PS, Even at 15, I often wake up in the night because the heat kicks in and I am too warm, but I am afraid to leave the thermostat lower in winter because of the pipes.

Glad you asked, Steph, because I'm trying to figure that all out myself. I like it pretty chilly at night, but during the day I'm finding at least 68 seems right.

He's been keeping it at 65 or so during the day, and 60 or 62 at night.

My dad just convinced me to turn mine way down and so I've been keeping it at about 62 when I'm not home and at night and at about 68 when I'm feeling chilly. Although last night I was FREEZING and turned it up to 65 for overnight.

I think 68-70 is consider normal room temperature.

My co-workers just informed me that this is so. And now I'm vaguely remembering fights with my dad when I was a kid (but damn, that was the 1970s) if anyone would nudge the thermostat past 72.

I would DIE in a house kept at 60 degrees at night. It's not the sleeping part -- once I'm under a comforter and warm, I'm fine. But I wouldn't have the will to get out of bed in the morning.

Oh you people with central heat. . .

Funny we're having this conversation as GF and I had it this morning. I was trying to make a case for 70 being fine for a summertime temp but too cold for a winter temp. She wasn't buying it, but it still makes sense in my head. Also, we live in SoCal - blood is thin!

But I wouldn't have the will to get out of bed in the morning.

that is pretty hard I have to say

When I am at my parents', I sometimes turn the heat up from the daytime 68 to 69 or 70, and at night (god know what temp it is then), I need a million blankets, etc. Edit: I actually don't mean "daytime," I mean "at home time" -- the heat goes back down when they are at work.)

Yes, I live in an apartment with uncontrollable heat, and keep a window open all winter.

What do we think about re-gifting for an office party? Last night, I found something in my house that I got last year and have never used, and seems like a good office gift (it's a cloth tote bag in a little pouch). But is that tacky?

A thermo setting of 67/day and 62/night feels about right for me, but what Jess said about the location of the thermostat is really important -- ours is in a room that's always several degrees warmer than some other spots in the house (but always cooler than some others -- the average works out, I guess?), so if I'm spending more time than usual in the study, I'm going to feel cold even with the same clothes and the same thermostat settings as normal. If that makes sense.