Today, due to both Alex and mommy not feeling well, we stayed home. It was nice. Aeryn colored and played games, I got to knit, and Alex got to just be Alex. Which these days is rather interesting. I knitted, a lot. I was able to finish a gift for a friend as well as get almost to the point in my sock where I have to make a heel. But that is for a different blog
So my rant that has been building...Hope you enjoy.
So at work we received a memo stating that due to heating costs we were being asked to conserve energy and to take some precautionary measures. I am all for saving the district some money. Heck I could give them a whole list of tedious ways that they could save money, or put it to better use. But this heating thing kind of annoys me. And keeps annoying me.
One of the precautionary measure is to make sure that the heat is turned down to 61 degrees at night and then to turn it up to 67 degrees during the day. We were also told that the temperatures would vary around the building so that we should advise our students to dress in layers as well as doing so ourselves. Now I don't know about you, but dressing in layers all the time is not actually the most comfortable of arrangements. Not to mention, when they say the temperature varies, they are not kidding. If you go to one side of the building it is cold enough to wear your jacket while just down the hall you feel ready to hit the beach. So, as an aide, am I to carry my jacket around with me all day as I go from room to room? I am sure that there is a better system in which we could work this.
The other thing that came to me, amidst some discussion is the whole act of turning the heat up and down. Personally I think that the building should be kept at one constant temperature instead of fluctuating it. I would imagine that with a building the size if the one we are using it would be more cost efficient and use less oil to keep a constant heat then to heat it back up in the morning once the heat has gone down. Maybe I am wrong. All you readers out there (and I know you are out there) may have a differing opinion. Feel free to share it with me. I will gladly admit to being wrong.
In retrospect this did not turn out to be the rant that I had originally thought. BUT I had to get it off my mind.
Now as I sit here on the couch listening to the church bells ring I am able to reflect on the fact that in one week we will be sharing Alex's first Christmas. Aeryn can not wait to help him open his presents. (I foresee her doing a lot of helping because he is not very interested in that process as of yet) I look forward to another week of cookie baking with a culmination of spending lots of time with family.
Christmas also means a week off from work! Hip Hop Hurray for us! Hopefully I will be able to get myself into town and see the beautiful new baby that my friends Jen and Nate brought into the world. If you two are reading this : Be prepared for a lunch date! They welcomed Baby Addison into this world this past Monday but with sickness going around our house I have not wanted to contaminate their precious bundle of joy with our germs.
Have a peaceful evening!
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