby is always complaining but since I pay the bills, I put my foot down on it it. We can't afford it to go higher except when it gets bitter cold outside then its at 73.

...You are not alone. I too have this same battle on a daily basis{possibly on a hourly basis} But the strangest thing is; On the off chance I am hot one day, HE is the one FREEZING . Maybe we are just wired to disagree. That's okay though, I love him.

I had no idea! It must be so difficult to live in this climate with circulation issues. I would hate it and I don't know how you do it. I would never leave the house.

As putting on another sweater. Or a pair of slippers.

I have circulation issues. Basically my circulation system is a bit of slacker when it comes to my fingers and toes but especially my toes. The "put on thicker socks/a better sweater/wear mittens" thing meant that for years I just simply thought that I was a wimp and that other people just suffered through winter better than I did. Forget outdoor sports. I didn't do them. I was 30 before I mentioned it to the doctor when I found out that what I experience is not normal. Apparently most people aren't actually in pain when they walk outside in the winter (and yes, I wear good boots and no I do not need to be out long for it to happen).

We keep our house a comfortable temperature in the winter. Am I warm? Mostly. I'm warm enough that I'm not in pain or uncomfortable. My toes are cold year round so it's not really a question of them being warm. My husband would probably be fine with it being a few degrees lower but he's seen my purple toes. It's not going any lower. lol

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My husband and I have been going through the same battle. We finally have compromised at 23 after years of bickering back and forth. And it works! We're both comfortable and happy :)

Especially when people offer me "advice" on how to deal with it or dismiss it entirely. I'm not even sure that the fake husband would truly understand it if he did not witness it on a regular basis. Like Sunday we were on the couch and I was fully clothes, fuzzy socks (thank goodness for fuzzy socks) and under a thick blanket and I still had purple toes. It boggles his brain.

Honestly, discussing it with a doctor was one of the best things I've ever done. It's relieved me from feeling inadequate and feeling like I must suffer through things. Also helpful is the ability to buy toe warmers in bulk. ;)

Contributing Editor Karen Ballum also blogs at Sassymonkey ( http://sassymonkey.ca ) and Sassymonkey Reads ( http://sassymonkeyreads.ca ).