Almost everyone has a cell phone that needs charging. In addition, many people also charge the following batteries:
- Toy batteries
- Laptop batteries
- AA, AAA, and other batteries
- Remote control vehicles
Most of the time batteries are charged over night or for days because they got forgotten on the charger. Reading the directions or experimenting on your own, find out how long a battery needs before reaching full charge. Invest in a timer. Plug the charger into the timer and set the timer so that it will turn off when the allotted time passes. In the morning get in the habit of unplugging any items that aren’t being used before heading off to work.
A hot breakfast will use up some energy to heat, but a hot bowl of cereal and hot coffee or tea will warm you up faster as you get up in the morning.
Most thermastats are set low during the night and turned up in the morning by a timer or a person. Heating up water for a hot bowl of cereal or oatmeal will not only help warm the kitchen, but warm the person eating it. Getting warm from the inside out will help reduce utility bills because you will be able to tolerate cooler temperatures.
Using the stove to heat up breakfast warms the kitchen and the nearby rooms. When using the oven, leave the door open while it cools down so the heat can escape in the room. If you have pets or small children, stay in the kitchen until you close the oven.
Hot breakfast ideas:
- Oatmeal with warm fruit
- Hot cereal
- Waffles
- Pancakes
- Breakfast pizza
- French toast
- Baked breakfast casserole
Before getting in the shower take a muffin tin with foil muffin cups. Fill the compartments with breakfast and put in the oven. Put a slice of toast (cut into a circle), hash browns, pie crust circle, or English muffin in the bottom and fill with scrambled eggs. Sprinkle cheese, bacon, sausage, or other items on top and bake. Low fat bacon, sausage, or ham in compartments to cook. When using fatty bacon, keep an eye on the grease. Put it in the oven and it should be done before the end of your shower. With the handy muffin cups, it is portable also.
Hot drink ideas to warm up:
- Hot chocolate
- Coffee
- Tea
- Warm cider
Eating warm food and drinking hot drinks will keep you warm while reducing utility treatments. Holding the warm cup will also increase warmth.