The brutally cold conditions many of us are experiencing can result in much higher heating bills. There's a lot of winter weather still to come, and if you didn't winterize your home before the current deep freeze, you can still get it done ... and enjoy some lovely Shoyeido incense while you're at it.
Locate any invisible incursions of cold outside air by holding a lit stick of incense along the edges of door frames, baseboards, and windows. The flow of smoke from the incense stick should clearly indicate where - and to what degree - Old Man Winter is invading your space.
Those lovely swirls of incense smoke aren't just eye candy - put them to work for you!
Weather stripping, caulk, and plastic film are some of the ways to address this particular issue. For more info on conserving energy and reducing your heating costs, visit the U.S> Department of Energy's Energy Savers Blog.
