If your home is not insulated and you are struggling to keep the warmth inside, you can hang blankets in the windows (recommended for the evening) which acts as a thermal layer keeping the warmth inside and not escaping through the windows. Another affordable solution is bubble wrap, sticking bubble wrap to your windows is a cheap, easy, and extremely effective way to insulate your home.
If you find mould is creeping up in around your home, then you can use this very easy DIY solution to remove any mould. Using three parts water and seven parts white vinegar, combine and use as you would a normal household spay. Leaving the solution to sit for several minutes (up to 30 minutes) allows for a deeper clean and to make sure you are removing all mould spores from your home.
Hot water bottles and wheat bags are an excellent and cheap way of heating you and your family up and are perfect for bedtimes and warming up the bed before hopping in. Hot water bottles aren’t considered safe for children however wheat bags on a low heat pose minimal risk.
If you find any draughts coming through your doors or windows now is the time to try and stop those draughts before the thick of winter. A draught stopper at the bottom of a door will help to keep the cold out and will increase the warmth in your main living areas. Other alternatives to door stoppers can be pool noodles that have been cut and fitted onto the bottom of the door and self-adhesive strip draught excluder stripes, to stop those draughts coming through the side of the door.
Your community pharmacist has cold remedies available to help you to deal with some of the effects of the change in temperature, make sure you see your local pharmacist if you are needing any advice or relief.