Maintaining the temperatures in my home to an acceptable degree seems to be difficult nowadays. I have a busy schedule to attend to, and constantly worrying about my thermostat and remembering to turn on the heating system before I leave for work is borderline impossible. I also recently got my first puppy, and he is very clingy and continuously needs my attention. So between keeping my work schedule, taking care of my new puppy as well as general household chores and errands, I often forget about the heating unit. Now that wouldn’t matter if it was any other season, but it is the dead of winter, so forgetting about the furnace system is not a good idea. Not a good idea if I want heat that is. My house stays nice and warm while the heating device is running, but as soon as it is turned off, it probably only takes an hour before it becomes freezing. I was really frustrated with my old dial thermostat, because it was pretty outdated and couldn’t control the HVAC unit as it should, so I decided to update it with a smart thermostat. Getting that new nest thermostat was one of the best decisions I could have made. The smart thermostat made all of the difference, not only is it more efficient in general, but it is also programmable, so I no longer have to rely on my memory to keep up with the heating component. Now I have the thermostat to turn on the heater at certain times of the day, and I no longer have to worry about an ice cold home.