How Bubble Wrap Became My Secret Weapon Against Winter Drafts
Every year, around the time the leaves vanish and the cold starts nipping at my ankles, I remember that winter — the one when my heating bill nearly made me cry. I swear, I could feel the cold sneaking in through every crevice of my old windows, like an uninvited guest that never leaves. Then my mom—wise, endlessly practical, and slightly amused by my complaints—handed me a roll of bubble wrap. “Try this,” she said. I laughed. She didn’t. And that’s how I discovered one of the cheapest, weirdest ways to keep a house warm when winter refuses to mind …